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Novice monk sitting on mat writing, Wat Jong Kham, thought to date from the 13th century, Kengtung (Kyaing Tong), Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

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

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

Detail of writing on Roman plinth from Moresby near Hadrians Wall in Cumbria, British Museum, Bloomsbury, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Religion, ethiopia. Temple of yeha, c5th bc. Boy and priests showing off manuscripts at the small yeha museum

Religion, ethiopia. Na’akuto la’ab church, 7 kms from lalibela, built in a cave. The priest showing some of the church’s treasures: with a manuscript book depicting the miracles of mary

Religion, ethiopia. Orthodox archbishop gregorius visiting tullo gudo island and monastery of debre zion, lake ziway. Reading ancient parchment bibles and manuscripts stored in church.

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

Religion, ethiopia. 64-year-old meregeta zewde tadesi, a scribe who was trained in gondar, writing a prayer book, bilbala village, near lalibela. A detail of the master writing. He always squats on his haunches and writes on his knee, in the traditional style

BOLIVIA FUNDAWI: training a group at the FUNDAWI office in La Paz. Coca leaves on the table for chewing

Religion, ethiopia. Na’akuto la’ab church, 7 kms from lalibela, built in a cave. The priest showing some of the church’s treasures: with a manuscript book depicting the miracles of mary

Education, brazil. Primary school of castainho quilombo, pernambuco. Quilombos were set up by escaped african slaves hundreds of years ago

SYRIA Maalula, the last remaining village in Syria where Aramaic is still spoken. This is not part of Wadi al-Nasarah, being a 150 kilometers to the south, but is nevertheless interesting as the majority of the population are Christians, who enjoy the Convent and shrine of saint Tecla being in their midst

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

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)

A Berber house in the village of Tinzarine near Jebel Sirwa in the Anti Atlas mountains of Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Myanmar catholic seminarians studying by candlelight (in a place with frequent power outs) myitkyina, a largely kachin community in north burma near chinese border

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

Mexico private school and day care center bibioteca infantil el buen pastor, anapra, juarez, chihuahua

Cherry blossom used to spell out the word Love, on a playing field in Ambleside, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Vernadsky Research Base (Akademik Vernadsky), Ukrainian Antarctic Station at Marina Point on Galindez Island in the Argentine Islands, Antarctica

Vernadsky Research Base (Akademik Vernadsky), Ukrainian Antarctic Station at Marina Point on Galindez Island in the Argentine Islands, Antarctica

Americal style road sign indicating the Stampede road; a mining road built in 1961 to link a previous Trail (Stempede) made famous by the exploits and eventual death of Chris McCandless in 1992. Denali, Alaskan Interior. Denali, Alaska, USA

Abandoned Soviet Submarine base 1978 - 1991, ruined settlement, Brouton Bay (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia

Making use of a container, a bold sign has been painted on, indicating the location of an RV park. Denali, Alaskan Interior. Denali, Alaska, USA

A sign written in the sky by a stunt plane reading Marry me Sally, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Abandoned Soviet Submarine base 1978 - 1991, ruined settlement, Brouton Bay (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia