Laura Derache
Chargée de Campagnes & Mobilisation
Press release
Angélica Penagos, recipient of the third Action contre la Faim Grant for a New Humanitarian Perspective
Paris, 31 October 2025 — Action contre la Faim is proud to present the recipient and four runners-up of the third edition of the Grant for a New Humanitarian Perspective, an initiative to support socially engaged multimedia creation that deals with contemporary humanitarian issues. Selected from dozens of international applications, these projects offer sensitive, innovative, profoundly human accounts of the crises happening all over the world.
Angélica Penagos, recipient of the 2025 grant
This year, Angélica Penagos from Colombia won over the jury put together by ACF 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 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 contre la Faim’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 will receive €5,000 and dedicated support to bring her project to life and present it to the public until October 2026.
The 4 finalists in 2025:
Lucien Migne (France) – Afrique de l’Est : les derniers bergers (‘East Africa: The last shepherds’)
A long-term photography series on the pastoral societies of the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya) under threat from climate change. The photographer, immersed in the local communities, captures their day-to-day lives and resilience in the face of dwindling resources.
Geela Garcia (Philippines) – What’s on your plate?
A photography project on child malnutrition in the Philippines, with a focus on family meals in a context of food insecurity. The artist sheds light on nutritional inequalities and families’ financial choices in rural and urban areas.
Khaula Jamil (Pakistan) – Tide, Table, and Care
This sensory documentary project, created on Baba Island (Pakistan), combines photos, videos and audio in order to discuss the effects of the climate on health, nutrition and livelihoods. Four interweaving stories reflect the locals’ problems and adaptation strategies.
Fred Prat (Cameroon) – Fortes, ensemble (‘Strong, together’)
A travelling gallery of portraits of rural women in Cameroon, made using a mobile studio. Through videos, collages and poems, the project celebrates women’s resilience in the face of food, climate and political crises.
For more information on the Grant for a New Humanitarian Perspective, click here, and for any interview requests, please contact: