Grant for a new humanitarian perspective

Action Against Hunger is launching the fourth edition of its Grant for a new humanitarian perspective. 

This year, the selected project will receive a €5,000 grant to support work that has been completed or is currently underway on the humanitarian theme: food systems and nutrition. This theme, which is common to all projects, must relate to our areas of expertise and concern one of the countries where Action Against Hunger France operates: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, France, Iraq, Jordan, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Chad, Ukraine, Yemen and Zimbabwe. 

As well as showcasing the candidates’ work, the main aim is to raise the visibility of the people we work with and for, and the realities they face wherever we intervene. 

By promoting new ways of seeing—ways that move beyond conventional representations, towards fairer, more inclusive, and more ethical approaches—this grant seeks to foster a more balanced exchange with the people portrayed.

This international call for projects is free and open to all photographers, video artists, and content creators (including illustrators, designers, animators, etc.). A single project—either individual or collective—will be awarded, based on its innovation in storytelling and production.

In September/October 2026, a multidisciplinary internal jury will meet to select the winning project. The work will be presented digitally—and possibly physically—from October 2027.

Contact us: boursemultimedia@actioncontrelafaim.org

All application documents are available below.

Deadline for applications : 31 August 2026 at midnight

WINNING PROJECTS FROM PREVIOUS EDITIONS

1st edition

The winning project from the first edition used 360° video to give protagonists a direct voice in representing their reality and daily struggle with poverty and hunger.
Mentored by Cristina De Middel, President of Magnum Photos, the laureates presented Invisible Hunger at Cité Fertile in October 2024.
This immersive work, filmed in Montreuil and Marseille (France), blended animation and 360° camerawork to share Raheema and Omar’s lived experiences. Each protagonist filmed their own daily life using a 360° camera and, through the use of animation, invited viewers into their inner world—beyond what a camera alone can capture.
The exhibition featured a sensory scenography and virtual reality experience, allowing visitors to step into the protagonists’ perspectives.

2th edition

The winning project of the second edition, currently in progress, is Un jour, tout ça finira (One Day, This Will All End) by Jean de Dieu Boukanga Yaladakpa—a Central African cultural journalist who has worked with the Music in Africa Foundation and Radio France Internationale (RFI).
This podcast series, produced in the Central African Republic, seeks to give a voice to those affected by war. The jury was particularly drawn to the use of audio, a medium with broad reach in Africa, where radio plays a key role in information sharing and public awareness—making the project widely accessible.
The work is being developed under the mentorship of Azu Nwagbogu, curator and founder/director of LagosPhoto Festival, an international photography festival held annually in Nigeria.

3rd edition 

For the 3rd edition, Angélica Penagos from Colombia won over the jury put together by the association with her project Bocados de solidaridad (‘Bites of solidarity’). It is an interactive collage-comic that combines documentary photography and augmented reality and looks at the migration crisis in the Darién Gap (Colombia/Panama) through the stories of migrants about to cross the jungle – or who have already come out the other side – and of the nuns there to offer them food and support. In short, it is an immersive piece that brings together intimate accounts and contextual information.

With Action Against Hunger’s support, this project seeks to reinvent the humanitarian narrative through an ethical, sensitive, socially engaged perspective on the realities on the ground. The recipient received €5,000 and dedicated support to bring her project to life. She will present it to the public in October 2026.