Question: The inaugural Aurora prize was awarded in which of the following year?
(a) 2014
(b) 2015
(c) 2016
(d) 2012
Ans (c)
Related facts:
- The Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity is a humanitarian award founded to memorialize the victims of the Armenian Genocide (1915).
- The inaugural prize was awarded on April 24, 2016, in Yerevan, Armenia to Marguerite Barankitse, from Maison Shalom and REMA Hospital, who provided humanitarian aid during the civil war in Burundi.
- She had also won the UNESCO Prize in 2008.
- The Aurora Prize Laureate is awarded a US $100,000 grant, as well as the opportunity to nominate organizations that inspired his or her work for a US $1,000,000 award.
- Other three finalists for the inaugural Aurora Prize were:
- Tom Catena, the only physician at Mother of Mercy Hospital in Sudan.
- Syeda Ghulam Fatima, the General Secretary of the Bonded Labor Liberation Front in Pakistan.
- Father Bernard Kinvi, who provided humanitarian aid during the civil war in the Central African Republic.
- The above three finalist are presented with $25,000 from the Aurora Prize co-founders to support the organizations that have inspired their work.
- This prize was established by 100 LIVES to raise awareness about the atrocities that occur around the globe and to acknowledge the contributions of humanitarians who work in this field.
Reference:
https://auroraprize.com/en/aurora/detail/9663/marguerite-barankitse-awarded-inaugural-aurora-prize
https://auroraprize.com/en/aurora/detail/9675/aurora-prize-weekend
http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/blogs/552831/marguerite-barankitse-interview-aurora-prize-winner-talks-refugees.html