2024 was a year of resilience, mobilisation and solidarity on the ground.
In a global context marked by instability and humanitarian, climatic and social crises, voices have been raised to denounce injustice, communities have organised to respond to emergencies, and NGOs have innovated, adapted and sometimes even reinvented themselves to continue to support the most vulnerable populations. Everywhere, collective dynamics have emerged to deal with emergencies, to make up for the absence of governments, and to ensure that the voices of the forgotten are heard.
Because 2024 should have been the year of a collective awakening, of a strengthening of international solidarity. However, the opposite dynamic has taken hold: the major economic powers have turned in on themselves, gradually breaking their commitments to the most vulnerable countries. This wave of disinvestment is occurring at a time when needs are exploding, in a world where conflicts are multiplying, climate change is accelerating, and millions of women, children and families are falling into poverty.
Faced with this scenario, we have never stopped taking action. Working with our local partners, we have continued our commitment on the ground, alongside those who are facing the harshest consequences of these political setbacks: to maintain access to education, protect the most vulnerable and defend fundamental rights.
Through "2024 in Pictures", we want to pay tribute to these dynamics of resilience and commitment. We want to show the contrasts of this year: in the face of declining political commitment, these images are a reminder that our commitment is not waning.
The Action Education team took part in the demonstration on 8 March in Paris to mark International Women's Rights Day (France, March 2024) - Credit : Marie-Pierre Liénard/Southern Coordination
Photo workshop with our partner STEA in Satu Mare (Romania, November 2024) - Credit: Gilles Oger/Action Education
Recreational activity in a partner school in Madagascar (Madagascar, May 2024) - Credit: Action Education Madagascar
Training session organised as part of our activities in Senegal (Senegal, May 2024) - Credit: Action Education Sénégal
International Girls' Day with the ACTE Afrique project in Allada (Benin, September 2024) - Credit: Action Education Benin
Equality awareness campaign run by the IEPPE project (Burkina Faso, September 2024) - Credit: Action Education Burkina Faso
Portrait taken in Satu Mare during STEA's 20th anniversary celebrations (Romania, November 2024) - Credit: Gilles Oger/Action Education
Moment captured in a classroom at a partner school in Madagascar (Madagascar, May 2024) - Credit: Action Education Madagascar
Exploring the living bridges of Nongriat, a symbol of local ingenuity (India, November 2024) - Credit: Wungmaya Lunghar
Promoting craft skills as part of the EP4SD project (India, March 2025) - Credit: Action Education India
Educational activity carried out in a school during the visit of one of our mobile bookshops (Laos, October 2024) - Credit: Action Education Laos
Action Education team mobilises against cuts in official development assistance (France, November 2024) - Credit: Gilles Oger/Action Education
