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

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

Village school near Banjul, Gambia, West Africa, Africa

Government painting school, Hanoi, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, 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, Taroudan, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

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

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

Muslim schoolchildren, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

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

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

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

School girl, Goa, India, Asia

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

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

Ethiopia catholic elementary school at adaga, irop, tigray

Philippines a high school in quezon city, manila

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

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

The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows the girls school.

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

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

Thailand our school muslim school for burmese refugees, mae sot

Colombia extra-curricular seminar in a middle school at la paz, barrancabermeja, in which children discuss violence in their community, and their personal experiences. Many had witnessed killings and dead bodies at close range. The seminars are organised by dni, international defense of children. Their town is one of the most violent in colombia

Vietnam hoa binh primary school in vinh long province. children in school practice cheerleading

Thailand child development center for refugee and minority children chiang mai

Thailand girl in muslim school, pattani

Thailand our school muslim school for burmese refugees, mae sot

Education, ethiopia. A rural elementary school run by the catholic church in the village of grabafila

Nicaragua primary school managua

Kenya kibagare centre, a catholic run school in nairobi

Colombia extra-curricular seminar in a middle school at la paz, barrancabermeja, in which children discuss violence in their community, and their personal experiences. Many had witnessed killings and dead bodies at close range. The seminars are organised by dni, international defense of children. Their town is one of the most violent in colombia. Ana victoria huertas of dni is leading the group at this session

Colombia marly juliet, 7, of the slum of altos de cazuca, bogota, doing her homework

Indonesia muslim girls at a koranic -school in banda aceh. 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

Colombia marly juliet, 7, of the slum of altos de cazuca, bogota, heading off to school

Colombia extra-curricular seminar in a middle school at la paz, barrancabermeja, in which children discuss violence in their community, and their personal experiences. Many had witnessed killings and dead bodies at close range. The seminars are organised by dni, international defense of children. Their town is one of the most violent in colombia

Colombia extra-curricular seminar in a middle school at la paz, barrancabermeja, in which children discuss violence in their community, and their personal experiences. Many had witnessed killings and dead bodies at close range. The seminars are organised by dni, international defense of children. Their town is one of the most violent in colombia. Ana victoria huertas of dni is leading the group at this session

India. Study and reading time. 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 anti trafficking project at tra on in vinh long province in the mekong delta region of vietnam. many young people have succumbed to bein. for marriage or work in neighboring countries, and this project addresses the problem. in this image the vice-principal of tra on high school, ngoc bich, talks to a group of 12th graders about the problem

Child, ethiopia. Tullo gudo island and its monastery of debre zion, lake ziway. Girl walking to school carrying her books

Thailand girl in muslim school, pattani

South sudan student of lutaya primary school walking to school with her books and stool to sit on as there is usually no furniture in the classrooms. yei

Vietnam mine risk education program in tan hop primary school in quang tri province. children are taught about the dangers of finding unexploded bombs or landmines, dating from the war with the usa. progarm sponsored by american catholic relief services (crs)

CAMBODIA Katot village, inhabited by the Prov tribal group, Stung Treng district. Library and literacy building provided by DPA and SCIAF. Children reading books

Colombia extra-curricular seminar in a middle school at la paz, barrancabermeja, in which children discuss violence in their community, and their personal experiences. Many had witnessed killings and dead bodies at close range. The seminars are organised by dni, international defense of children. Their town is one of the most violent in colombia

Vietnam hoa binh primary school in vinh long province

CAMBODIA Katot village, inhabited by the Prov tribal group, Stung Treng district. Library and literacy building provided by DPA and SCIAF. Children reading books

Kenya day care center in kibera slum, nairobi

Education, taiwan. A catholic primary school, taichung

Peru. Girls orphanage in ventanilla

Russia - secondary school, yuzhno sakhalinsk, sakhalin island, russian far east

East timor. Girl studying, topu honis orphanage and childrens home, oecussi-amben

South sudan school narus

Kenya pendekezu letu boarding school for former street girls, thika

Thailand muslim school for burmese refugees, mae sot

Brazil leather being worked into a suitable quality for making handicrafts. a workshop event where small cattle farmers learn leathermaking skills to improve their incomes. organized by cedapp through iaf funding at the community of quiteria de araujo, tigre village near pesqueira, pernambuco

India. Study and reading time. 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

Thailand lisu tribal schoolgirls using computers in their secondary school at chiang dao village, near chiang mai

Kenya catholic lay missionaries orphan vocational training. Korogocha, nairobi

Thailand child development center for refugee and minority children chiang mai

Tanzania kowak girls high school

Ethiopia children of meganassie, gurage

Thailand our school muslim school for burmese refugees, mae sot

Kenya pendekezu letu boarding school for former street girls, thika

Thailand child development center for refugee children, chiang mai

Kenya pendekezu letu boarding school for former street girls, thika

BOLIVIA FUNDAWI: training a group at the FUNDAWI office in La Paz

Thailand girl in muslim school, pattani

India. Study and reading time. 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

Thailand girl in muslim school, pattani

East timor. Classroom primary school at usi takeno, oecussi-ambeno

Kenya pendekezu letu boarding school for former street girls, thika

Colombia grandmother and child at a day care and child stimulation center run by dni (international defence of children) in barrancabermeja

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

TANZANIA The Emusoi Center for Patoralist Girls, Arusha. Masai girls at the center. They receive an education at Emusoi whereas if they stayed home they would probably be illiterate. photograph by Sean Sprague

Education, bulgaria high school children using computers, karlova

Vietnam hoa binh primary school in vinh long province

Kenya pendekezu letu boarding school for former street girls, thika

Kenya pendekezu letu boarding school for former street girls, thika

Education, bulgaria. High school children using computers, karlova

Kenya pendekezu letu boarding school for former street girls, thika

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

East timor. Children, primary school at usi takeno, oecussi-ambeno

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

Tanzanian school children point out their country on the map of africa on the wall of their school

India - schools: village primary school, andhra pradesh

Kenya pendekezu letu boarding school for former street girls, thika

Kenya pendekezu letu boarding school for former street girls, thika

Thailand muslim girl of pattani

Kenya kibagare centre school, nairobi science class

Thailand girl in muslim school, pattani

Gambia catholic school in banjul support catholic relief services

Kenya pendekezu letu boarding school for former street girls, thika

Kenya pendekezu letu boarding school for former street girls, thika

Children singing in Kindergarten, Pacific Harbour, Viti Levu, Fiji, Pacific

Kenya day care center in kibera slum, nairobi. Meal time at the center