- Mariam Al Hammadi: Our ultimate hope is that this award will no longer be necessary one day. We dream of a world without refugees, where wars cease… and peace prevails.
- Special Advisor to UN High Commissioner: I commend the choice of LightEd Impact Foundation as this year’s SIARA recipient…. Their solar charging stations and renewable energy lamps have transformed the lives of over 6,000 people in Nigeria.
- Stanley Anigbogu, Founder of LightEd Impact Foundation: The dim light of a kerosene lamp or a candle was often all I had to study. It was a small flicker of hope in a world filled with challenges.
- LightEd Impact Foundation’s receipt of the AED 500,000 SIARA award is a testament to the transformative power of innovation in addressing some of the most pressing challenges less fortunate communities face.