SONKO Wins International Prestigious AURORA Award, To Be Feted In Armenia

By Kimberly Christie

Nairobi governor MIKE SONKO has won one of Asia and Caucasus Europe’s most prestigious awards called Aurora international Prize for Awakening Humanity. Governor Sonko was awarded for his philanthropic activities that that encompass giving back to the society and helping the poor.

According to the co founder and co chair of the Aurora foundation Mr. George Clooney, the judges vetted 1656 nominees from across the world and settled on the Nairobi governor.

Mr. Clooney said that among other deeds of Sonko that caught the eyes of the judges, was his endless effort in helping the needy. He termed governor Sonko as a humanitarian ambassador who fights for the welfare of the needy through his nongovernmental organization called Sonko Rescue Team. He said that governor Sonko proved to be the champion of the needy because he speaks on their behalf.

“It was a tedious but careful process of vetting and selecting the deserved winner. His foundation called SONKO RESCUE TEAM has done exceptional things and changed thousands of lives across Kenya. Through his foundation, the governor has put a smile on many sad faces and also given them hope. Our judges had to go through more than 1600 nominees to finally settle on the leader of Nairobi. From Africa alone, there were more than 60 nominees but governor Sonko emerged the best of them all. We are satisfied that he is the best and he deserves the prize which he will be awarded next month in Yerevan, Armenia” Said Mr. Clooney.

The Aurora Prize for Awakening humanity was founded Armenia by the Roman Goddess of Dawn Aurora Mardiganian who bore witness to the horrors of Armenian genocide and told the world her story of survival to raise awareness for the 1915 atrocities. It reflects its aim to awaken humanity to the heroic acts of those who stand up in the face of adversity.

The award that comes along with a $100,000 grant that is awarded annually to the individual whos actions have positively impacted and preserved human lives and advanced humanitarian causes.