Aurora Humanitarian Projectfor UWC schools and colleges

Table of Contents

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1. About the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative

2. Aurora Humanitarian Projects for UWC schools and colleges

3. Project Mission

4. Project Eligibility

5. Project Submission

6. Plan and Timeline

7. Selection Criteria

8. Selection Panel

9. Prize for Winning Project

10. Additional Information

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The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative is committed to building a broad, global humanitarian movement. The initiative is rooted in inspiring stories of courage and survival that emerged during the Armenian Genocide, when 1.5 million Armenians perished. Those fortunate few who survived were saved by the courageous and heroic acts of intervening institutions and individuals. A century later, the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative seeks to express gratitude, share remarkable stories of survivors and their saviors, and celebrate the strength of the human spirit.

The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative instigates, includes and supports projects designed to raise public awareness and address some of the world’s most pressing humanitarian issues.

These projects include:Aurora Prize for Awakening HumanityAurora DialoguesAurora Humanitarian IndexAurora Gratitude Projects100 LIVES

See for more detailed information here.

Background information on

A U R O R AHUMANITARIAN INITIATIVE

Aurora Leadership. From left to right: John Prendergast, Anna Gunnarson Afeyan, Noubar Afeyan, Aloys Kabanda, Veronika Zonabend,George Clooney, Shirin Ebadi, Vartan Gregorian, Syeda Ghulam Fatima, Marguerite Barankitse, Hina Jilani, Marine Ales, Gareth Evans,

Leymah Gbowee, Ruben Vardanyan.

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Open to all UWC schools and colleges (“UWC”), the Aurora Humanitarian Project for UWC aims to encourage students to engage in a practical and sustainable manner with current humanitarian issues affecting a community. The Aurora Humanitarian Project for UWC will recognize projects with meaningful impact – and provide them with a financial grant to further the development of the project.

A U R O R AHUMANITARIAN PROJECTSfor UWC schools and colleges

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To encourage current UWC students to actively engage in humanitarian issues by becoming involved in an established initiative, or by creating an initiative of their own.

To encourage, support, and showcase student driven projects from across UWCs which address concrete humanitarian issues, and go even further by providing solutions through innovative and sustainable approaches.

M I S S I O N

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“Education must enable young people to effect what they have recognized to be right, despite hardships, despite dangers, despite inner skepticism, despite boredom, and despite mockery from the world.”

K U RT H A H N

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1a. Projects must address a concrete humanitarian concern identified by the Project Team within the UWC’s geographic location, and/or a humanitarian concern that falls within an area

of unique significance for the respective UWC.

b. The activities or action proposed as part of the Project should address the identified humanitarian concern and propose concrete steps to elevate it from the concerned community. Addressed issues can include such humanitarian concerns as refugees, child homelessness, human trafficking, etc.

₂Projects can be an initiative which is already part of the UWC’s extra-curricular program or an independent student-initiative endorsed by the respective UWC.

3 Each UWC can nominate one Project

4 Each team submitting a Project must consist of

a. At least four current UWC students

b. One UWC alumni who assists the Project as an advisor with regard to a specific skill or expertise he/she can add

c. One staff member/ teacher

ProjectELIGIBILITYand SUBMISSION

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In order to participate in the Prize, Projects must be presented in a written Project Proposal containing sections A-C.

As section A, each Project Proposal must include a Project Presentation with the following content:

Project Submission S E C T I O N A :

a. A three sentences summary of the Project.

b. A description of the humanitarian issue that will be addressed.

c. An explanation of why the Project team chose to focus on this humanitarian concern.

d. A brief analysis of the causes of the humanitarian concern within the specific context (including, as relevant, political, geographic, cultural, religious and historic context).

e. Answers to the following questions: i. Is the Project different from other projects addressing the humanitarian concern and if so, how?

ii. Which other organizations or initiatives try to address the identified humanitarian concern? How would the Project address the humanitarian concern differently? How could the Project join forces with existing initiatives?

f. An explanation of how the success of the Project will be measured or determined.

g. A description of the challenges that have been encountered in the process of implementing or developing the Project, and how they have been addressed. In addition, please indicate what challenges may be expected, and possible solutions.

h. A statement of the role of the UWC alumni advisor, and the expertise he or she has and will provide.

Section A can have a maximum of 2000 words and a maximum length of 12 pages including pictures/visuals.

S E C T I O N C :

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An operative Project Plan describing:

a. The next steps in the development of the Projects in the next 3, 6 and 12 months and defining the overall duration of the Project.

b. A budget plan for the same periods indicating what amount of resources (including financial and staffing) are needed for the Project and where they will be sourced from.

c. A budget plan describing how the Project would use the Aurora Prize money if it was awarded.

Section B can have a maximum of 1500 words and a maximum length of 8 pages including pictures/visuals.

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Biographical section:

a. A maximum 200 word biography of each of the participating students.

b. A maximum 500 word statement from each student on the following two questions:

i. Why do I think the Project and its approach is relevant to deal with the humanitarian concern?

ii. What did I learn about myself working on the Project?

iii. What was the biggest challenge for me working on the Project?

S E C T I O N D : (NON COMPULSORY)

a. A video (maximum 3 minutes) presenting the Project.

S E C T I O N B :

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“Human Suffering AnywhereConcerns Men and Women

Everywhere.”

E L I E W I E S E L

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Inaugural Co-Chair of theAurora Prize Selection Committee

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1. Confirmation of participationEach team must confirm their participation by 21 November 2016 by email to

communications@uwcio.uwc.org

PLAN and TIMELINEThe overall time frame of the Aurora Humanitarian Project will span over a period of seven months, and consist of a three stage selection process (2016-2017).

2. Preparation and Selection of Projects:

a. Project Proposals must be uploaded to dropbox on or before 15 January 2017, 23:59 CET and an email confirming the upload must be sent to communications@uwcio.uwc.org within the same deadline.

b. On or before 10 March 2017, the Pre-Selection Jury will select 3 Projects to enter the Final Round (“Finalists”). The Finalists will be invited to present the Project during the Aurora Dialogues Conference at UWC Dilijan on 27 May 2017.

c. The Project Teams will be informed about the outcome of the pre-selection on or before 10 March 2017 and feedback on the Project Proposals will be provided to all Teams from the Pre-Selection Jury.

d. All three Finalist must upload their final Project Proposal to dropbox on or before 23 April 2017, 23:59 CET and an email confirming the upload must be sent to communications@uwcio.uwc.org. Additionally, the three Finalists must provide a 1 page executive summary of their Project Proposal within the same deadline (a template will be provided to the three Finalists after 10 March 2017).

e. All three Finalist Projects will be presented on the Aurora Prize Website as of 10 May 2017.

f. Finalists are invited to present their Project Proposals during the Aurora Dialogues Conference at UWC Dilijan in Armenia on 27 May 2017. The final presentation of the three Finalist Projects has to be done by a minimum of two and a maximum of four students. The staff member and alumni involved in the Project Team are not eligible to play a part in the final presentation.

g. The winning Project will be announced during the Aurora Dialogues Conference at UWC Dilijan on27 May 2017.

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3. Timeline:21 NovemberTeams confirm participation

15 FebruaryProject proposal submission for Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa

23 April3 Finalists submit their final Project Proposals with 1 page executive summary for website

27 MayPresentation of 3 Finalist Projectsduring Aurora Dialogues Conferencein UWC Dilijan

2016

201715 January

Project Proposal Submission

10 March Pre-Selection Panel

announces 3 Finalist Projects

10 May3 Finalist Projects are presented

on Aurora Prize website

27 MayFinal Selection Panel

announces the winning project

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Each project will be evaluated based on selection criteria below:

Creativity: How does the Project address a humanitarian concern in a manner which demonstrates new, innovative and "out of the box" approaches?

Sustainability: How sustainable is the Project set up to be? This must be in regard to use and need of resources, stability of structures, and ensuring acceptance within the wider community. Are additional funding or partnership prospects present?

Quality of Research: How well does the research address and seek to understand the reasons for the existence of the humanitarian concern?

Impact: What is the anticipated impact of the Project? What is the long-term result?

Commitment: How do the members of the Project Team demonstrate selflessness in the creation of the Project and in their implementation intentions and actions?

Self-Reflection: How well do the members of the Project Team reflect on their own role and challenges in setting up and implementing the Project?

Evaluation/SelectionCRITERIA

Aurora Prize Selection Committee Co-Chair George Clooney with UWC Dilijan students during Aurora Dialogues Conferenceon 23 April 2016 in UWC Dilijan, Dilijan, Armenia

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Pre-Selection PanelMembers of Pre-Selection Jury: Representatives of the UWC International Board and the UWC International Council..

Final Selection PanelMembers of Final Selection Jury:Selection Committee members and leadership of the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity.

SELECTION PANEL

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The three Finalist Project Teams will be invited to attend the ceremony of Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity on 28 May 2017 in Yerevan, Armenia.

The winning Project will be awarded € 4000 towards the further development and funding of the Project.

P R I Z E

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Team structure:Each Project Team has to consist of at least 6 members: 4 current UWC students,1 teacher and 1 UWC alumni. Each team can consist of more current UWC students.

Each travelling team will consist of at least 2 students.

Travel cost and Accommodation:

a. Aurora Humanitarian Initiative will fund the travel of 2 students from each FinalistProject team to UWC Dilijan.

b. Participating College to cover the travelling cost of any teachers/staff member travelling with students.

c. Aurora Humanitarian Initiative will cover the accommodation in Armenia of 3 members of each Finalist Team.

Additional Information

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Contacts:For more information and questions, please contact

Hannah Tümpel_________

UWC International OfficeDirector of Communication and Engagement

hannah.tumpel@uwcio.uwc.orguwc.org

Ekaterina Airapetian_________

Aurora Humanitarian InitiativePartnership Manager

e.airapetian@idea.amauroraprize.com