Established in 2011 by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, the WISE Prize for Education is the first distinction of its kind to recognize an individual or a team for an outstanding, world-class contribution to education. The WISE Prize for Education raises the status of education by giving it similar prestige to other areas for which international prizes exist –such as literature, peace, and economics.
2015 WISE Prize for Education, Dr. Sakena Yacoobi founded the Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL) in 1995 in response to the lack of education and healthcare in Afghanistan.