Aurora Prize to Promote Humanity

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The Aurora Prize for promoting humanity is Template: future / in 3 yearssince 2016 on the initiative of Aurora Humanitarian assigned. It is intended to honor people whose actions have made an extraordinary contribution to the advancement of humanitarian causes. It was donated out of gratitude to those who provided humanitarian aid and support to the Armenian people during the genocide of the Armenians .

The award is endowed with US $ 100,000 and is awarded along with an additional amount of US $ 1,000,000, which the awardee can split among up to three non-profit organizations that have inspired the awardee to take humanitarian action.

History and background

The Aurora Humanitarian Award is one of several projects of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative . The award is given by the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative . It was officially launched on March 10, 2015 in New York. The foundation and award are named after Arshaluys Mardikian , who came to the United States after the genocide, where she took the name Aurora Mardiganian. The Roman goddess of the dawn, Aurora , also served as the inspiration for naming the award. The award is intended to "honor those who risk their own safety due to their special sense of humanity and responsibility, and who support life-saving causes with concrete measures". In commemoration of the Armenian genocide from 1915–1923, it is planned to Template: future / in 3 yearsadvertise the award eight times (from 2015–2023) .

The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative was founded by Ruben Vardanyan , Noubar Afeyan and Vartan Gregorian . The basic idea of ​​the initiative is the principle of "active gratitude" ( gratitude in action ). With this, the founders want to remember the people who helped the persecuted during the Armenian genocide. and support those people and projects who "help the most helpless and poorest at great risk"

Aurora awardee and doctor Tom Catena has chaired the initiative since 2018.

Nomination and selection process

All humanitarian organizations and all citizens can nominate individuals who they believe have made an exceptional contribution to preserving human life and promoting humanitarian causes in the face of growing need. Self-nominations are excluded.

The members of the expert group evaluate all eligible nominations against the Aurora Award selection criteria to narrow the entire list down to 20-25 nominees who are then presented to the selection committee. This group consists of humanitarian experts and those in charge of humanitarian aid organizations.

The nominations are checked under the supervision of an independent third party. The selection of the finalists and the choice of the award winner is made by the selection committee of the Aurora Prize according to the following criteria: courage in dealing with considerable risks, going beyond the usual level of professional duty in order to help others survive; Devotion to commit to moral values ​​such as integrity, freedom, justice, honesty, sincerity, responsibility, and compassion, and to participate directly in helping others survive; affecting their community, country, or the world at large; have a long-term effect in saving lives; to be an inspiration to others in order to save lives; to save the lives of large numbers of people.

The selection committee currently (as of 2019) consists of the chairman Ara Darzi (Director of the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London ) and the other members Óscar Arias Sánchez ( Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 1987), Shirin Ebadi (Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2003), and Leymah Gbowee (Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2011), Mary Robinson (former President of Ireland), Ernesto Zedillo (former President of Mexico), Hina Jilani (human rights activist), Gareth Evans (former Foreign Secretary of Australia), Bernard Kouchner (founder of Médecins Sans Frontières ), Samantha Power (former US Ambassador at the United Nations), John Prendergast (human rights activist), Valeri Gergijew (director of the Mariinsky Theater and chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic ) and Vartan Gregorian (president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York). In addition, George Clooney (actor) and Benjamin Ferencz (peace and human rights activist) are honorary chairmen of the selection committee.

Aurora Prize 2016

The first selection committee for the award consisted of co-chairs Elie Wiesel and George Clooney as well as Oscar Arias , Shirin Ebadi , Leymah Gbowee , Mary Robinson , Hina Jilani , Gareth Evans and Vartan Gregorian .

Nominations

Nominations for the Aurora Prize 2016 were possible from July 1 to October 2015. There were 186 entries from 27 countries for 113 different candidates.

In addition to the later award winner, the following finalists were:

  • Tom Catena is the only resident doctor near the border between Sudan and South Sudan and is therefore responsible for caring for 500,000 people in the region. Despite numerous bomb attacks on the hospital by the Sudanese government, Catena remains in the clinic so that he can be on standby at any time. He was named one of the TIME 100 Most Influential People in 2015.
  • Marguerite Barankitse from Maison Shalom and REMA Hospital, Burundi, saved thousands of lives and cared for orphans and refugees in Burundi during the years of civil war. When the war began, Barankitse, a member of the Tutsi people, tried to hide 72 of her closest Hutu neighbors to protect them from persecution. They were discovered and executed while Barankitse was forced to watch. After this horrific event, she rescued and cared for children and refugees. In total, she saved around 30,000 children. In 2008 she opened a hospital that has treated more than 80,000 patients to date.
  • Syeda Ghulam Fatima is fighting to end debt bondage, one of the last remnants of modern slavery, in Pakistan. Fatima freed thousands of Pakistani workers, including about 21,000 children who were forced to work for brick kiln owners to pay off debts. Fatima has survived assassinations and multiple abuse in the course of her activism.
  • Father Bernard Kinvi became a priest at the age of 19 after losing his father and four sisters to persistent violence and illness. Father Kinvi left his home country, Togo, to lead a Catholic mission in the Central African Republic. In 2012 the civil war broke out. Amid the violence, Father Kinvis' mission provided sanctuary and health care for people on both sides of the conflict, saving hundreds of people from persecution and death.

Award ceremony

The award ceremony took place on April 24, 2016 in Yerevan at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex . It was moderated by the opera singer Hasmik Papian and the journalist and writer David Ignatius and opened with the film “Aurora”, a cartoon produced and directed by Eric Nazarian, with Serj Tankian's “Aurora's Dream” as the soundtrack. Each finalist was introduced with a short documentary directed by Andrey Loshaks.

The first Aurora Prize went to Marguerite Barankitse from Burundi . She selected the following organizations to be supported: the Fondation Jean-Francois Peterbroeck, the Fondation du Grand-Duc et de la Grande-Duchesse and the Fondation Bridderlech Deelen.

The statuette of the Aurora Prize for the Advancement of Humanity was modeled by Manvel Matevosyan and is named "Towards Eternity".

Aurora Prize 2017

The selection committee, co-chaired by George Clooney, included Oscar Arias, Shirin Ebadi, Gareth Evans, Leymah Gbowee, Hina Jilani and Mary Robinson.

Nominations

Nominations for the 2017 Aurora Prize were possible between June 1 and September 9, 2016. 558 proposals from 66 countries were submitted for 254 different candidates. The selection committee decided on the following finalists:

Aurora Prize 2018

The selection committee, co-chaired by George Clooney, included Oscar Arias, Shirin Ebadi, Leymah Gbowee, Mary Robinson, Bernard Kouchner, Ara Darzi and Samantha Power .

Nominations

The commission selected the three finalists from around 750 nominations and 509 candidates from 115 countries. She chose the following finalists:

  • Héctor Tomás González Castillo, Mexican Franciscan monk who created a refuge for migrants in southern Mexico ("La 72")
  • Sunitha Krishnan (* 1972), Indian social activist and founder of the organization " Prajwala ", which campaigns against sexual exploitation and supports its victims
  • Kyaw Hla Aung (* 1940), lawyer from Myanmar who has campaigned for Rohingya rights for decades

Award winners

The 2018 Aurora Prize went to U Kyaw Hla Aung.

Aurora Prize 2019

The Aurora Prize Selection Committee currently includes Nobel Prize winners Oscar Arias, Shirin Ebadi and Leymah Gbowee, former President of Ireland Mary Robinson, former President of Mexico Ernesto Zedillo, human rights activist Hina Jilani, former Foreign Minister of Australia Gareth Evans, the Médecins Sans Frontières- Founder Bernard Kouchner, the former US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, the human rights activist and founding director of the ENOUGH project John Prendergast, the artistic director and general director of the Mariinsky Theater and chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic Valery Gergiev, the president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York Vartan Gregorian. The selection committee is chaired by Lord Ara Darzi, Director of the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London. World-famous peace and human rights activist Benjamin Ferencz and Oscar-winning actor and philanthropist George Clooney are honorary chairs of the selection committee.

Nominations

Award winners

The 2019 Aurora Prize was awarded to Mirza Dinnayi.

Aurora Prize 2020

The Aurora Prize Selection Committee currently includes Nobel Prize winners Oscar Arias (honorary member), Shirin Ebadi and Leymah Gbowee, former President of Ireland Mary Robinson, former President of Mexico Ernesto Zedillo, human rights activist Hina Jilani, former Foreign Minister of Australia Gareth Evans (honorary member) , the Médecins Sans Frontières founder Bernard Kouchner, the former CEO of Unilever, the co-founder and chairman of IMAGINE Paul Polman, the former US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, the human rights activist and founding director of the ENOUGH project John Prendergast, the artistic director and General Director of the Mariinsky Theater and Chief Conductor of the Munich Philharmonic Valery Gergiev (honorary member), the President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York Vartan Gregorian. The selection committee is chaired by Lord Ara Darzi, Director of the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London. World-famous peace and human rights activist Benjamin Ferencz and Oscar-winning actor and philanthropist George Clooney are honorary chairs of the selection committee.

Nominations

Aurora Dialogues

2016

The first Aurora Dialogues took place on April 23, 2016 in Matenadaran in Yerevan. Participants included Hina Jilani, Shirin Ebadi and Gareth Evans.

2017

In 2017 the Aurora Dialogues took place from May 27th to 28th in Yerevan and from December 4th to 5th in Berlin.

Numerous high-ranking guests came together in Yerevan on May 27 and 28, 2018 to take part in discussions and other discussion formats as part of the Aurora Dialogues. International humanitarian actors as well as representatives from science and philanthropy investigated the questions of how global access to education can be ensured and hardship reduced, and what role the media play in providing information about humanitarian crises. The Aurora Dialogues were also devoted to the issues of human rights protection, global role model functions and the promotion of refugees.

The second Aurora Dialogues of the year were held on December 4th and 5th, 2017 under the title “Millions on The Move: Need for Development and Integration” in the Berlin representative office of the Robert Bosch Stiftung. The speakers discussed the current status of global migration and highlighted various actors and programs that are driving positive change in this context.

2018

The Aurora Dialogues 2018 took place in New York (March and September), Moscow, Yerevan and Berlin.

2019

The Aurora Dialogues 2019 took place in Armenia from October 17-21, 2019 as part of the first Aurora Forum.

Web links

Individual evidence

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  7. ↑ " support people and promote projects that tackle the needs of the most helpless and destitute, and do so at great risk "
  8. ↑ Marco Zschieck: Ambassador of the Aurora Foundation: A symbolic figure of humanity visiting Potsdam. In: Potsdam's latest news . December 13, 2018, accessed November 22, 2019 .
  9. ^ The Aurora prize. Retrieved May 11, 2020 .
  10. ^ Dorothee Nolte: Rohingya activist excellent. In: Der Tagesspiegel . June 11, 2018, accessed March 4, 2019 .
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  12. ↑ Rolf Brockschmidt: "Migration is not an emergency, but the norm". In: Der Tagesspiegel . December 5, 2017, accessed on April 2, 2019 .
  13. ↑ AURORA DIALOGUES BERLIN 2018 - OVERVIEW. Retrieved May 8, 2020 .
  14. ↑ AURORA DIALOGUES 2019. Accessed May 8, 2020 .