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Gala Dinners
In 2005, the Ambassador of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Sabah, and his wife, Sheikha Rima Al-Sabah, launched with KAF annual benefit dinners hosted at their residence. The events have raised millions of dollars for organizations such as UNHCR to assist refugees; UNICEF to build schools for girls in Afghanistan; Project HOPE for the construction of a children's hospital in Iraq; and Malaria No More to fight the disease in Africa.
Act for Earth
The 2009 partnership between the Kuwait-America Foundation and Conservation International
is committed to fighting tropical deforestation in Brazil and Indonesia and reducing the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, while also alleviating poverty by creating alternatives to logging forests.
Stand for Africa
In 2008, the Kuwait-America Foundation raised over $1.6 million to benefit Malaria No More in support of its comprehensive approach to reducing malaria in Africa.
Healing for Peace
In 2007, the Kuwait-America Foundation raised over $1.4 million to benefit Project HOPE and the development of the Basrah Children’s Hospital in Iraq, which will address the needs of Iraq’s most seriously ill and injured children, with a special focus on children with cancer.
Bridges of Hope
In 2006, the Kuwait-America Foundation raised over $1.2 million to benefit UNICEF in its efforts to improve educational opportunities for children in Afghanistan, especially girls.
A Tribute to Friendship
In 2005, the Kuwait-America Foundation raised over $1 million to benefit USA for UNHCR in its efforts to assist Iraqi refugees, mainly women and children, wishing to return home.
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