Memorable moments of 2024

Photos showing important, but not so well known, stories from around the world throughout the year, by World Vision.

FEATURES 31 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2024 18:55 h

Mosaic of images of the year 2024 / World Vision.

In 2024, the lives of millions of people were torn apart by war, disaster and hunger.

As we walked alongside those we photographed, we experienced more than just a fight. We saw parents working tirelessly to raise their children, children dreaming beyond their circumstances, and communities coming together to embrace a brighter future.

Courage is strong, resilience is relentless and hope never completely extinguishes. Life and love endure despite the difficulties.

Solina prays with her children before they go to school in the morning. In order for her 9-year-old son Abraham to attend school every day, Solina has to carry him on her back up and down steep slopes, and then push him in a wheelchair when the road levels out.

Abraham cannot walk due to cerebral palsy. World Vision, along with its partners, has reached 12,800 children through the disability inclusion programme in Rwanda. The goal is to double that number by 2026.

World Vision staff and volunteers in El Salvador are transforming dull buildings in remote communities into colourful, safe, child-focused community centres. These spaces will be used for educational activities, community management projects, family celebrations and more. Once completed, they will quickly become an integral part of the community.

Children participate in World Vision's children's space in Dolaina district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. This shelter not only addresses critical child protection issues such as child labour, child marriage, violence and separation, but also offers children opportunities for creativity, relaxation and joy.

Every day, Mervis (centre), 8, and his sister Donata (right), 13, walk twice a day to the water source in Mbonechera, Malawi, with their mother, Magdalena.

Each trip takes an hour, both there and back. "Carrying such a heavy load is a big effort," says Mervis. "I cannot turn my neck, it is like someone crushes my head.

The girls accompany Magdalena from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. on school days, but sometimes they are late for school.

Mervis knows that access to clean water would help her get closer to her dream of becoming a pilot, something she wants to do so she can fly celebrities around the world. "Having clean water helps us not to get sick and it would also help me achieve my goals because having water nearby would mean more time to study.

Five-year-old Ezra holds one of the chickens of his family in Zambia.

Through World Vision's Solidarity Gifts, Ezra's family received 20 hens. His father, Steven, multiplied them to 365 hens, one for each day of the year. "Everything I see in my future will come through chickens", he says.

A monument with crosses along the Lahaina bypass, built in memory of those who died in the 2023 wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui.

The deadliest US wildfire in more than a century devastated the island in August 2023, sweeping through the historic town of Lahaina and taking 102 lives, according to Maui County officials.

World Vision continues to support the recovery efforts of local churches and community organisations through donations such as boxes of fresh food, household items, hygiene supplies and school bags.

Over three million Sudanese, like eight-year-old Hafisa, have fled their country. Hafisa brought a brother with him to a place where they can both play again: World Vision's children's space in the Milé refugee camp in Chad.

Two years ago, children in Hamaundu, Zambia, were suffering from malnutrition. At the time, 30 % of the children were underweight and malnourished. World Vision trained community volunteers on how to improve the nutrition of meals using readily available foods.

The volunteers, in turn, taught the mothers how to add goat's milk and eggs to the porridge to make the meal more nutritious.

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