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"Partnerships among donors will enhance collective output and help in reducing waste and overlap that occurs commonly in charitable operations."
Hon. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey

At its heart, Islamic microfinance is about financial inclusion, entrepreneurship and risk-sharing through partnership finance – an approach that conventional microfinance lacks.
Dato Sri Najib Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia

"The World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists came into being at a very critical juncture; it comes at a time when need to increase credibility, accountability, and capacity is paramount."
H.E Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, OIC Secretary General

"In order to tackle the human dignity deficit and the democratic deficit, we must ensure that pushing political and civil frontiers becomes a key dynamic."
H.R.H. Prince EI Hassan bin Talal

"Now is the time to examine how we can metamorphose our generation-old culture of spontaneous, massive, personal generosity into planned philanthropic giving which can be a powerhouse of lasting change."
H.R.H. Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani, Qatar

"People need to see that, far from being an obstacle, the world's diversity of languages, religions and traditions is a great treasure, affording us precious opportunities to recognize our selves in other."
Youssou N'Dour, UN Goodwill Ambassador

"Islam's tradition of alms giving must be bolstered to be an effective bulwark against the misappropriation and misrepresentation of the faith"
Sheikha Aisha bint Faleh Al-Thani

"It is through Zakah, Infaq, Sadaqah and also Waqf we are supposed to bring the poor and the deprived out of the poverty and misery."
H.E. Muhammad Jusuf Kalla, Former Vice President of Indonesia

2010 Awardees

Personality H.E. Sheikha Mayassa bint Hamad Al-Thani

The Chairperson, Reach Out to Asia, Qatar

Grantmaker Emirates Foundation for Philanthropy

United Arab Emirates

Doha, Qatar, March 22, 2010 - The World Congress of Muslim Philanthropist announces winners of first ever Muslim Philanthropy Awards today in Doha, Qatar.

In this year’s inaugural round, Her Royal Highness Sheikha Mayassa bint Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar and Emirates Foundation for Philanthropy from United Arab Emirates were presented with Muslim Philanthropy Awards in personality and grantmaker categories respectively.

The award was received by HE Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, senior Board Member of the Emirates Foundation, who is Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) and of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority.

In his address, Sheikh Sultan commented: “Both Abu Dhabi and the United Arab Emirates have a long standing philanthropic tradition based on the spiritual values of our religion. This tradition celebrates the importance of community co-operation and support."

“The Emirates Foundation, which celebrates its fifth anniversary in May, is a modern reflection of that tradition. We are truly honoured that our work during this short period has merited tonight’s recognition.”

The award was presented by Amir Dossal, Executive Director of the UN Partnerships Office.