BRAC wins AGFUND Int'l Prize for inclusive, quality education

BRAC has won the 'AGFUND International Prize for Pioneering Human Development Projects' for 2017 for its non-formal primary education model especially designed for children who have dropped out of or never gone to school, reports UNB.
BRAC vice-chairperson Dr Ahmed Mushtaque Raza Chowdhury received the award from Prince Abdulaziz bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, special representative of AGFUND, at a ceremony at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland on Wednesday.
Queen Sofia of Spain, member of AGFUND prize committee, was also present at the event, BRAC said on Saturday.
AGFUND International Prize is awarded by the Arab Gulf Program for Development (AGFUND), founded in 1980 by Prince Talal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud with support from Gulf Cooperation Council Countries. Working with a strategic focus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the organisation introduced the AGFUND International Prize in 1999.
The prize committee selected two orgaisations and one individual as winners for the 2017 award themed on "Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning".