Pan-African
Humanitarian Awards Advisory Board has named Prince Ebrima Sanyang as the
winner of the 2016 Pan-African Humanitarian Award for Global Impact and
Community Development.
He
was identified in consultation with World Leaders Forum in Dubai and the
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Mr
Sanyang is the founder of the Africa Peace Festival, headquartered in
Banjul. He also established Prince
Ebrahim’s Future Africa Foundation (PEFAF), an Africa-focused charitable
foundation established in 2013. The
foundation aims to uplift and instil in the African people a spirit of
self-sufficiency and self-reliance by empowering them with the tools,
knowledge, skills and resources.
The
Pan-African Humanitarian Award is an annual event initiated to recognise and
profile men and women, leaders and peace builders creating change at the
grassroots or national level in Africa.
It is also for people who have demonstrated kindness in building and
supporting the less privilege in their community.
Organisers
said Mr Sanyang is to receive the award based on his “outstanding leadership
qualities and demonstration of excellence and innovation” in humanitarian
practices and socio-economic development in Africa.
He
is said to have contributed innovative ideas in developing long-term economic
sustainability to impact the lives of under-privileged people around Africa.
Sanyang
is to receive the award on 12 November 2016 in Dubai. The award ceremony is to draw participation
from 26 African countries, 14 humanitarian organisations from around the world,
and 12 media outlets.
The
ceremony will be live stream to more than 30 million viewers across the globe.
