Akilah Institute Named 2019 WISE Award Recipient

Six projects from four countries, including the Akilah Institute, have won the 2019 WISE Awards for innovative solutions to education challenges and positive social impact.

The Akilah Institute is honored to be named a recipient of the 2019 WISE Awards! Each year, the WISE Awards recognize and promote six successful innovative projects that are addressing global educational challenges. Since 2009, WISE has received more than 3,000 applications from over 150 countries. These projects represent a growing resource of expertise and sound educational practice.

This year 481 projects have applied or been nominated for the WISE Awards. The six winners join the WISE Awards community of projects that are supporting the replication of cutting-edge practices and encouraging new collaboration around the world. Every year WISE is building a community of educational innovators which offers a fertile environment for groundbreaking collaborations.

We are incredibly honored to receive this award and to join this prestigious community, and grateful to WISE and the Qatar Foundation for recognizing and supporting the pioneering work Akilah is doing to transform higher education for women in East Africa.

Learn more about the WISE Awards and our fellow winners here!