Gracia Mbalango, 9, builds a clay house in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Patricio Zanet performs Wudang-style kung fu with a fan at Parque Centenario in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Zanet says this martial art, which encourages well-being of the body, mind and spirit, represents integrity.

Ismayil Mohamed Quvice organizes saplings in the back of his truck in Mannar, Sri Lanka. Quvice, who has sold saplings for ten 10 years, buys young plants from farmers and travels 180 kilometers (112 miles) from Puttalam to sell them in this rural area.

Aurelio Carrillo Carrillo, left, and his son Agustín Carrillo de la Cruz rest in the city center in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, after walking over 270 kilometers (168 miles) from the north of Jalisco. They are part of a group of over 200 Wixaritari people traveling to Mexico City to demand restitution for more than 10,500 hectares (25,946 acres) of land.

Dorcas Machuwaire weaves a hen’s nest from grass and tree bark in Harare, Zimbabwe. Machuwaire says she doesn’t pay for raw materials but makes money by selling the nests.

Esther Villalpando stands with one of her paintings at Parque Lerdo in Chihuahua, Mexico. After a two-year hiatus, artists can now display and sell their work at the park. Villalpando says, “Art and culture make a town nobler. It’s important that children and youth see different things.”

Mariana Cruz, right, coaches, from left to right, Valeria Santillán, Ericka Licona, Emily Osorio and Luz León, members of the roller derby team Ho-diosas, in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico. Osorio says most of the team members, some of whom didn’t know how to skate when they joined, are mothers.