{
  "id": 4866889,
  "title": "Nama launches 3rd Social Entrepreneurship Award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/nama-launches-3rd-social-entrepreneurship-award",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T13:09:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf Times",
    "slug": "gulf-times",
    "url": "https://www.gulf-times.com/article/732336/qatar/nama-launches-3rd-social-entrepreneurship-award"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Social Development Center (Nama), a Qatar Foundation for Social Work entity, has introduced the third iteration of its Social Entrepreneurship Award, underscoring its dedication to nurturing innovative ideas and projects that tackle community issues and generate enduring social impact. This award targets young minds, entrepreneurs, and proprietors of social enterprise concepts and initiatives, with two primary categories: the Best Social Entrepreneurship Idea and the Best Existing Social Enterprise Project. It further encompasses a Social Entrepreneurship Competition for secondary schools, fostering ambition, inventiveness, and social accountability among pupils. The Best Social Entrepreneurship Idea award comes with a QAR 100,000 prize, whereas the Best Existing Social Enterprise Project accolade is accompanied by a QAR 200,000 reward. The secondary school competition offers a combined QAR 60,000 in prizes, divided between the winning boys and girls categories. At a press conference, Nama Executive Director Ghanem Salah Al Ali stated that the award serves as one of the center's principal instruments for empowering individuals and entrepreneurs to devise practical resolutions grounded in community requirements. He highlighted that the award's first two editions revealed the substantial potential and promising concepts capable of delivering tangible benefits to society. Ali also applauded the award's partners for their invaluable support, emphasizing that such collaborations are crucial in amplifying the award's reach and aiding entrepreneurs in creating innovative resolutions to community needs. Nama initiated the award's inaugural edition in 2024, with the Families of People with Autism Platform claiming the Best Existing Project category and the Central Canteen Project securing the Best Idea Project category. The second edition broadened to incorporate a competition for secondary schools, drawing participation from 31 schools. Entries are evaluated based on criteria such as the lucidity of the social quandary, the relevance of the proposed remedy, the anticipated impact, feasibility, sustainability, scalability, and quantifiable outcomes. Through its collaboration with the award's partners, Nama has pinpointed and scrutinized several community challenges, enabling social entrepreneurs to devise practical and enduring solutions that confront them and effectuate meaningful change. The award epitomizes Nama's commitment to propelling social entrepreneurship and inspiring innovative, sustainable projects that contribute to addressing community challenges and advancing Qatar's social development. Applications for the third edition can be submitted via Nama's official website, with updates accessible via its social media channels.",
  "summary": "The Social Development Center (Nama), one of the centers operating under the umbrella of the Qatar Foundation for Social Work, has launched the third edition of its Social Entrepreneurship Award, reaf...",
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