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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.

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A volunteer at Israelite Baptist Church in New Orleans, Louisiana, readies supplies for a distribution to people hit hard by Hurricane Ida.

From the Field

Hurricane Ida: Through the lens

World Vision partners with local churches when responding to natural disasters like Hurricane Ida to ensure that supplies reach the most vulnerable.

Disaster Relief

A man in orange and blue shirt stands with one arm raised up to orange, white, and blue balloons.

Change Makers

Raising up new leaders through the Global 6K for Water

Hear from a pastor about how he’s raising up new leaders and offering ways for active, life-changing, and multigenerational involvement in God’s work around the world through World Vision’s Global 6K.

Clean Water Stories

Pastor Helen Epps loads a World Vision Family Emergency Kit into a car

From the Field

Tackling big needs — one small step at a time

Pastor Helen Epps serves her Fort Worth, Texas, community by providing World Vision Family Emergency Kits to people who are struggling economically because of the coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. Work

Pastor Francisco Fernandez, who also works as a chaplain for the New York City Police Department, distributes World Vision Family Emergency Kits through his church.

From the Field

From sorrow to servant

Pastor Fernandez’s past homelessness helps him understand what his parishioners and people in the surrounding community are going through as they face the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. Work

Six-year-old Ahni stands next to a table filled with supplies from World Vision Family Emergency Kits.

From the Field

Relief supplies support family in need

Single mother Chabeli says that supplies distributed through a partnership between a local church and World Vision were given with love. The supplies included shelf-stable food, school supplies, and items to sanitize their home and hands.

U.S. Work

Heidi’s optimistic attitude shines at a World Vision Family Emergency Kit distribution.

From the Field

Despite challenges, Heidi walks in faith each and every day

Heidi and her sons were starting a new chapter in their lives when the coronavirus hit, reducing her work hours. Still, she finds she has plenty to be grateful for in her life.

U.S. Work

Pastor Ofa Langi provides food and hope to families struggling through hard times during the coronavirus pandemic.

From the Field

Providing hope one box of food at a time

A Washington state pastor draws upon his past of adversity as he offers food, along with hope and joy, to families struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. Work

Esther Gonzalez-Torres, executive director of Youth Challenge of Connecticut, demonstrates how to use the thermometer, provided by World Vision, which nearly brought her to tears.

From the Field

PPE donations are “like gold” for a World Vision partner

During the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, personal protective equipment became hard to find. When World Vision’s donation to Youth Challenge of Connecticut included a hard-to-come-by thermometer, the executive director nearly cried for joy.