Africa's Refugee Children

• Prize
• Photographer
  Georgina Goodwin, Kenya
• Studio
  GGI Media
• Website
  http://www.georginagoodwin.com
• Instagram
  ggkenya

Nowhere on Earth are people fleeing their homes than in Africa’s
Great Lakes region. With an average of over 5,500 people a day
in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the total number of
people displaced is now over 4 million, outpacing Syria, Yemen
and Iraq. And yet donor fatigue, geopolitical disinterest and
competing crises means that the Congo is the second lowest
funded of the world’s biggest crises. Tanzania's refugee camps
are overcrowded and underfunded, and yet still better than what
awaits them back home. It is heartbreaking to witness life for
these children.

Georgina Goodwin is a Kenya-based documentary and conservation photographer with over 20 years of experience working across Africa. Her work focuses on community-led conservation, Indigenous knowledge, and the connection between people and place.
Georgina is an Associate Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers, Canon Ambassador 2018-2021, and founder of GGImages Media, where she mentors photographers and champions ethical visual storytelling.

Awards Selected Awards & Recognition
• Remembering Giraffes 2026: Global Winner + image in book publication.
• Siena Photo Awards: Honorable Mention 2026
• British Journal of Photography Portrait of Humanity Award & Grant Winner (2019)
• Siena Photo Awards Finalist 2020
• Paris Photo Prize Px3 Winner 2020
• World Water Day Photo Contest Winner 2019
• International Photography Awards — Multiple Honorable Mentions
• Prix Pictet Photography & Sustainability Nominee 2015
• Kenya Photo Awards — News Photographer of the Year 2013, Daily Life Photographer of the Year 2016