Doha, Qatar – The Corporate Social Responsibly (CSR) Committee at Qatar University has spearheaded its efforts to launch and develop initiatives that enhance CSR in Qatar. One of these initiatives is the innovation award, granted to anyone whose contributions positively impacted the Qatari society.
Jack Saba, General Manager of Public Affairs at Sasol in Qatar won the CSR Innovation Award during an award ceremony that was held under the patronage of H.E. Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al-Thani, the Prime Minister and Interior Minister of Qatar, and in the presence of HE Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali, the Minister of Culture and Sports, who was named CSR Person of the Year 2016. Saba received the award from Dr. Hassan Al-Derham, President of Qatar University.
Saba is a leader in the fields of innovation, communication and entrepreneurship, embarking on many initiatives that have left positive effects on the local society, winning local and global recognition, as well as numerous prestigious awards.
Saba was behind initiating Sasol’s award-winning initiatives such as ‘Qatar e-Nature’ that aims to promote awareness about the diversity of nature in Qatar, ‘The Health Park board games’ supporting children and families living with diabetes in Qatar and the region, and ‘Accessible Qatar’ striving to make the venues in Qatar accessible and providing accessibility information for the disabled community.
Saba commented, “I am proud and honored in receiving this esteemed CSR Innovation Award. With the support of my team, we have created innovative and resourceful CSR initiatives in Qatar, and found new ways to reach and enhance areas in the society. Our initiatives success achieved to date would not have been possible without Sasol’s dedicated commitment towards supporting the communities where it operates. I hope to build on the success of our current projects and further develop new initiatives in support of the local community”.