Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development

The idea of the prize is stemmed from the Arab Gulf Program for Development (AGFUND) approach to enhance development performance and support key development projects in order to achieve the goal of sustainability and investment in people to eradicate poverty, social exclusion, socio-economic marginalization, lack of proper education and health.

Prize Objectives

Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development aims to:

• Support the distinguished efforts aiming at the promotion and enhancement of human development concepts.
• Disseminate the successful project experiences.
• Highlight the best practices, which aim to improve the living conditions of the poor and disadvantaged with particular emphasis on women and children.
• Enhance the exchange of experiences and develop better mechanisms to find solutions to the problems of poverty, marginalization and socioeconomic exclusion of vulnerable groups.

Amount and Categories

Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development carries cash amount of US$ 1,000,000, certificates of recognition and trophies. The prize amount is allocated for the winners of the Prize in its four categories as follows;