{"id":11043,"date":"2016-04-29T16:11:48","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T16:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=11043"},"modified":"2016-04-29T16:11:48","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T16:11:48","slug":"aurora-prize-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/aurora-prize-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora Prize-2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question: The inaugural Aurora prize was awarded in which of the following year?<\/strong><br \/>\n(a) 2014<br \/>\n(b) 2015<br \/>\n(c) 2016<br \/>\n(d) 2012<br \/>\n<strong>Ans (c)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Related facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The Aurora Prize\u00a0for Awakening Humanity is a humanitarian award founded to memorialize the victims of the\u00a0Armenian Genocide (1915).<\/li>\n<li>The inaugural prize was awarded on April 24, 2016, in\u00a0Yerevan,\u00a0Armenia to Marguerite Barankitse, from Maison Shalom and REMA Hospital, who provided humanitarian aid during the civil war in\u00a0Burundi.<\/li>\n<li>She had also won the UNESCO Prize in 2008.<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>Other three finalists for the inaugural Aurora Prize were:<\/li>\n<li>Tom Catena, the only physician at Mother of Mercy Hospital in\u00a0Sudan.<\/li>\n<li>Syeda Ghulam Fatima, the General Secretary of the Bonded Labor Liberation Front in\u00a0Pakistan.<\/li>\n<li>Father\u00a0Bernard Kinvi, who provided humanitarian aid during the civil war in the\u00a0Central African Republic.<\/li>\n<li>The above three finalist are presented with $25,000 from the Aurora Prize co-founders to support the organizations that have inspired their work.<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Reference:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/auroraprize.com\/en\/aurora\/detail\/9663\/marguerite-barankitse-awarded-inaugural-aurora-prize\">https:\/\/auroraprize.com\/en\/aurora\/detail\/9663\/marguerite-barankitse-awarded-inaugural-aurora-prize<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/auroraprize.com\/en\/aurora\/detail\/9675\/aurora-prize-weekend\">https:\/\/auroraprize.com\/en\/aurora\/detail\/9675\/aurora-prize-weekend<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/blogs\/552831\/marguerite-barankitse-interview-aurora-prize-winner-talks-refugees.html\">http:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/blogs\/552831\/marguerite-barankitse-interview-aurora-prize-winner-talks-refugees.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u00a0for Awakening Humanity is a humanitarian award founded to memorialize the victims of the\u00a0Armenian Genocide (1915). 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