Village school, Deogarh, Rajasthan, India

Village school, Deogarh, Rajasthan, India

Group of children outside school, Gulmit, Upper Hunza Valley, Pakistan, Asia

Bet Medhane Alem (Saviour of the World), Lalibela, Ethiopia, AfricaLalibelas rock-hewn churches are arguably Ethiopias top attraction, Bet Medhane Alem (Saviour of the World) is the largest rock-hewn church in the world, religious Hermits inhabit caves to this day, Known as Africas Petra

Bet Medhane Alem (Saviour of the World), Lalibela, Ethiopia, AfricaLalibelas rock-hewn churches are arguably Ethiopias top attraction, Bet Medhane Alem (Saviour of the World) is the largest rock-hewn church in the world, religious Hermits inhabit caves to this day, Known as Africas Petra

Bet Medhane Alem (Saviour of the World), Lalibela, Ethiopia, AfricaLalibelas rock-hewn churches are arguably Ethiopias top attraction, Bet Medhane Alem (Saviour of the World) is the largest rock-hewn church in the world, religious Hermits inhabit caves to this day, Known as Africas Petra

Bet Medhane Alem (Saviour of the World), Lalibela, Ethiopia, AfricaLalibelas rock-hewn churches are arguably Ethiopias top attraction, Bet Medhane Alem (Saviour of the World) is the largest rock-hewn church in the world, religious Hermits inhabit caves to this day, Known as Africas Petra

Bet Medhane Alem (Saviour of the World), Lalibela, Ethiopia, AfricaLalibelas rock-hewn churches are arguably Ethiopias top attraction, Bet Medhane Alem (Saviour of the World) is the largest rock-hewn church in the world, religious Hermits inhabit caves to this day, Known as Africas Petra

Bet Medhane Alem (Saviour of the World), Lalibela, Ethiopia, AfricaLalibelas rock-hewn churches are arguably Ethiopias top attraction, Bet Medhane Alem (Saviour of the World) is the largest rock-hewn church in the world, religious Hermits inhabit caves to this day, Known as Africas Petra

Encaenia, university dignitaries passing in front of the Radcliffe Camera, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (U.K.), Europe

Village of Masango, Cibitoke Province, Burundi, Africa

Vancouver Public Library, designed by Moshe Safdie, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Koran class in a village, Guiranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan, Asia

Muslim children learning Quran at Islamic school, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

King's College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Muslim boy learning Quran at Islamic school, with Kufi hat, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Education, botswana. Ramotswa school for deaf children

Students at a mantra chanting school in preparation for temple prayer, Puri, Odisha, India, Asia

Teacher and kids in school classroom, Melabday, Asso Bhole, Danakil Depression, Afar Region, Ethiopia, Africa

Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Europe

View of school girls smiling for camera in traditional Zulu village, Veyane Cultural Village, Khula, Khula Village, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, Africa

View of colourful houses in traditional Zulu village, Veyane Cultural Village, Khula, Khula Village, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, Africa

Uk, chemistry lesson at a sixth form college in london

Young boy writing on blackboard at school, Melabday, Asso Bhole, Danakil Depression, Afar Region, Ethiopia, Africa

A school class being escorted at the entrance to the Nubian Museum in the city of Aswan, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Music University of Hanns Eisler (Hochschule fur Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin), Berlin, Germany, Europe

Taxi driver stops in front of the stairs of University of Havana where Fidel Castro gave his last speech, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Boy at school, morning class room, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Education, indonesia. Mosque school in a village in east jav

Schoolgirls eating packed lunch, Bento, Kagoshima Park, Japan, Asia

Primary school classroom with smiling children, Lapilang, Dolakha, Nepal, Asia

Primary school, girl in classroom with pencil, concept of education and school life, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Education, indonesia. Mosque school in a village in east jav

Primary school, boy with book, concept of education and school life, Lapilang, Dolakha, Nepal, Asia

Primary school, pupils in classroom, Charikot, Dolakha, Nepal, Asia

Primary school, students learning to count on an abacus, Charikot, Dolakha, Nepal, Asia

India. Children attending a catholic school in agondo,

Primary school, girl in classroom, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Education, south africa. Soweto. Library in a primary school

Adult education, south africa. Kwazulu-natal, durban township. Adult education for women

Primary school, boy in classroom, close-up on pencil, concept of education and school life, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Primary school, boy in classroom, close-up on pencil, concept of education and school life, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

India. Children attending a catholic school in agondo,photo julio etchart

University, Lyon, Rhone Valley, France, Europe

Western sahara. Primary school class in polisario camp.

Uk. visiting the hackney city farm in east london

Letras do Porto University, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Porto, Norte, Portugal, Europe

Uk. visiting the hackney city farm in east london

Caleta Portales beach and Federico Santa Maria Technical University in background, Valparaiso, Valparaiso Province, Valparaiso Region, Chile, South America

Young man helping a boy with his homework in Montrouge, France, Europe

Students at a computer demonstration in a class at a rural school, China, Asia

Punting on The Backs, River Cam, Clare College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, Europe

Portrait of a school boy in military uniform, Damascus, Syria, Middle East

Nguen Thi Minh Khai high school, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

New Metropolis Science and Technology Centre, designed by Renzo Piano, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Holland), Europe

Indian Hindu schoolchildren at state school at Kaparda village in Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian Hindu schoolchildren at state school at Kaparda village in Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian Hindu schoolchildren at state school at Kaparda village in Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian Hindu schoolchildren at state school at Kaparda village in Rajasthan, Northern India

Children at Gambian school, The Gambia, West Africa, Africa

Portrait of a schoolgirl, Tobago, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Indian schoolchildren attending school at Doeli in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, Northern India

Children at Gambian school, The Gambia, West Africa, Africa

Pah Oh minority children in local village school, Pattap Poap near Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

African primary school, children in the classroom, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

African primary school, young girl in the class room, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

African primary school, young girl in the class room, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Nurunnaim Mosque, Muslim children learning at Islamic school, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Students at Peace Park, Hiroshima, Hiroshima prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

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

Schoolchildren learning about coffee, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

India. Dancing girls. Mary matha bala bhavan, a girls orphanage run by syro-malabar catholic missionary sisters of mary immaculate (msmi), chamal village, thamarassery diocese, khozikode, kerala. 2007

India. Study and reading time, helped by sister bincy joseph.Mary Matha bala bhavan, a girls orphanage run by syro-malabar catholic missionary sisters of mary immaculate (msmi), chamal village, thamarassery diocese, khozikode, kerala. 2007

Cambodia sen sok primary school. anlon knang, a resettlement area outside phnom penh where poor people were moved when their inner city slum was developed

India. Study and reading time, helped by sister jane thennattil (director).Mary Matha bala bhavan, a girls orphanage run by syro-malabar catholic missionary sisters of mary immaculate (msmi), chamal village, thamarassery diocese, khozikode, kerala. 2007

Ethiopia boys chanting geez prayers. Mihur eyesus orthodox monastery, gurage

Education, ethiopia. Elementary school at meki

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

Thailand steven moses, director of nccm, with burmese refugee children at school, mae sot

Drugs, bulgaria teenagers at drug awareness program in high school no. 35, sofia

Ethiopia science class for 10th grade at the lazarist catholic high school addis ababa

Ethiopia catholic elementary school at adaga, irop, tigray

Philippines a high school in quezon city, manila

Ghana children eating luncg supplied by crs bolgatanga

Thailand girl in muslim school, pattani

South sudan lutaya primary school, constructed and financed by jesuit refugee services since 2005, yei. lesson taking place in one of the classrooms. some classes have over 100 children. most classes do not have desks or seats. children often bring their own stools to sit on

Kenya. Primary school children of christ the king catholic school, kibera, a slum of nairobi

Education, somalia. Eyl is a town in somalias puntland state. The prominent clan in eyl district are yonis idiris, a sub-clan of isse mahamud, which in turn is a sub-clan of majeerteen. Eyl is near the hafun peninsula, the location of most of somalias casualties from the 2004 indian ocean tsunami., the tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

Kenya. Christ the king catholic secondary school, kibera, a slum of nairobi

Eyl is a town in somalias puntland state. The prominent clan in eyl district are yonis idiris, a sub-clan of isse mahamud, which in turn is a sub-clan of majeerteen. Eyl is near the education, somalia. Hafun peninsula, the location of most of somalias casualties from the 2004 indian ocean tsunami., the tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

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

Vietnam yen mo tu commune primary school, ninh binh province. this is one of several schools in this region of northern vietnam where crs in cooperation with the local education authorities has implemented inclusive education practices, whereby children with mental or physical disabilities are integrated into the normal primary schools. crs provides special training for the teachers to help them. the image shows 13-year-old pham thi bich ngoc (in pink jacket) who suffers from cerebral palsy and is intergrated into a class of 11-year-olds. her teacher nguyen thi mund is seen here helping her with an alphabet exercise

Vietnam yen mo tu commune primary school, ninh binh province. this is one of several schools in this region of northern vietnam where crs in cooperation with the local education authorities has implemented inclusive education practices, whereby children with mental or physical disabilities are integrated into the normal primary schools. crs provides special training for the teachers to help them. the image shows 13-year-old pham thi bich ngoc (in pink jacket) who suffers from cerebral palsy and is intergrated into a class of 11-year-olds. her teacher nguyen thi mund is seen here helping her with an alphabet exercise

Bangladesh a group of women of the garo tribal minority attend a session of instruction about fish farming from a specialist at haluaghat, mymensingh region

Ethiopia day care pre-school run by good shepherd sisters for needy children, addis ababa

Thailand burmese muslim refugee school at mae sot

India. Girls working in vegetable plot. Mary matha bala bhavan, a girls orphanage run by syro-malabar catholic missionary sisters of mary immaculate (msmi), chamal village, thamarassery diocese, khozikode, kerala. 2007

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

Ethiopia children praying and eating lunch at the bethlehem centre pre school and day care, addis ababa

Thailand our school muslim school for burmese refugees, mae sot