Not on Our Watch is a nongovernmental, international relief and humanitarian aid organization based in the United States. The organization has its roots in the book, Not On Our Watch, written by Don Cheadle and human rights activist John Prendergast, who is also a board member and serves as the organization's Executive Director .
 

"Aurora Prize is annually an opportunity to focus on the idea that people who step up in the midst of tremendous crisis of suffering do something on behalf of their fellow human beings."