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Favorite photos of 2021
In 2021, the world continued to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic along with wars and political unrest. Refugees and displaced peoples fled violence. Natural disasters spread destruction in their wake. But there were also small and big moments of joy to celebrate. See what World Vision’s communicators captured in this extraordinary year.
From the Field
From heartbreak to hope: 65 years of disaster response
Starting in 1950 with the Korean War, World Vision has responded to the most urgent disasters and humanitarian crises around the world, providing immediate aid.
From the Field
Child soldier prevention law: Partial enforcement lets some offending countries off the hook
Through a loophole in the 2008 Child Soldier Prevention Act, some offending countries aren’t being held accountable for using children in their armed forces.
Voices
Kony, child soldiers, and remembering Margaret
Writer Kari Costanza recalls her trip to Gulu, Uganda, a place made infamous by Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army. It was also there that Margaret Alerotek, a World Vision communications staff member in Uganda, had taken her last meal.
Voices
Lopez Lomong’s childhood story of terror
Born in war-torn South Sudan, Lopez Lomong was kidnapped by rebel soldiers at the age of 6 with two foreseeable futures: being forced to kill as a child soldier, or being killed himself. Hear from him about the day of his abduction.