Sasha Chanoff began by thanking the Aurora Prize for “connecting the past and the present in such profound way”. He mentioned the importance of self-reliance for the refugees, who can be contributors to the society, and talked about lighting the path for those who empower them.

“There are three things I want to achieve during this panel,” said Chanoff. “One, to highlight the dimensions of the refugee crisis, two, to understand what we can do differently and how we can address this, and three, to have some take away points that everybody can internalize to understand how to move forward and how to think and act today.”