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Aurora Prize

2020 Aurora Prize Laureates Fartuun Adan and Ilwad Elman

2020 Aurora Prize Laureates Fartuun Adan and Ilwad Elman Somali Mother-and-Daughter Human Rights Activists Receive $1 Million Award

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HUMANITARIANS

EXPERT PANEL

SELECTION COMMITTEE

SELECTION PROCESS

2020 Aurora Humanitarians Announced — 2020 Aurora Humanitarians Announced
Aurora Prize Laureate is honored each year with a US $1,000,000 award and a unique opportunity to continue the cycle of giving.

Nominations Open for the 2021 Aurora Prize — Nominations Open for the 2021 Aurora Prize
The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative calls for nominations for the sixth Aurora Prize

Conversation with the 2020 Aurora Prize Laureates — Conversation with the 2020 Aurora Prize Laureates
Ilwad Elman, Fartuun Adan and the representatives of their designated organizations discussed the most pressing challenges in their work

Paul Polman Joins Aurora Prize Selection Committee — Paul Polman Joins Aurora Prize Selection Committee
Co-founder and Chair of IMAGINE will contribute to the Aurora Prize Laureate selection process

Nominations for 2020 Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity Closed — Nominations for 2020 Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity Closed
Received submissions feature 593 unique candidates for the award.

Lord Ara Darzi to Chair the Aurora Prize Selection Committee — Lord Ara Darzi to Chair the Aurora Prize Selection Committee
The announcement was made during the inaugural Aurora Forum taking place in Armenia in October 2019

Conversation with the 2020 Aurora Humanitarians — Conversation with the 2020 Aurora Humanitarians
The 2020 Aurora Dialogues Online event took place on the World Humanitarian Day and featured Angelique Namaika, Sakena Yacoobi, Sophie Beau and Ilwad Elman.

Nominations now Open for the 2020 Aurora Prize — Nominations now Open for the 2020 Aurora Prize
The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative calls for nominations for the fifth Aurora Prize.

A Great Life of a Humble Person — A Great Life of a Humble Person
A member of the Augustinian congregation, Sister Angélique Namaika is the cofounder of the Center for Reintegration and Development and the Saint Daniel Comboni Pediatric Clinic the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Saving Souls at Sea — Saving Souls at Sea
Unlikely partners Sophie Beau and Klaus Vogel are the co-founders of SOS Méditerranée (SOS Mediterranean), a civil European association for search and rescue on the high seas with teams in Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland.

Mother of Afghanistan — Mother of Afghanistan
“Mother of Afghanistan” is not just an honorary title that people use to describe Dr. Sakena Yacoobi. That is, in essence, how she feels about children and women she has been working with.

The Gift of Hope — The Gift of Hope
Fartuun Adan and Ilwad Elman lead the Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre in Somalia. For years, this mother and daughter team has been championing human rights, protecting women’s rights, promoting peacebuilding and rehabilitating child soldiers.