22 - 23 October 2025
Palexpo, Geneva

Awards

Awards

The Humanitarian Hero of the Year Award

The Humanitarian Hero of the Year Award

The AidEx Humanitarian Hero of the Year Award, sponsored by UPS Foundation, aims to recognise and celebrate stand-out individuals from the humanitarian aid and development community.

This award is a testament to the courage and dedication that they put into their line of work to make the world a better place.


 

The Young Humanitarian Hero of the Year Award

The Young Humanitarian Hero of the Year Award

The Young Humanitarian Hero of the Year Award recognises young activists aged 30 years and under who has had an positive impact on their community in the last 12 months.

All entries are judged by a high profile panel of industry experts.


 

The Aid Innovation Challenge

The Aid Innovation Challenge

In tough economic times, agencies are increasingly relying on new innovations that will save them time and money to counterbalance their shrinking budgets and resource pools.

The Aid Innovation Challenge seeks to find the latest innovation to help improve humanitarian aid delivery.


 

Development2030

Development2030

We also have two awards for our co-located event Development2030. These awards are The ‘SDG Programme of the Year’ award and The 'Sustainable Initiative of the Year' award.


 

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