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Africa: Dr. Imtiaz Sooliman Emerges 2023 Daily Trust African of the Year
Daily Trust, 4 December 2023
Dr. Imtiaz Sooliman, a South African altruist, has emerged as the 2023 Daily Trust African of the Year. Read more »
South African Doctor Sooliman Is Daily Trust African of the Year
A South African doctor, Dr. Imtiaz Sooliman, has been declared winner of the 2023 Daily Trust African of the Year Award. Sooliman, who heads the South African humaniotarian organization Gift of the Givers that he founded in 1992, was chosen out of nine finalists drawn from a list of 736 nominations received.
"The Gift of the Givers Foundation is the largest disaster response non-governmental organisation of African origin on the African continent," the NGO's website says.
The African of the Year Award was instituted in 2008 by Daily Trust, one of Nigeria's leading independent newspapers, "in line with its commitment to African unity and sustainable development, to recognize and reward annually, an exemplary African who has made extraordinary contributions to human development in any part of the continent, and in any sphere of human endeavour."
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Africa: Gift of the Givers Founder Imtiaz Sooliman Named 2023 Daily Trust African of the Year
Daily Trust, 1 December 2023
A South African doctor, Dr. Imtiaz Sooliman, has been declared winner of the 2023 Daily Trust African of the Year Award Read more »
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Africa: Are NGOs Doing the Work of the State, and Should They?
spotlight, 5 April 2023
People in South Africa are used to reports of organisations like Gift of the Givers stepping in during humanitarian emergencies or service delivery NGOs assisting with HIV or… Read more »
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South Africa: Face to Face with Gift of the Givers Founder Imtiaz Sooliman
spotlight, 19 February 2021
Gift of the Givers founder Dr Imtiaz Sooliman has declined renewed social media calls that he be nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Read more »
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The African of the Year was instituted in 2008 by Daily Trust, one of Nigeria's leading independent newspapers, in line with its commitment to African unity and sustainable ... Read more »
