2015 World Food Prize Laureate Leading a Generation out of Poverty July 1 , 2015
2015 World Food Prize Laureate Leading a Generation out of Poverty July 1 , 2015
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed of Bangladesh was announced today as the 2015 winner of the World Food Prize , the most prominent global award for individuals whose breakthrough achievements alleviate hunger and promote global food security .
The $ 250,000 prize honors Sir Fazle ' s unparalleled achievement in building the unique , integrated development organization BRAC , which is headquartered in Bangladesh and operates programs in 10 other countries around the globe . Since he created it over 40 year ago , Sir Fazle ' s organization has provided the opportunity for nearly 150 million people worldwide to improve their lives , have enhanced food security and follow a pathway out of poverty through its dynamic and effective development programs .
Sir Fazle will receive the World Food Prize at a ceremony that will be held in the magnificent Iowa State Capitol building in Des Moines , Iowa on the evening of October 15 , 2015 . The event is the centerpiece of a three-day international symposium entitled the Borlaug Dialogue , which regularly draws over 1,200 people from 65 countries to discuss cutting-edge issues in global food security .
Also included in the World Food Prize week-long series of events is the Iowa Hunger Summit on October 13 the threeday Global Youth Institute , which includes 400 participants from the U . S . and abroad and is designed to inspire the next generation of high school students to explore careers in agriculture and fighting hunger .
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