“The Aurora Prize uplifts, and empowers, and recognizes individuals working with some of the most destitute situations and critical situations around the world and really trusts their opinions around what is needed to support the people in those communities.”

Laura Kline, Board Member of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative and Senior Partner and Chief Communications Officer of the Flagship Pioneering, reflects on Aurora’s 10-year impact, emphasizing that the Aurora Prize can serve as an example of how philanthropy should operate—trusting local actors and local humanitarians to make decisions that are best for the work they’re doing on the ground.