Mariam Lambert Receives the Ingrid zu Solms Human Rights Award 2026

The Emile Foundation is proud to announce that our CEO and Co-Founder, Mariam Lambert, has been awarded the Ingrid zu Solms Human Rights Award 2026.

The award recognizes her leadership at the Emile Foundation, bringing abducted Ukrainian children home by tracking them down and working day and night to reunite them with their mothers.

Mariam was nominated by Katrin Eigendorf, one of Germany’s most respected war journalists, who has reported from Chechnya, Afghanistan, Ukraine, and beyond. That nomination means a lot to us.

This recognition belongs to the whole Emile Foundation team, our partners, and above all to the children and families who face the unimaginable with courage every single day.