Songkran Water Festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Boy running with arms raised on tropical beach, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia

Little boy playing with model plane

Two young boys and their horses play in the ocean in Nihiwatu, Sumba, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Two young boys and their horses play in the ocean in Nihiwatu, Sumba, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Moroccan people playing street games in Place Djemaa El Fna, the famous square in Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Young people jumping from boat into sea, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia

Young mother and inquisitive one year old toddler son in a woodland, Cutteridge Wood, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Guru getting flower petals thrown over his face during the Flower Holi Festival, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Children from Rangamati, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh, Asia

Boys water fight, Tukad Unda dam, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Boys water fight, Tukad Unda dam, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Budapest Outdoor Ice Rink in Varosliget with Vajdahunyad Castle in the background, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Blackpool Tower, Blackpool Beach, Blackpool Central Pier with holidaymakers and tourists, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Blackpool Tower, Blackpool Beach, Blackpool Central Pier with holidaymakers and tourists, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Silhouette of mother taking pictures of children at sunset, Vashon Island, Washington State, United States of America, North America

Kids playing soccer at ruins in Antigua, Guatemala, Central America

Kids playing in floating orbs, Hemispheric Buildings, City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain, Europe

Children at Holi celebration in Goverdan, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Two children running hand in hand down a sunlit alley, France, Europe

Young boys jumping over a wood fire beside the Cathedral St. Marka, Korcula old town, Korcula island, Croatia, Southeast Europe

Young boys jumping over a wood fire beside the Cathedral St. Marka, Korcula old town, Korcula island, Croatia, Southeast Europe

Assamese village women in Assam state dress, performing knife dance in front of villagers, Sualkuchi district, Assam, India, Asia

Assamese village women in Assam state dress, performing knife dance in front of villagers, Sualkuchi district, Assam, India, Asia

Boy riding with a goat on the back of his motorbike, Abeche, Chad

Roller skating, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), North Korea, Asia

Young boy with Icelandic pony on Heimaey Island, Iceland

Pygmy man dancing, Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

Kids cycling, Mallorca, Balearic islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

Children of Tighza village playing with a ball, Ounila River valley, Ouarzazate Province, region of Draa-Tafilalet, Morocco

Family with two boys having fun running together on idyllic beach, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Kids on a SUP in the turquoise waters of the Formentor Peninsula, Mallorca, Balearic islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

Boys in canoe, Sangha River, Dzanga Sangha National Park, UNESCO, Central African Republic

Cheerful parents with sons having fun running on an idyllic empty beach, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Young boy flying a kite in the enclosure of the Amman Citadel (Jabal al-Qal'a), historic site located on top of a hill in the heart of Amman, Jordan, Middle East

A boy swims in a clear alpine lake, Val di Mello (Mello Valley), Valmasino, Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Woman and cute little boy having fun running on a palm fringed beach, Antigua, Caribbean, West Indies

Fairgoers wait for a swinging gondola to start with two Ferris wheels in the background, Pushkar Fair, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Boy being thrown in the air during the Holi Pigment Throwing festival in Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Primary school classroom full of students, Houy Mieng village, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Skating, Cologne Christmas Market, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Yaka tribe practising a ritual dance, Mbandane, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

Yaka tribe practising a ritual dance, Mbandane, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

Yaka tribe practising a ritual dance, Mbandane, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

Yaka tribe practising a ritual dance, Mbandane, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

Blumenrad, Ferris Wheel, Wurstelprater Amusement Park, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Skating, Cologne Christmas Market, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Silhouettes of children looking at fishes, Aquarium of Den Bla Planet, Kastrup, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe

School children at the end of the day at school, Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Monks of Wat Damnak, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Young kids having fun at the Antsanitian Beach Resort, Mahajanga, Madagascar, Africa

Indonesia a kindergarten in banda aceh which lost many of children to tsunami, been rebuilt. schools director halimah anwar bustam (seen here in foreground) describes horrors suffered: area kids came from completely flattened by waves. On that fateful sunday children were in their homes, or many were already on beach having. So many died that morning. It devastating. Only we getting things back together, very grateful to helping with reconstruction of damaged building. staff give up a portion of their (already) salaries to sponsor poor children from outlying villages to come to school. structure includes offices staff, a library, prayer room wheelchair accessible classroom.__ Photograph taken in banda aceh, -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devasted much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour

Education, taiwan. A school for children with special needs, tainan. Children at the school acting a play

Education, taiwan. A school for children with special needs, tainan. Children at the school acting a play

Myanmar school children enjoying a of game, myitkyina, a largely kachin community in north burma near chinese border

Education, taiwan. A school for children with special needs, tainan

Japan - playground, tokyo

CAMBODIA Nat Sokatt (4), son of Sovat Komsonath and Say Choun, playing with hoop, Ban Bung village, Stung Treng district

Education, taiwan. A school for children with special needs, tainan

Cambodia childrens center at anlon kgnan. young children playing with toys

Uganda boys playing footbal, kayunga district

Riding bicycle,like a bike, in spring, gossau zh, zuerich, switzerlan

Tuvaluan children leaping into the sea on Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu, Pacific

Tuvaluan children leaping into the sea on Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu, Pacific

Tuvaluan children leaping into the sea on Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu, Pacific

Storm waves breaking over the sea wall at Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Children playing on a bouncy castle

Boys playing conkers, Angus, Scotland

Young boy having underwater fun in the family pool, Guararema, Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

People dodging storm waves breaking over the sea wall at Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tuvaluan children leaping into the sea on Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu, Pacific

Young African boy playing football in the school yard. Guly Town, northern Uganda. Gulu Town, Uganda, East Africa

Two African boys committed to the tackle, playing football in the school yard. Gulu Town, Northern Uganda. . Gulu Town, Uganda, East Africa

An IDP camp (internally displaced people) in Amuru district of Northern Uganda has been created to accommodate the mass of Ugandan refugees fleeing the LRA (Lords Resistance Army) who are fighting the Ugandan government and its people. With little to do for the children, foreign visitors are a welcome distraction and they are really happy to see you. Amuru, Uganda, East Africa

An IDP camp (internally displaced people) in Amuru district of Northern Uganda has been created to accommodate the mass of Ugandan refugees fleeing the LRA (Lords Resistance Army) who are fighting the Ugandan government and its people. Inside one of the classrooms, the children are more interested in the camera than study. Amuru, Uganda, East Africa

Young girl and boy playing in stream, Whitesands Beach, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

Rockpooling, Marloes Sands, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

Rockpooling, Marloes Sands, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

Rockpooling, Marloes Sands, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

Local boys from the rural village of Keechen, Rajasthan, India

Young boy having underwater fun in the family pool, Guararema, Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

Tuvaluan children leaping into the sea on Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu, Pacific

Mother and young son running on beach, Broad Haven South, Stackpole, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

Two mothers pushing pushchairs and children on beach, Broad Haven South, Stackpole, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

Rockpooling, Marloes Sands, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

Mother and son and daughter playing in sand dunes, Broad Haven South, Stackpole, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

Rockpooling, Marloes Sands, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Three young boys playing in dunes, Broad Haven South, Stackpole, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

Boy running at water's edge, West Dale

Coasteering, St. Non's Bay, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

Rockpooling, Marloes Sands, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

Young boy having underwater fun in the family pool, Guararema, Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

Rockpooling, Marloes Sands, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

Mother and young son running on beach, Broad Haven South, Stackpole, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

Young boy in sand dunes, Broad Haven South, Stackpole, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

Building sandcastle, Marloes Sands, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

Rockpooling, Marloes Sands, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

Young boy being towed on boogie board

Rockpooling, Marloes Sands, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

A young boy sledging down a grassy bank