Deadline: March 20, 2026
Applications are open for the Princess Sabeeka Bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa Global Award for Women’s Empowerment 2026. Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka Bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa has launched and led several initiatives to enhance the quality of life of Bahraini families with limited income or special needs in an effort to further ensure stability and social security.
The award aims to:
- Highlight the contribution of the public and private sector, civil society and women’s rights champions to worldwide efforts for the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
- Promote women’s empowerment and equality between men and women.
- Encourage innovative approaches and solutions to achieve women’s empowerment in policy and programming, and to provide a global space to celebrate these achievements.
- Foster creative and inclusive thinking by communities to collaborate to achieve women’s empowerment, recognizing that equality for all, means prosperity for all and sustainable development for communities and nations.
Award
- There is a total of four awards available, each worth $100,000, to be presented to the selected winner in each of four categories: individual women’s empowerment champions, civil society, public and private sector.
Eligibility
- Open to all applicants worldwide.
- Individual women’s empowerment champions, civil society, public sector and private sector entities are encouraged to apply in the relevant category.
- One application can cover multiple initiatives. The more impactful initiatives included in one application, the more chances that the application will be successful.
Application
Apply here:
For more information, visit Princess Sabeeka Bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa Global Award.
