Kuwait Finance House (KFH) recognized 42 winners of the tenth edition of the annual Quran recitation competition for KFH customers below the age of 25. The competition was launched during Ramadan under the title (KFH Reciters).

The honoring ceremony was held at the Grand Mosque in the presence of KFH Group Chief Retail and Private Banking Officer, Khaled Alshamlan, KFH voluntary team and parents of the winners.

The 42 winners were honored after coordination with specialized panel of judges to implement highly professional and transparent evaluation standards. The participants were divided into groups and special tests were prepared for them by a special team of designated Quran reciters in Kuwait.

Nearly 1000 contestants registered for the competition, which is organized by KFH for the tenth consecutive year. Moreover, the fact that KFH was the first to organize such competition, has enhanced the trust it enjoys among customers, in addition to the many valuable elements that enhance the competition environment and motivate the contestants.

The competition encourages the discovery of talented contestants in Quran recitation and contributes to motivating the young generation to read the holy Quran while clarifying some of the provisions of reciting the Holy Book.  The competition events were broadcasted on KFH social media channels as well as media coverage by local visual and audio sources.

The competition, which is the largest in prizes value, is part of KFH’s "Increase Good Deeds in Ramadan" campaign, which includes iftar meals campaign, daily iftar banquets in coordination with the Grand Mosque throughout the holy month of Ramadan. The program also includes providing hospitality service in mosques, sports and youth activities, daily interaction with the public, Gergean events, awareness videos in cooperation with nutritionists and doctors, as well as videos on traffic awareness, promoting a culture of not speeding during Iftar in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior.

In addition, the program comprises sharing Iftar with many entities that perform their duty during Iftar time, as well as distributing, in cooperation with the Kuwait Red Crescent Society, the food basket "Ramadan Basket" and Eid clothing to families in need in a new affirmation of KFH's leadership in social responsibility and its role in participating in various social events.