University clocktower, Mumbai, India, Asia

Government painting school, Hanoi, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Henry B. Plant Museum, University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, North America

Nursery school, Ziguinchor, Casamance, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Primary school, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Aerial view over All Souls College, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

William Marsh Rice statue in Rice University, Uptown District, Houston, Texas, United States of America, North America

Primary school in Africa, Hevie, Benin, West Africa, Africa

Primary school in Africa, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Primary school in Africa, Hevie, Benin, West Africa, Africa

Primary school in Africa, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Old School buildings from Kings College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Local school in the volcanic caldera, Fogo (Fire), Cape Verde Islands, Africa

Local school in the volcanic caldera, Fogo (Fire), Cape Verde Islands, Africa

Winchester College from cathedral tower, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Village school near Banjul, Gambia, West Africa, Africa

Village school near Banjul, Gambia, West Africa, Africa

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America, North America

College des Bernardins, Paris, France, Europe

Nob Hill Hall in Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California, United States of America, North America

Tailoring workshop in a Catholic high school, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Primary school in Africa, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Primary school in Africa, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

African schoolchildren, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Tailoring workshop, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Primary school in Africa, Hevie, Benin, West Africa, Africa

Primary school in Africa, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Primary school in Africa, Hevie, Benin, West Africa, Africa

Lawn and chapel, King's College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Imperial College, Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Painting on the front wall of a medical dispensary, Joal, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Primary school, Taroudan, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Geisel Library in University College San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America, North America

KIng's College, taken from the Backs, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Rice University, Uptown District, Houston, Texas, United States of America, North America

University Trinity College, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Catholic nun teaching in a secondary school, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Primary school in Africa, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Pembroke College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium, University of Arizona, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, United States of America, North America

School kids in a school in the remote area of Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India, India, Asia

Girls studying in a medersa (koranic school), Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Primary school in Africa, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Primary school in Africa, Hevie, Benin, West Africa, Africa

Primary school in Africa, Hevie, Benin, West Africa, Africa

Primary school, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Primary school in Africa, Hevie, Benin, West Africa, Africa

Primary school in Africa, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Tailoring workshop, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

St. Edmunds Cottage, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Local school, Nekena village, Mali, Africa

Christian school, Annecy, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Secondary school in Africa, Hevie, Benin, West Africa, Africa

College des Bernardins, Paris, France, Europe

Muslim schoolchildren, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Natural History Museum, Oporto University, Oporto, Portugal, Europe

Primary school in Africa, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

United States Naval Acadamy, Annapolis, Maryland, United States of America, North America

AIDS prevention poster, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a force that can attract as a magnet to the tengir forces. Tuvshintugs dorj (in yellow) carries the status of a ?Royal Shaman,? Meaning that he can channel three-quarters or more of the hundred tengir energies. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a the shamans often wear a ?light-protecting visor? Over their eyes. The radiance of the celestial spirits can be extremely strong, and this protects the onlookers from the blast of light when the celestial spirits enter the body of the shaman. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a the shamans often wear a ?light-protecting visor? Over their eyes. The radiance of the celestial spirits can be extremely strong, and this protects the onlookers from the blast of light when the celestial spirits enter the body of the shaman. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Slovenia, Ljubljana (Lubiana), The Reading Room In The University Library

Reading Room, National Library, Vienna, Austria

Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a force that can attract as a magnet to the tengir forces. Tuvshintugs dorj carries the status of a ?Royal Shaman,? Meaning that he can channel three-quarters or more of the hundred tengir energies. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a the shamans often wear a ?light-protecting visor? Over their eyes. The radiance of the celestial spirits can be extremely strong, and this protects the onlookers from the blast of light when the celestial spirits enter the body of the shaman. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Pupils in uniform going to school with notebooks in plastic bags, in the area of Kisoro, near the Rwanda border, Uganda, East Africa, Africa

13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time. Tov province, mongolia

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

TANZANIA Saint Joseph's Millenium Secondary School, Dar es Salaam. photograph by Sean Sprague

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

Students entering Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

School girl, Goa, India, Asia

Students entering Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico) Library, architect Juan O'Gorman, Mexico City, Mexico, North America

Harrow School, Harrow, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Women constructing solar cookers at the Barefoot College in Tilonia, Rajasthan, India. The Barefoot College is a worldwide charity, founded by Bunker Roy, its aims are, education, drinking water, electrification through solar power, skill development, health, women empowerment and the upliftment of rural people. The use of the cookers, vastly reduces the amount of fire wood women have to go out and collect from the forest.

Women welding joints during the construction of solar cookers at the Barefoot College in Tilonia, Rajasthan, India. The Barefoot College is a worldwide charity, founded by Bunker Roy, its aims are, education, drinking water, electrification through solar power, skill development, health, women empowerment and the upliftment of rural people. Solar cookers save women having to walk to the froest to cut down wood for cooking, thus saving the forests, and a daily chore for woman.

Women on a solar workshop, learning how to make solar lanters at the Barefoot College in Tilonia, Rajasthan, India. The Barefoot College is a worldwide charity, founded by Bunker Roy, its aims are, education, drinking water, electrification through solar power, skill development, health, women empowerment and the upliftment of rural people. Many of the women are iliterate or semi literate. They are trained from countries all over the world, so that they can take their skills back and cascade the learning.

A disabled women making nappies at the Barefoot College in Tilonia, Rajasthan, India. The Barefoot College is a worldwide charity, founded by Bunker Roy, its aims are, education, drinking water, electrification through solar power, skill development, health, women empowerment and the upliftment of rural people.

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

Vietnam unexploded ordnance, both bombs dropped by americans and land mines laid by both sides during the vietnam war, remain a big problem in central vietnam for children and adults alike. in response, crs has implemented a mine risk education program in quang tri province near the former khe sanh battlefield. this image shows the yard of a scrap metal merchant in tan hop. 80% of the steel comes from bombs, either exploded or unexploded. collecting and selling scarp metal has for long been an income for many poor people in the area

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

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

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

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