Woman carrying firewood on her head, Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

A female farmer carries long grass on her head to feed her cow, Uganda, Africa

A local woman walking while carrying a can on her head and a pot in her hand, Corfu Island, Greek Islands

Back view of a Nuer woman carrying a wicker cradle or crib on her head, Itang region, Ilubador state, Ethiopia, Africa

Old woman carries palm leaves on her head, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Portrait of a peasant with pipe, typical white head band, carrying a wicker basket, in Sichuan, China, Asia

Statues including the Emperor Constantine and St. Denis carrying his head, Virgin's Gate, west front, Notre Dame Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Paris, France, Europe

Heavy loads of washing carried on head to be washed in river, Uganda, East Africa, Africa

Women on dirt road carrying water on head, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Women carrying platter with corn on head, Sotouboua, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Woman carrying washing on her head, Uganda, East Africa, Africa

Young girl with water jar on head, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

A WWF project to supply electricity to a remote island in the Sunderbans, a low lying area of the Ganges Delta in Eastern India, that is very vulnerable to sea level rise. Prior to this project the subsistence farmers had no access to electricity. The project involves charging large batteries from solar panels. Each villager collects a battery to run household lighting, and returns to the recharging station once a week to recharge their battery. This shot shows women carrying the heavy batteries (20Kg) from the charging station.

A WWF project to supply electricity to a remote island in the Sunderbans, a low lying area of the Ganges Delta in Eastern India, that is very vulnerable to sea level rise. Prior to this project the subsistence farmers had no access to electricity. The project involves charging large batteries from solar panels. Each villager collects a battery to run household lighting, and returns to the recharging station once a week to recharge their battery. This shot shows women carrying the heavy batteries (20Kg) from the charging station.

African woman carrying gourd on head, Banjul, Gambia, West Africa, Africa

In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedneted floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of alnd, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows a displaced women carrying water in the refugee camp of Chiteskesa refugee camp, near Mulanje.

India - religion - christian cyril mar baselios, head of syro-malankar catholics, at perunada

Guatemala street seller carrying food on head. pedro sacatepequez

Indonesia women carrying food offerings to temple. Hindu ceremony near klungkung on full moon. Bali

Rice crops harvested, and being carried by hand in the Sunderbans, Ganges, Delta, India.

Indonesia woman walking along road carrying food offerings to temple, on hedr head, during hindu ceremony near klungkung on full moon. Bali

Woman carrying fish on her head, Majunga, Madagascar, Africa

Old woman with basket of vegetables on head, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Indonesia woman walking along road carrying food offerings to temple, on hedr head, during hindu ceremony near klungkung on full moon. Bali

Burundi woman and her son carrying water from a stand pipe located 300 metres from their home.

Woman carrying local produce on her head, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Man carrying reeds on his head in Guludo village in the Quirimbas National Park in northern Mozambique, Africa

Burundi woman and her son carrying water from a stand pipe located 300 metres from their home.

Indonesia women carrying food offerings to temple. Hindu ceremony near klungkung on full moon. Bali

African girl carrying sack on head, Banjul, Gambia, West Africa, Africa

East timor. Woman carrying plastic bowl and umbrella, kefua village, oecussi-ambeno

Gypsy woman carrying sack on head, Goa, India, Asia

Woman in sari carrying water jar on her head, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Paddlers carry their kayak to the start point for Downriver challenge. Paddlers race from a Le Mans style mass start, head to head down a stretch of challenging class 4 whitewater. Trisuli, Nepal

Paddlers carry their kayak to the start point for Downriver challenge. Paddlers race from a Le Mans style mass start, head to head down a stretch of challenging class 4 whitewater. Trisuli, Nepal

Indonesia woman carrying offerings at hindu ceremony near klungkung on full moon. Bali

The pipe carrying water from Coedty reservoir to Dolgarrog Hydro Power Station in Snowdonia, North Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Domestic duties in Uganda include finding wood for burning and domestic improvements. Here a group of African women are carrying the load back on their heads. Gulu Town, Uganda, East Africa

Old woman in bright dress is carrying her load on top of her head. On the outskirts of Jinja, Uganda. Jinja, Uganda, East Africa

Head detail of molting gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) in Antarctica

Young adult bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) holding a young pup's head underwater on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Portrait of smiling girls balancing surfboards on top of heads

Close up of mother carrying baby with traditional wrap

Caucasian woman holding antlers around head

Caucasian surfer carrying surfboard on beach

Man carrying a baby girl in blanket

African American woman carrying basket outdoors

Woman carrying basket of food on her head, Bagan, Myanmar, (Burma)

Tea harvest in Sahambavy, near Fianarantsoa city, Madagascar

Tea harvest in Sahambavy, near Fianarantsoa city, Madagascar

Woman carrying a bag of potatoes on her head down a dirt road in the Hhohho region of Swaziland, Africa.

African woman carrying a load on her head.

Women on a road in Zanzibar.

Timor, Indonesia

Schoolgirl carrying her books on her head, Malawi, Africa

Madagascan boy carrying a turkey on his head, Betsileo tribe, Ambalavao, Fianarantsoa Region, Madagascar, Africa

Smiling woman in Arsenal soccer jersey carries heavy banana tree on head, near Gisakura, Western Province, Rwanda, Africa

Madagascan woman carrying a sewing machine on her head, Betsileo tribe, Ambalavao, Fianarantsoa Region, Madagascar, Africa

Woman carrying load on her head over rice fields, Bangli district, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Two women carrying basket and heavy banana tree on their heads, near Gisakura, Western Province, Rwanda, Africa

Local man carrying garlic on his head, Madagascar, Africa

Local people carrying bags on their head, Kampala, Jinja, Uganda, Africa

Girl carrying on head a tray with peanuts to market, Yanfolila, Sikasso Region, Mali

A young Balinese woman, balancing offerings on her head. Bali, Indonesia.

Smiling woman carries heavy banana tree on head, near Gisakura, Western Province, Rwanda, Africa

Two Burmese women, seen from behind carrying a basket on their head while walking on the U Beins Bridge in Amarapura near Mandalay, Myanmar, Burma

Angola; western part of the province of Cunene; two women by the roadside; carrying her luggage on her head

Workers carry sacks of potatoes on their heads with banana trees behind them, near Nyamabuye, Southern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Pilgrim carrying holy water on his head while dancing, Mysore, Karnataka, India

Young woman trying to carry a big basket on her head, Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe, Africa

Woman carrying load on her head over rice fields, Bangli district, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Young woman trying to carry a big basket on her head, Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe, Africa

Pilgrim carrying holy water on his head, Mysore, Karnataka, India

Waitress, Wies\'n, October fest, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Pilgrim making a milk sacrifice, Hindu festival Thaipusam, Batu Caves limestone caves and temples, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Balinese Hinduism, devout young man carrying a silver sacrificial bowl with gifts on his head, Pura Ulun Danu Batur temple, Batur village, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Two Indian women wearing red saris carrying water filled jugs on their heads through a village, Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Waitress, Wies\'n, October fest, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Woman carrying a pot of water on her head, well behind her, Pakete, Cameroon, Africa

Boy carrying a pail of water on his head, Sahel region, Cameroon, Africa

Young woman in sari with water jug, Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Young Himba man carries food on the cattle drive, Kaokoveld, Namibia, Africa

Indio Boy in traditional costume with poncho and hat, carrying bag, near Cusco, Andes, Peru, South America

Decoration on a wall, woman carrying jar on the head, Cape Town, South Africa

Ahir woman in traditional colorful clothes carrying water in a clay jug on her head, Great Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India, Asia

Girl carrying a water jug on her head, African village Sambona, Southern Province, Republic of Zambia, Africa

Women carrying firewood up the 3.500 steps to the temples of Shatrunjaya, Palitana, Gujarat, India, Asia

Old woman carrying a woven basket on her head, Balinese, locals, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Mask with red plumes at the carnival in Venice, Italy

Woman with laundry, Udaipur, India

Malagasy woman carrying fish in a tub on her head, Morondava, Toliara province, Madagascar, Africa

Grossmuenster south gate the saints Felix Regula and Exuperantius Zurich Switzerland

Portrait of a market vendor carrying a basket on her head, Cartagena, Colombia

Rear view of a female vendor carrying lime fruit on her head, Angkor Wat, Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Rear view of two nuns carrying baskets on their head, Bagan, Myanmar

Rear view of a man standing at an observation point, Diamond Head, Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii Islands, USA

Young woman carrying water in an aluminum jug on her head.

Zainabu Ramadhani, 19, (yellow and red patterned skirt) her mother Fatma Mziray, age 38, (blue head dress) and Fatma’s sister-in-law Zaitun Hamad, 18, (orange wrap and white top) walk home after gathering firewood near Fatma’s home in Mforo. Mforo is near Moshi, Tanzania. Fatma Mziray is a Solar Sister entrepreneur who sells both clean cookstoves and solar lanterns. Fatma heard about the cookstoves from a Solar Sister development associate and decided to try one out. The smoke from cooking on her traditional wood stove using firewood was causing her to have a lot of heath problems, her lungs congested her eyes stinging and her doctor told her that she had to stop cooking that way. Some days she felt so bad she couldn't go in to cook. Fatma said, “Cooking for a family, preparing breakfast, lunch and dinner I used to gather a large load of wood every day to use. Now with the new cook stove the same load of wood can last up to three weeks of cooking. “With the extra time I can develop my business. I also have more time for the family. I can monitor my children’s studies. All of this makes for a happier family and a better relationship with my husband. Since using the clean cookstove no one has been sick or gone to the hospital due to flu.” Fatma sees herself helping her community because she no longer sees the people that she has sold cookstoves have red eyes, coughing or sick like they used to be. She has been able to help with the school fees for her children, purchase items for the home and a cow. “What makes me wake up early every morning and take my cookstoves and go to my business is to be able to take my family to school as well as to get food and other family needs.”

Africa Cassava Farmers carry stems on head

Female surfer carrying board above head at sunrise