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AGFUND and the Sustainable Development Goals
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In the session, the speaker will talk about AGFUND, starting with HRH Prince Talal's efforts with the UNICEF in the late 1970s, the establishment of AGFUND in the early 1980s, and the relationship between AGFUND and the United Nations. He will also discuss AGFUND's focus areas: early childhood development, women empowerment, civil society, E-education, and financial inclusion.
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Nasser Alkahtani
Executive Director
Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND)
With strong leadership and guidance to achieve the vision, mission, and objectives of AGFUND and in collaboration with the board of directors, Alkahtani has been able to transform AGFUND from being an entity that only supports human development projects to become a sustainable institution with a leading role in the fields of early childhood development, civil society, women's empowerment, open education and financial inclusion.
Alkahtani led AGFUND's team to establish the largest network of financial inclusion banks in the MENA region by creating banks in nine countries and planning to develop 15banks in West and Central Africa in cooperation with the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA).
For more than 25 years, Alkahtani has been a great advocate of sustainable development. He has worked tirelessly to develop the capabilities of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises to support the agriculture industry (smallholder farmers) through designing new tailored products and services. Alkahtani had a significant role in aligning AGFUND's strategic plans and the Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development to the UN Agenda for Sustainable Development 2030. Furthermore, Alkahtani is the chairman of the Investment Committee of AGFUND and a member of the board of directors of the Swiss Capacity Building Facility (SCBF). Alkahtani is a master's degree alumnus from the University of Miami, USA.