Kuwait " 7December, 2009: Gulf Bank recently sponsored the 2009 Yousuf Alyan Journalism Prize, an acknowledgement dedicated to discovering the talents of journalists in Kuwait and to encourage them to achieve more. The event took place on Sunday, December 6th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and was under the patronage of H.E. Sheikh Fahad Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah.

H.E. Sheikh Fahad gave a speech about the importance of the prize and the effect of media on  the development of society. The event was attended by over 30 ambassadors and senior media representatives and included a five minute documentary in memory of Yousuf Alyan . The touching documentary was followed Dr. Yaseen Taha Al-Yaseen who also gave a speech about the late Yousuf Alyan.

Prize Categories included, "Best Radio Program", "Best TV Program" and "Best Article" for kids, high school students and college students. Prizes included cash , Air transportation tickets, laptops and many other individual prizes. .

Gulf Bank provided a cash prize of KD2500- to the winner, Divya Ravindran for her outstanding initiatives.  The sponsorship of this event is in line with the Bank's Corporate Social Responsibility strategy on Human Capital Development.

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H.E. Sheikh Fahad Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah handing the prize to the winner

with HAdeel Al-Fadhli from Gulf Bank