Todd Shapera

Women volunteer at a seed nursery near their village in a deforested region of the Guatemalan Highlands. Many seedlings are Guama, a fast growing species that helps provide shade for their corn crops in the mountains surrounding their communities, and helps augment depleted fuel wood supplies. © 2009 Todd Shapera

Judges' Comment: A simple and engaging interaction with village life.

Micah Albert

Kikuyus find shelter from the rain at the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees camp near Eldoret, the largest camp in Kenya during the post-election unrest. © 2008 Micah Albert

Judges' Comment: A sharp background framed by soft silhouettes help to convey the dynamic sense of place within the image.

Healthcare Providers - HIFA2015 Award

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Ben Barber/USAID                                 

A woman, pregnant with her fifth child, listens as a volunteer health worker tells her about sanitation, health and the preparation for delivery in Nepal.

Judges’ Comment: ‘I like the combination of featuring a healthcare provider, physical 'information' in the form of the flipchart, and the fact that the healthcare provider is dressed in similar clothes to the pregnant woman.’
 
‘It is again a lovely composition which conveys a relationship between the 2 women and when you read the caption it underlines that so much of health care provision is simply conveying good information to engage and empower people, especially women to help themselves and care for their families; and the role of volunteers in this who are trusted by communities, trained by professional health workers and given an appropriate tool/visual aid.’  - HIFA2015      

PhotoID: 2009-1118                 

Healthcare Providers - HIFA2015 Award

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Category Highlights

Ben Barber/USAID                                 

A woman, pregnant with her fifth child, listens as a volunteer health worker tells her about sanitation, health and the preparation for delivery in Nepal.

Judges’ Comment: ‘I like the combination of featuring a healthcare provider, physical 'information' in the form of the flipchart, and the fact that the healthcare provider is dressed in similar clothes to the pregnant woman.’
 
‘It is again a lovely composition which conveys a relationship between the 2 women and when you read the caption it underlines that so much of health care provision is simply conveying good information to engage and empower people, especially women to help themselves and care for their families; and the role of volunteers in this who are trusted by communities, trained by professional health workers and given an appropriate tool/visual aid.’  - HIFA2015  

PhotoID: 2009-1118                        

UNFPA/Pearl Sankhla, India

In Rajasthan, India, an elderly woman advises young women in her village to space their children. Here she is explaining the benefits of their husbands using Nirodh - a popular brand of condoms in India. © 2009 UNFPA/Pearl Sankhla, India, Courtesy of Photoshare

Judges’ Comment: A striking and compelling image. Rich and engaging light, detail, and perspective. Captures family planning, and a reminder of rural health workers’ efforts. 

 PhotoID: 2009-749

Micah Albert

A youth-run HIV/AIDS center provides voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) in Chad. © 2008 Micah Albert  

Judges' Comment: This image tells a very powerful story. It shows the scope of the problem of AIDS as it reveals the abject poverty of those affected in Africa. Very compelling with good use of lighting.

 PhotoID: 2009-270

Malaria

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Somenath Mukhopadhyay

A young girl suffering from malaria lies inside a bed net in the village of Birbhum, India. © 2008 Somenath Mukhopadhyay

Judges' Comment: A captivating candid gaze.  A stern reminder of Malaria's effect on generations.  

 PhotoID: 2009-692

Taylor Weidman

A group of students at a rural school in Ghana with no access to electricity gather in a classroom before a presentation on how to use their new lamps. This school was chosen to receive playground equipment that can be used to charge lanterns, allowing the students to study at night. © 2009 Taylor Weidman

Judges’ Comment: Well composed image, highlighting a positive initiative and beneficial aspects of renewable energy’s impact on the environment. 

 PhotoID: 2009-935

Todd Shapera

Women volunteer at a seed nursery near their village in a deforested region of the Guatemalan Highlands. Many seedlings are Guama, a fast growing species that helps provide shade for their corn crops in the mountains surrounding their communities, and helps augment depleted fuel wood supplies. © 2009 Todd Shapera

Judges' Comment: An elegant and engaging interaction with village life.

 ImageID: 2009-633

Micah Albert

Kikuyus find shelter from the rain at the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees camp near Eldoret, the largest camp in Kenya during the post-election unrest. © 2008 Micah Albert

Judges' Comment: Deep details and ominous silhouettes confirm and convey the dynamic sense of place within the image.

PhotoID: 2009-265

Suleiman Mbatiah

Villagers line up to receive relief food from NGOs and well-wishers in Kajiado District, south of Kenya's capital, Nairobi. Most of the community members are pastoralists and have since lost thousands of their livestock due to a drought that affected the country. © 2009 Suleiman Mbatiah

Judges' Comment:  Visual impact. A clear look at the always stark unmet need in crisis response and disaster relief.

PhotoID: 2009-434

Paul Jeffrey

Health workers weigh and measure a child as part of a wellness program at the Shungu Memorial Health Center in Kamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo. © 2008 Paul Jeffrey

Judges' Comment: An amazing view and vital service!

PhotoID: 2009-847

Sudipto Das/TOI

Seven families of leather factory workers cram into a single room at a slum in Kolkata, India. Each family has a chowki (wooden cot) in the 10 ft x 7 ft room. © 2009 Sudipto Das/TOI

Judges' Comment: A layered image with a consuming impact. The image is dense and seemingly impossible, engaging in its intimate space.

 PhotoID: 2009-518

Healthcare Providers

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UNFPA/R.N. Mittal

An auxiliary nurse and midwife (ANM) provides health services to a pregnant woman in Rajasthan, India. The ANM lives in a room above the health center of the tiny village so she is available at all hours to attend to those who need her help. © 2009 UNFPA/RN Mittal, India, Courtesy of Photoshare

PhotoID: 2009-750

Daniel Kasansula

A health provider demonstrates the use of the moon bead method for family planning at a health fair in Uganda. © 2008 Daniel Kasansula

PhotoID: 2009-411

Nate Miller

Condom awareness at carnival in Huambo, Angola. "Without a condom, don't do it. Protect yourself." © 2008 Nate Miller

PhotoID: 2009-192

Malaria

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Nate Miller

A woman and child with their new mosquito net in Dangbo, Benin, which experiences large-scale flooding every rainy season. Long-lasting insecticide treated nets provided by the President's Malaria Initiative were provided to every family in the area. © 2009 Nate Miller

PhotoID: 2009-193

Bonex Julius

An adolescent boy displays a small hydro station he made to power his radio and light his quarters in Mtuluma village, Zomba district, southern Malawi. He uses an old radio cassette motor and running water from a mountain stream near his village. © 2009 Bonex Julius

PhotoID: 2009-235

Danilo O. Victoriano Jr.

Farmers in the Philippines bear the burden of widespread infestation of Golden Kuhol (apple snail), which damages rice plants, results in harvest loss, and leads to additional expenses for insecticide. An invasive alien species from South America brought to the Philippines in the early 80’s, the snail started as an aquarium pet and food source of high nutritive value for both humans and farm animals, but later become a major pest that can devour a whole rice paddy overnight. © 2009 Danilo O. Victoriano Jr.

PhotoID: 2009-953

Akshay Sharma

An elderly woman exercises her franchise during the Indian General Elections in 2009. It was the world's biggest democratic exercise in which nearly one billion people selected one person to lead the country. © 2009 Akshay Sharma

PhotoID: 2009-217

Jan Sochor  

Haitian children wait in line for food at Saint Claire, an education and feeding center, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. © 2008 Jan Sochor   

PhotoID: 2009-241

Marily Knieriemen/ Helen Keller International

Village volunteers in Diffa, Niger, speak with a mothers’ group about feeding their children foods rich in vitamin A. © 2008 Marily Knieriemen/ Helen Keller International

PhotoID: 2009-852

Virginia Lamprecht

A mother and Infant at Lugoda Hospital, a private hospital owned by Unilever Tea Tanzania. The hospital provides high quality care for over 6,000 employees, their families and communities surrounding the tea estate. This mother and child are waiting to see their health provider for a well child visit. © 2008 Virginia Lamprecht

PhotoID: 2009-1134