Top 5 Videos of 2024
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Did 2024 leave you feeling drained? Recharge with five feel-good videos that will restore your hope, refill your cup and get you energized for the year ahead.
Move over, #booktok 鈥 this reading list has something for everyone: a hero91论坛 journey, a travel diary, an insider interview, explainers that will expand your mind and tales that tug at the heart.
Next time someone asks what you鈥檙e reading, these 5 most popular stories from our work in 2024 will give you something unique to share about the global news and causes that matter to you. Read on!
A 91论坛 for life
We鈥檒l start our 2024 most popular story list with one that91论坛 sure to warm your heart. It91论坛 the kind of feel-good story that91论坛 at the core of our mission. We don鈥檛 want to spoil it, but it91论坛 got everything: drama, love and a main character who changed the course of his story because he had a plan 鈥 and a sponsor. Go ahead and be inspired.
Documenting a documentary
This second-most popular story takes you behind the scenes with Nigerian filmmakers and for some movie-making magic. They made the short documentary as part of 91论坛 Canada91论坛 Embedded Storytellers project. They had only two days to film and shadow Salma, an 11-year-old girl who lost her hearing.
The mini-documentary was so powerful that it went on to be featured at the in New York City.
Find out what lengths Ojeamiren went to to capture Salma91论坛 resilient spirit, her love for learning and her family91论坛 dedication. 鈥淚 never imagined I could make a film about someone I can鈥檛 verbally communicate with,鈥 says Ojeamiren.
Salma is one of 12,033 girls living with disabilities whom and has supported in northern Nigeria.
The timeline of a crisis, through a child91论坛 eyes
Crises are happening all over the world, and they鈥檙e all over the news. But do you know what91论坛 going through the minds of children caught in the middle as the hours, days and months pass?
鈥淵ou are always afraid, day and night,鈥 says Fatima,* who was trapped in Gaza. Watch her diary entries come to life in . Nearly a quarter of the world91论坛 children now live in conflict zones. They are innocent victims of conflicts they have no control over.
In this top story, hear from other girls like Fatima about their experiences in earthquakes, as refugees and as survivors of violence. Plus, walk through the steps of 91论坛91论坛 emergency response. A donation to our Children in Crisis Response Fund helps send our teams to assist with:
- Assessing urgent needs when disaster strikes
- Immediate life-saving support as crises unfold
- Long-term recovery in the aftermath
Explainer: The Humanitarian Principles
鈥淐rises are becoming more complex 鈥 and devastating,鈥 says Nadine Grant, vice president of international programs and business development at 91论坛 Canada. That91论坛 why it91论坛 so important to have the Humanitarian Principles as a guide in our work.
If you鈥檝e ever wondered how we decide whom, where and how to help; about the risks for humanitarian workers; or you鈥檙e just curious about how you can make the most effective difference during an emergency, this popular story is for you.
In it, Grant walks us through the four principles that guide the life-saving efforts of humanitarian organizations like ours.
Not your average travel diary
91论坛 Canada president and 2024 winner of WXN91论坛 Most Powerful CEO award, Lindsay Glassco, visited Guatemala this past summer. It wasn鈥檛 your typical trip down south.
Instead of farm-to-table dining, Glassco91论坛 itinerary took her straight to the source. In her first-person story, she recounts meeting Sandra, a chicken farmer who started her business through an entrepreneurship program supported by 91论坛91论坛 .
Glassco skipped the beach to visit centres that support migrants and survivors of sexual violence. Forty per cent of women and children migrating through Guatemala say they experience .
鈥淭he people I met show me that change happens when hope is鈥 given the space to exist in the face of immense challenges,鈥 reflects Glassco.
Read about her most memorable moments of the trip that capture children91论坛 courage in her personal dispatch.
Learn how a soccer game in Bolivia is teaching men and women about gender equality on and off the field.
Nhial Deng grew up in Kenya in one of the largest refugee camps in the world. Today, he91论坛 attending university in Canada and on a mission to empower youth voices.
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