Jeddah 16.09.2015 : The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has announced a new theme for the IDB Prize for Women’s Contribution to Development for the year 1437H (2016). The theme for the Prize is “Promoting the Rights of the Girl Child”. The Prize competition is now open for applications from both individuals and non-governmental organizations.

The Prize for Women’s Contribution to Development was established in 1427H/2006 to reward and encourage accomplishments of outstanding merit by women either aimed at or that resulted in integrating women in the development process. It recognizes women's contribution to socioeconomic development of IDB member countries and the Muslim communities in non-member countries.

The Prize is run with a new theme each year and consists of a cash award of US$ 50,000 for an individual woman and US$ 100,000 for a non-governmental organization winner.

The deadline for receiving completed and documented applications at the IDB Headquarters is 30 November 2015. Applications can also be forwarded before the deadline through IDB Regional or Gateway Offices. The guidelines, brochures and application forms are accessible on a dedicated webpage on the IDB website (www.isdb.org).

The Prizes will be awarded to the winners during the 41st Annual Meeting of the IDB Board of Governors (15-19 May 2016) in Jakarta, Indonesia.