By Nawara Fattahova
KUWAIT: Various important issues including education, environment and health will be discussed and presented during the fourth annual Kuwait's Achievers for Future Opportunities (KAFO) forum to be held from Dec 12 to 16, 2020. HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah is set to participate in the opening session.
Registration for the KAFO forum opened during a press conference held online yesterday. Interested institutions and achievers can register through a link on KAFO's accounts on social media. This year, KAFO has selected 100 personalities from different fields to build 10 communities. The activities of this year's forum will all be held online via the Zoom app. The four-day event will include various sessions on volunteering, sports, entrepreneurship, science and technology, media, arts and culture.
KAFO is part of the Kuwait Youth Program (Kuwait Listens) projects, launched in 2013. In fulfillment of the directives of late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, KAFO is an initiative by the Amiri Diwan. Objectives of KAFO are to establish and develop a database of young Kuwaiti achievers in different professions, academic careers and creative fields. It also aims to connect national achievers with organizations and other achievers, as well as showcase youth and their projects to allow collaborative opportunities. It also aims at building communities for knowledge transfer amongst nationals and residents to utilize their talents.
"We studied the needs of the society and the way of connecting achievers," said Executive Manager of KAFO Fatemah Al-Mosawi during the press conference. "Participants can build their CVs on the website and show the possible ways of cooperation, in addition to searching for achievers according to their specialization."
She pointed out that KAFO has been hugely successful. "Our platform includes over 3,000 achievers, and this number is increasing every year," added Mosawi. The program of activities during the entire year will be announced during the forum. According to Mosawi, around 3 to 4 activities will be held weekly online via Zoom, but if the situation changes next year, this can also change.