Water is a family affair

For millions of people around the globe, water, sanitation and hygiene conditions have improved. Still, in 2015, 663 million people are using unsafe drinking water. Ashley Gilbertson photographed in seven countries for UNICEF, making portraits of families and their daily water use.

Contributions: Concept, project management, photo edit

Photographer: Ashley Gilbertson

Writer: Kristin Taylor

Refugees in Europe: Then and Now

Seven decades after World War II, refugees fleeing conflict continue to seek safety beyond their homelands.

Contributions: Concept, photo reseaerch, photo edit

Writer: Kristin Taylor

Every child deserves a fair chance. A childhood. A future.

Every year, 1 million babies take their first and last breaths on the day they are born. Another 2.6 million are stillborn. The vast majority of these deaths are preventable.

Contributions: Concept, project management, photo edit

Photographer: Ilvy Njiokiktjien 

What a difference a year makes!

For a baby, the first year is an amazing time of growth and discovery. Meet four babies, from four countries, who thrived this past year.

Contributions: Concept, project management, photo edit

Photographer: Ilvy Njiokiktjien, Anush Babajanyan 

Dads in the delivery room

The first 1,000 days of children’s lives are the most significant for their growth and development. Fathers play a critical role in this process.

Contributions: Concept, project management, photo edit

Photographer: Adriana Zehbrauskas

Writer: Olga Chambers / Kristin Taylor

Supporting parents to bring up happy and healthy children

How early childhood development centres are helping parents from Bangladesh and Paraguay to Rwanda and South Africa.

Contributions: Concept, project management, photo edit

Photographer: Brian Sokol

Writer: Adriane Brune

It hurts but it works!

Immunization saves up to 3 million lives each year.

Contributions: Photo research, photo edit

Writer: Olga Chambers