Glass house and Magdalen College Tower, Oxford Botanic Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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

Schoolchildren in classroom, elementary school, Vang Vieng, Vientiane Province, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Schoolchildren learning about Roman sculpture at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Holland), Europe

Royal Holloway College, Egham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Learning classical music, Music school, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Group of young Buddhist monks learning, Chimi Lhakhang, Bhutan, Asia

Anaka senior secondary school, Anaka, Uganda, Africa

Universtiy of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, Europe

Meadow Buildings, Christ Church College, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Interior of the Grammar School, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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

Schoolchildren learning about coffee, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Children learning to ski at Lionshead Village, Vail Ski Resort, Rocky Mountains, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Young Muslims learning how to pray, Paris, France, Europe

Two grade 3 students reading at Kusbau School in the coastal region of Madang in Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Primary school, Pong Teuk, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Phare Ponleu Selpak school pupil, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Monks at Lelung Monastic Institute studying Tibetan, Namchi, South Sikkim, India, Asia

Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Children learning to ski at Lionshead Village, Vail Ski Resort, Rocky Mountains, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Laotian schoolgirl, Elementary School, Vieng Vang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cuploa, Trinity College, Dublin, Eire (Republic of Ireland), Europe

Children learning to ski at Lionshead Village, Vail Ski Resort, Rocky Mountains, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Primary school, Pong Teuk, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Flagler College, St. Augustine, Florida, United States of America, North America

Children learning to ski at Lionshead Village, Vail Ski Resort, Rocky Mountains, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Learning Buddhism with a monk, Tu An Buddhist temple, Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

The Rotunda designed by Thomas Jefferson, University of Virginia, Virginia, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

All Souls College and quadrangle, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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

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

Boys practising martial arts, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Trinity College, Dublin, Eire (Republic of Ireland), Europe

Learning Buddhism with a monk, Tu An Buddhist temple, Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

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

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

All Souls College, twin towers, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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

Soviet concrete architecture, Air Force University, Presov, Slovakia, Europe

Learning to dance, Leshan, Sichuan, China, Asia

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

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

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.

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

Education, ethiopia. Elementary school at meki

Uzbekistan craftsman and apprentice repairing the shah-i-zinda necropolis of mausoleums, samarkand

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

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

Disabled women swing garments 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.

A disabled women sewing 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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 building 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.

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

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

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.

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

Kenya kibagare centre, a catholic run school in nairobi

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

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.

Education, pakistan. Punjab. Maths class using traditional methods in a primary state school

Darjeeling school children. School children at tibetan childrens village, darjeeling, india. A tibetan doesnt know tibetan language is like a bird with only wing

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

South sudan loka womens association. tailoring workshop. women using sewing machines

Vietnam crs (catholic relief service) work with people with disabilities extends into the college system with a project of inclusive education. at the hanoi college of it, shown here, there are 25 students with disabilities and 15 visually impaired. crs provides special mobility equipment such as wheelchair ramps, and with a joint grant shared by other funding agencies, provided an elevator at the college (seen here), so that wheelchair bound students could move easily to other floors of the building

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

South sudan comboni school narus

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 crs (catholic relief service) work with people with disabilities extends into the college system with a project of inclusive education. at the hanoi college of it, shown here, there are 25 students with disabilities and 15 visually impaired. crs provides special mobility equipment such as wheelchair ramps, and with a joint grant shared by other funding agencies, provided an elevator at the college (seen here), so that wheelchair bound students could move easily to other floors of the building

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

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

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

Vietnam hoa binh primary school in vinh long province

Vietnam children of blind school, phuxuyen

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 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