"Cherished Times with Late Amir HH Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa" campaign generating interest

Manama : As part of the Isa Award for Services to Humanity’s strategy to produce a new documentary highlighting the humanitarian achievements of His Highness the late Amir of Bahrain, the Award’s Board of Trustees announced that their campaign, Cherished Times with the Late Amir His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa is generating tremendous interest from the local, regional and international communities.

The campaign is an exclusive initiative which is taking people down memory lane to reminisce some special moments with the late Amir of Bahrain. Photographs, testimonies and footage from their personal collections are already being received with more expected as the campaign continues until the end of April 2016.

Contributions to this project can be made via the Award’s website www.isaaward.org or emailed to communication@isaaward.org. Those who require assistance with uploading their submissions can call: +973 17 366 166. The campaign is also active on social media platforms such as Instagram, facebook and twitter: #wherewasShIsa

The documentary will be shown at the third edition of the Isa Awards for Services to Humanity ceremony, taking place in mid-2017 under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, in the presence of senior Arab and international figures from around the world.

The Isa Award for Services to Humanity is a world-wide initiative from Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, which was established by a Royal Decree in 2009. The biennial award honours individuals and organisations around the globe that have provided outstanding services to humanity, regardless of their race, religion, culture, beliefs, or locations. An international jury evaluates the contributions of these individuals and organisations to humanity and the winner receives a US$1 million cash award, a gold medal and a certificate of appreciation.

The first edition of the Isa Award for Services to Humanity was launched in 2011.

The award includes 11 categories such as disaster prevention and relief, education, and human tolerance. The award is the first of its kind in the Middle East in the field of honouring service to humanity, and has successfully completed two cycles and established its own worldwide presence. The award is not affiliated politically and invites any entity with humanitarian contributions to kindly submit their application. Previous awardees are Dr. Jemillah Mahmood (2013), founder of Mercy Malaysia and social activist Dr. Achyuta Samanta, from India (2015).