29 November 2003, Rome - FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf conferring the Saouma Award 2003 to the Nicaraguan Institute of Women, during the Opening session of the FAO Conference, Thirty-second Session, Rome, 29 November -9 December 2003. The Nicaraguan Institute of Women is a co-winner of the prize in recognition of its work to help rural women and its success in achieving gender awareness in government projects.