Founder of Lahd Gallery is Distinguished Honouree of the UN Millennium Development Goals 2015 Progress Award
We are pleased to announce that H.H. Dr Nauf Albendar, Founder of the Lahd Gallery, was nominated on the 17th of June 2015 as the Distinguished Honouree of the 2015 Progress Award, presented by Voices of African Mothers, in association with the U.N. Millennium Development Goals.
About the Millennium Development Goals
The United Nations Millennium Campaign was started in 2002 to achieve eight goals by 2015. These became known as the Millennium Development Goals, and these can be viewed at http://www.un.org/esa/about_esa.html
All the world's countries and leading development institutions agreed to the blueprint of these goals to meet the needs of the world's poorest people and nations. The Millennium Development Goals Progress Awards was set up as a continuation of the U.N.'s efforts to acknowledge key leaders in the movement towards a better world and their commitment to meeting the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. This year, the award ceremony was hosted by Nana Fosu-Randall and the Voices of African Mothers.
H.H Dr Nauf AlBendar holding the award with Mrs. Nana Fosu-Randall
About Mrs Nana Fosu-Randall
Mrs Nana Fosu-Randall was a Ghanaian and held a Bachelor's degree in Accountancy and a Masters's Degree in finance. After 30 years working in the United Nations, 18 of which as the CFO (Chief Financial Officer), she established "Voices of African Mothers". The suffering of people (mothers and daughters in particular) witnessed by Nana Fosu-Randall during her time at the U.N. inspired her to set up Voices of African Mothers. Since leaving the U.N., she has supported the Millennium Development Goals until her death in 2021.
H.E. Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations in New York, Ambassador Abdallah Y. Al-Mouallimi congratulating H.H Dr. Nauf AlBendar
Voices of African Mothers
The organisation Voices of African Mothers works to build hopeful, sustainable and supportive communities for some of the world's poorest people. It believes that women's education and empowerment are the key to developing Africa's nations and works hard to provide the support and opportunities they need. VAM isn't strictly a women's only organisation. It welcomes men to join in with its activities, encouraging them to adopt the role of protectors and offer support to their wives, mothers, daughters and sisters to create a sustainable and empowered community. Voices of African Mothers play an active role in supporting and meeting the Millennium Development Goals.
This year, the organisation hosted the Progress Awards, announcing H.H. Dr Nauf Bendar Al Saud, their distinguished honouree, for her work with female artists since 2005. The award comes just as Lahd Gallery celebrates its 10th Anniversary this October.
H.H Dr Nauf AlBendar in front of Sphere Within Sphere (Sfera con Sfera) by Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro