Aurora Humanitarian Initiative co-founders Nubar Afeyan, Vardan Gregorian, Ruben Vardanyan and Aurora Prize Selection Committee Chairman Lord Ara Darzi have announced that Aurora will donate $ 200,000 to support residents of the Lebanese capital Beirut, as an additional movement. will start a fundraiser to the Armenian community of Beirut.
"We deeply regret the tragic blast in Beirut and join the global effort to help Lebanon urgently. As Lebanon stood by us after the Armenian Genocide, today we support the entire Lebanese people. As representatives of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, we call on all humanitarian organizations to do everything possible to support Lebanon. We call on all Armenians around the world to support the entire Lebanese people, as well as the Armenian community", said the co-founders of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative.