{"id":1568,"date":"2018-01-31T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T09:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.refugepoint.org\/\/?p=1568"},"modified":"2023-10-27T19:50:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T19:50:23","slug":"refugepoint-neid-and-the-aurora-humanitarian-prize-and-initiative-host-recognizing-humanitarian-and-human-rights-visionaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.refugepoint.org\/refugepoint-neid-and-the-aurora-humanitarian-prize-and-initiative-host-recognizing-humanitarian-and-human-rights-visionaries\/","title":{"rendered":"RefugePoint, NEID, and The Aurora Humanitarian Prize and Initiative host Recognizing Humanitarian and Human Rights Visionaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0in 0in 15.0pt 0in;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #332003;\">Leading philanthropists and social innovators gather to discuss new approaches to the humanitarian crises<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 15.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #332003;\">On the evening of January 29, 2018, RefugePoint headquarters in Cambridge had the honor of hosting\u00a0<em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">Recognizing Humanitarian and Human Rights Visionaries,\u00a0<\/span><\/em>sponsored by New England International Donors (NEID) and The Aurora Humanitarian Prize and Humanitarian Initiative.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 15.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #332003;\">With an unprecedented 65 million people displaced by war and conflict and humanitarian crises set to worsen in 2018, new humanitarian inspiration and approaches are needed. Noubar Afeyan and Ruben Vardanyan, two of the founders of The Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity and the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, shared the origins and aspirations of this multi-faceted humanitarian platform, as well as the findings of the 2017 Aurora Humanitarian Index and how they are using their platform to generate greater awareness of our common humanity and the need for action. The event was moderated by RefugePoint\u2019s Executive Director, Sasha Chanoff.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1569\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1569\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.refugepoint.org\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/blogImg20180131-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.refugepoint.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/blogImg20180131-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.refugepoint.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/blogImg20180131-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.refugepoint.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/blogImg20180131.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RefugePoint\u2019s Sasha Chanoff moderates the conversation with Ruben Vardanyan and Noubar Afeyan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 15.0pt; background: white; margin: 0in 0in 15.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #332003;\">New England International Donors (NEID) is a unique peer to peer learning community of global donors, grant-makers, social investors, corporations and foundations seeking to make a difference in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 15.0pt; background: white; margin: 0in 0in 15.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #332003;\">RefugePoint expands lasting solutions for at-risk refugees and advances the ability of the humanitarian community to do the same. 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