Two Kuwaiti ‘change makers’ honored in creativity conference

BEIRUT: Two Kuwaiti figures were honored yesterday for efforts to advance society through making a change. Celiac awareness activist Dr Suad Al-Fureih and senior citizens’ care advocate Dr Eman Al-Tabtabaee were honored at the second conference for Arab creativity and pioneering (change makers) for their respective and respected efforts; each one within her field.

“Honoring Dr Fureih and Dr Tabtabaee crowns their efforts in enriching both Kuwait and Arab societies,” said Consul Fawaz Al-Qahtani, who represented the Kuwaiti embassy in the inauguration of the conference in Beirut, Lebanon yesterday. He reaffirmed that the State of Kuwait “is keen to continue supporting voluntary-driven creativities.” Meanwhile, Dr Al-Fureih said that she was honored for “motivating people to develop their society and contribute in making lives of others better; a notion inspired by His Highness the Amir (of Kuwait) Sheikh Sabah AlAhmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.” Dr Fureih won the conference’s first prize for shedding light on Celiac disease in the Arab world, calling for establishing a factory solely designed and designated to manufacture gluten-free products in Kuwait, with all stuff subsidized by the government. In the meantime, Dr Tabtabaee won second place for issuing a book documenting Kuwait’s care for the elderly, which eventually led to Law 18/2016 that provided this segment of society with many privileges to help ease their day-to-day living.