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From championing refugee rights to advocating for other women, we’re celebrating these women leaders who won’t wait for change to happen.

12-year-old Nyaber was separated from her parents when violence broke out in her village - this is her story.

Melia had to face extreme dangers on her journey to collect water.

Abdu remembers looking out of the window of his house fondly. Alongside luscious crops he recalls seeing his three young children playing with their friends, and his father watching on.

If you’re struggling to remember positive news about 2024, you’re not alone. Here are 8 stories that inspired us this year and gave us hope for 2025.

The focus on innovation is not new for the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡. The organisation has improvised, taken risks, and found ingenious ways to help our clients since our founding in the 1930s. Innovation is embedded in the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡â€™s work, in real time and in response to scarcity and extreme difficulties. The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ was one of the first agencies to test and then adopt parenting programmes in crisis-affected areas.  During the Ebola crisis in Liberia, the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ was the first organisation to bring in an anthropologist to create a community-based monitoring system responsive to local customs.  We were also one of the pioneers of Community Care Management health programs, and have now scaled the approach in South Sudan to reach hundreds of thousands of children.  These are just a few of the incredible innovations the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ has already pioneered in the sector.

The Board of Directors, Overseers and staff of the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ are deeply saddened by the loss of Bob DeVecchi, our former President and CEO.