Nepal

Ram Kumari Kahdka (left), 75, gets a free eye exam from optometrist Dipendra Shane during an eye care camp for senior citizens at the Surkhet Eye Hospital in Birendranagar, Nepal. The event, sponsored by and conducted in the city’s Ward No. 6, gave... more

Democratic Republic of Congo

Jean Rino Malondo crosses a small river locally known as Kikongo, transporting bamboo 13 kilometers (8 miles) from the area of Simesta to sell to customers in downtown Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo. Malondo uses a bicycle and a homemade bam... more

Uganda

Nanyonga Assumpta (left) and Mpirirwe Jackline strain a mixture of ghee (clarified butter), rock salt and tiny pieces of roasted meat to make eshabwe, a cream often served to the bride and groom during traditional marriage ceremonies in western Ugand... more

Zimbabwe

Ronald Sgeca (right) and Cadrick Msongelwa perform a scene of a play where prisoners sing as they engage in manual labor, a common practice in local prisons in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The play, performed in the Bulawayo Amphitheatre, addresses the hard l... more

Uganda

Entertainers and stilt-walkers Agaba January (left) and Kazoora Ronald, known as the Jungle Boys, read funny news articles while performing at Buy Uganda Build Uganda, a campaign promoting national businesses at the Kololo Independence Grounds in the... more

Zimbabwe

Livingstone Marange makes a bird’s nest using grass growing along the roadside in Harare, Zimbabwe. Marange has been making bird’s nests, brooms and flower pots with grass for 10 years.... more