The Professional Development Foundation (PDF) announced the winners of the sixth session of the Excellence Award for Civil Society Organizations, which aims to support and develop the NGO sector and provide ways to raise their professional and administrative capabilities. This was within the framework of a celebration held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Social Solidarity in Agouza, in the presence of Her Excellency the Minister of Social Solidarity, Dr. Nevin Al-Qabbaj, a group of representatives of the Ministry of Solidarity, government bodies, senior representatives of the private sector, Mr. Mohamed Farouk Hafeez, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Development and Development Association, and members of the Association’s Board of Directors.

The Gossab Foundation for Community Development from Cairo Governorate won first place, and the Nidaa Association for the Rehabilitation of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children from Cairo Governorate came in second place, while the third place was won by the Ataa Charitable Society from Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, and the Medicine for All Charitable Foundation in Cairo Governorate also won the Fourth place and the Awareness Spreading Award.

The winners of the Excellence Award for Pioneers of Development Work this year were also announced and honored, where the honorable artist Mohamed Sobhi, the goodwill ambassador for civil society to save slums, won, and the name of the late Dr. Mustafa Mahmoud was won.