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‘KLIM
Women of Strength’ program aims to honor
outstanding women in the Arab world
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All Arab women over 18
years of age and residing in Saudi
Arabia, UAE, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan and Lebanon can participate in the program
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Specially constituted Jury comprising esteemed regional
personalities to review nominations
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Three winners to receive a cash
prize of USD 20,000 each
Nestlé Middle East today
announced the launch of the ‘KLIM Women of Strength’
program, a region-wide initiative aimed at identifying and recognizing outstanding
women in the Arab world. The announcement was made at a press conference held today
at the Mövenpick Hotel Jumeirah Beach in Dubai.
Open
to all Arab women over 18 years of age and residing in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman,
Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, and Lebanon, the ‘KLIM Women of Strength’ program is the most ambitious initiative of
its kind undertaken by Nestlé in the Middle East region – both in terms of
scale and prize fund.
Jury members on stage from left to right Zeina Maktabi, Rasha Al Danhani,Heba Shaar,Nisreen Shocair,Sarah Shuhail. |
Nestlé
has brought together a stellar panel of judges to review nominations for the
program. Members of the Jury include highly esteemed personalities from around
the Middle East drawn from different walks of life, including Sarah Shuhail, Executive Director of
Ewa’a Shelters for Women and Children; Nisreen
Shocair, President of Virgin Megastore, MENA Region; Heba Al Shaar, Consultant for Strategy Marketing and Communication;
Rasha Al
Danhani, Chairman and Owner of PappaRoti Cafés;
and Zeinab Maktabi, Corporate
Nutritionist at Nestlé Middle East.
“‘KLIM
Women of Strength’ is a first of its kind program in the Middle East that aims
to recognize strong and inspirational women in our society and bring their
unique stories to light. With its pan-Arab focus and comprehensive format, the
program is designed to ensure maximum participation from women in the Arab
region, reflecting broad geographic, social and professional representation,” said
Rainer Mueller, Communications Director at Nestlé Middle East. “The ‘KLIM Women
of Strength’ program resonates with Nestlé’s philosophy of ‘Good Food, Good
Life’ and reflects our ongoing commitment to the communities that we serve.”
Nestle representatives and KLIM Women of Strength representatives |
Nestlé Middle East Corporate Nutritionist, Zeinab
Maktabi commented: “Nestlé KLIM stands for strong and ambitious women and the
‘KLIM Women of Strength’ program is an expression of our commitment to
recognize outstanding women who positively impact the lives of the people
around them through their ideas, courage and determination. By spotlighting
these remarkable women and their achievements and contributions to society, the
program seeks to position them as role models who will help inspire a new
generation of leaders, innovators and change agents and instill the courage of
conviction in tomorrow’s women.”
Nominations
for the program can be submitted on the Nestlé KLIM Facebook page (www.Facebook.com/NestleKlimArabia)
– the official registration and voting page. Applicants can nominate themselves
or someone who they think is truly deserving of the title ‘KLIM Women of Strength’, with the permission of the nominee.
The
specially constituted Jury will review the submissions and shortlist the top
five most inspiring stories and open them for voting on Facebook to decide the
winners. The three women with the highest number of votes will be declared the
winners and crowned ‘KLIM Women of
Strength’ at a gala ceremony in Dubai in April 2013. Each winner will receive a cash prize of
USD 20,000 to help them take
another step closer to their respective cause.
Nominations for ‘KLIM
Women of Strength’ program can be made under one of six categories in either English
or Arabic:
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Planet Protector (For exceptional efforts in
environmental work)
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Child Empowerment (For efforts in uplifting
children through education, care and social support)
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Community Champion (For tireless work for the
welfare of the community)
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Active Innovator (For efforts in the fields of
science, technology, entrepreneurship, etc.)
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Providing Hope (For dynamic activities in the social
and humanitarian sphere)
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Other (To be used if the nominee’s
cause does not fit into any of the categories above)
Nominations
are open from 17th January until 16th February 2013. Voting begins on 20th March and continues until 13th April 2013. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/NestleKlimArabia.
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