Manama, Her Royal Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wife of HM the King and Supreme Council for Women (SCW) President, deputised Her Highness Shaikha Hessa bint Khalifa Al Khalifa, SCW member, INJAZ Bahrain Board of Directors Chairperson, to attend the closing ceremony of the 17th local edition and eighth Arab edition of the 'Her Royal Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa Award for Productive Families'. The award distribution ceremony featured speeches by Osama bin Ahmed Khalaf Al Asfoor, and Minister Plenipotentiary Tarek El Nabulsi, Head of the Development and Social Policies Department at the Arab League. A documentary highlighting the authenticity of Bahraini gold and pearls was screened, and the winners were honoured. HH Shaikha Hessa bint Khalifa honoured the local and Arab winners of the prestigious award. Regarding the laureates of the local edition, Sharifa Mohammed Al Doseri won the 'Best Productive Family' award for her gold and jewellery project, while Amal Mohsen Ali Ahmed clinche d the 'Best Product' award for her green gold project aimed at improving the quality of life of sickle cell anemia patients. Meanwhile, the family of the late Asma Zainal received the 'Best Sponsor of Productive Families" award. The recipients of the Arab edition included Hamda Kareem Mohammed Al Tawabha, from Jordan, who won the 'Best Productive Family' award. Meanwhile, Souhad Azennoud, from Morocco, won the 'Best Product' award, and Saudi Arabia Social Development Bank clinched the 'Best Sponsor of Productive Families" award for its 'Tajseed' project. Addressing the ceremony, the Social Development Minister expressed sincere thanks and appreciation to HRH Princess Sabeeka for her patronage of the prestigious award since its inception in 2007. He indicated that the award is based on a deep vision to empower Bahraini families, in a way that reflects the principles of the comprehensive development process, led by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and supported by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, noting that HRH Princess Sabeeka's support for productive families has increased Bahraini women's contributions to the kingdom's sustainable development process. Al Asfoor affirmed that thanks to HRH Princess Sabeeka's sound directives, the Social Development Ministry has put in place an attractive and stimulating atmosphere for productive families to develop their capabilities and productivity. He asserted that Her Royal Highness has always been a role model for adopting and sponsoring quality projects and programmes aimed at integrating women's needs in the comprehensive and sustainable development process, in a way that achieves equal opportunities and ensures a fair men-women partnership. He underlined the Social Development Ministry's commitment to continue removing all challenges facing women so as to increase Bahraini productive families' contributions to the national economy, in tandem with the humanitarian approach established by HM the King's comp rehensive development process. The minister added that HRH Princess Sabeeka's support for productive families has gone beyond Bahrain, as the award has become a source of pride for Arab citizens. HH Shaikha Hessa bint Khalifa and the Social Development Minister toured the exhibition held on the sidelines of the award distribution ceremony. They praised the progress made by Bahraini productive families, calling on all institutions to continue supporting them and removing obstacles facing them. Source: Bahrain News Agency