IN A PRESTIGIOUS CEREMONY HELD IN WARSAW TONIGHT, THE ARAB GULF PROGRAMME FOR UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS (AGFUND), CHAIRED BY PRINCE TALAL BIN ABDULAZIZ, HAS GIVEN AWAY ITS ANNUAL PRIZES FOR THE YEAR 2006. A PROJECT ON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IN SOCIETY IN AZERBAIJAN, IMPLEMENTED BY MEDICAL CORPS INTERNATIONAL, WON AGFUND'S FIRST CATEGORY PRIZE DESIGNED FOR INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL PROJECTS IN THE FIELD OF SUSTAINABLE PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES, TRAINING AND JOB CREATION FOR THE POOR IN RURAL REGIONS. THE DISCOVERY OF OCEANS WORLD, A SUBJECT FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS EDUCATION, IMPLEMENTED BY CHAULAS RODRIGO'S ASSOCIATION IN MAURITIUS, RANKED SECOND AS LAUREATE OF THE PRIZE'S SECOND CATEGORY DESIGNED FOR THE ROLE OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION SERVICES AND JOB CREATION FOR RURAL AREAS. THE THIRD CATEGORY PRIZE ON FULFILLING VOCATIONAL TRAINING NEEDS AND JOB CREATION FOR THE POOR IN RURAL AREAS WENT TO A PROJECT DESIGNED TO SET UP WORK PLACES AND TRAINING CENTERS FOR WOMEN SEEKING THE PROMOTION OF COMMERCIAL SKILLS AND BUSINESSES, IMPLEMENTED BY DELDAR ALIMPEKOVA, FROM UZBEKISTAN. COMPLETING ITS NINTH YEAR, AGFUND'S PRIZE WAS TOURING THE WORLD'S CAPITALS TO DISTRIBUTE ITS THREE-FIELD PRIZE EVERY YEAR. SO FAR IT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED FROM GENEVA, PARIS , TUNIS, NEW DELHI, AND CAPE TOWN.
