Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai Province, Mongolia

Oyunchimeg Lutbat paints flower details on the frame of a yurt, or ger, in Erdenebulgan soum, Arkhangai province, Mongolia. Oyunchimeg, who owns a woodworking business with her family, says, “We have been working at a wood factory from generation to generation, and now we are making everything that can be made of wood.”

San Francisco Nayarit Mexico

A tattoo artist who goes by the name Jagger tattoos Luis Villarroel in San Francisco, Nayarit, Mexico. Jagger, the town’s only tattoo artist, says the perception that tattoos are only for gang members has changed in the last few years.

Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi Province, Mongolia

Ariunjargal Sainbuyan gives Khorolmaa Urtnasan the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine in Dalanzadgad, the capital of Umnugovi province, Mongolia. According to its website, the province has one of the highest vaccination rates in the country.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Malena Szabo, right, holds a sign shaped like a teacher’s smock during a protest in front of a school in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Educators organized the protest to demand virtual classes and coronavirus vaccines after the death of fellow teacher Silvina Flores.

Los Reyes la Paz Mexico

Mayra Bernal, a member of CDMX Animal Save, offers water to pigs at Rastro Frigorífico La Paz, a slaughterhouse, in Los Reyes la Paz, Mexico. “We came to be with these animals who are on their way into the slaughterhouse, even if it’s just for a moment, to give them a little bit of love and attention – something they’ve been denied since birth,” Bernal says.

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Roger Olán removes a beehive in Dulces Labios, a neighborhood in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Residents requested Olán’s services since the hive had been growing for more than a year on a local building.

Lalitpur Nepal

Pigeons scatter across Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, Nepal. The streets were empty except for patrolling police during a second lockdown in April as a result of a surge in COVID-19 cases.

Luanshya Copperbelt Province Zambia

Oswald Mpande makes a reed mat in Luanshya, a town in Copperbelt Province, Zambia. Mpande says Luanshya has few employment opportunities and the mat-making skill he learned from his father has helped him earn a living.

Erdenet, Orkhon Province, Mongolia

Uranchimeg Oyunchimeg paints a bench in a shopping district in Erdenet city, Orkhon province, Mongolia. Uranchimeg, who manages this retail area, says, “After the [coronavirus] lockdown is over, everyone will be back to work. I believe that people who come to our shopping street at that time would cheer up and feel happy seeing the colorful, fresh street.”

Kampala, Uganda

Sheila Namara, a visual artist, creates an indoor design element at a workshop in Lungujja, a neighborhood in Kampala, Uganda.

Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi Province, Mongolia

A mobile team tests Bayaraa Jambaltseren for the coronavirus as others in line maintain social distancing in Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia. As the number of coronavirus infections increased, Umnugovi province organized a surveillance measure called “One Family, One Test.”

Nayarit Mexico

A Zapotec rapper who goes by Mare Advertencia Lirika performs with Ofer Sánchez in San Francisco, Nayarit, Mexico. The concert was organized to promote search efforts for Wendy Sánchez, a local resident who has been missing since Jan. 9. “Growing up in a place where you feel safe should be a human right,” Advertencia Lirika says. “But the war is there, even if it is not being named.”

Mutare, Zimbabwe

From left, Godknows Recha, 13, Simbarashe Mubango, 5, Muponesi Muridzo, 11, Bornlove Guda, 9, and Promise Muridzo, 11, play a board game called “tsoro” in Shona as they wait for a meal at a food center in Devonshire, a neighborhood in Sakubva, a suburb of Mutare, Zimbabwe. The center provides food for children whose guardians cannot afford school fees or meals at home.

Goma, North Kivu, DRC

Ngabo Olivier, 15, collects remnants of his family home after it was engulfed by lava when Mount Nyiragongo erupted near Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.

San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico

Lía Sánchez, 6, pets her dog during a dog race organized to raise funds for animal shelters in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Mexico.

San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico

Dancer Giovanna Triana, also known as Triana Circus, performs a series of acrobatics during the Circo Pa’l Barrio festival in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Mexico. In the state of Chiapas, events can be held outdoors with coronavirus safety precautions.

Mutare, Zimbabwe

Proud Muridzo, 13, plays with an old car tire in a suburb of Mutare, Zimbabwe. Proud says he and his younger brother play games outside because they don’t want some of their peers who aren’t going to school to introduce them to drugs and alcohol.

Roberto López climbs a palm tree to retrieve coconuts in San Francisco in Nayarit, Mexico. López explains that coconut palms, which take around 10 years to produce fruit, are the only trees with a fruit that provides both water and food.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Juan Carlos Martell, center, leaps upside down during an acrobatics session at Rivadavia Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Martell and his brother started offering acrobatics classes outdoors in October 2020, when gyms and training centers closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Kathmandu, Nepal

Students practice taekwondo during a class in Kapan, a neighborhood in Kathmandu, Nepal. Shyam Thapa Magar, who teaches classes every morning and evening, also trains members of the national team.

Mexico City, Mexico

Diana Laura García, center, performs the part of the skeleton “La Catrina,” an icon of Mexican culture, during a show at the National Center for the Arts in Mexico City. The performance was supposed to coincide with Day of the Dead last November, but the premiere was delayed for months due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Ndejje Uganda

Umaru Kakeeto,15, fixes an air compressor machine at a small roadside mechanic shop in Lubugumu, a village in Ndejje, Wakiso district, Uganda. Umaru will train in the shop for three months before enrolling in a vocational school in August.

Tenejapa, Chiapas, Mexico

Sebastián Pérez Girón, 6, smiles as he cares for a sheep his family owns in Chuliá, located in the Tenejapa municipality in the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. Pérez, a member of the Tzeltal community, is doing remote learning because of the coronavirus pandemic. “I’d like to go back to school,” Pérez says. “But I think I’ll miss playing with the sheep.”

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai Province, Mongolia

Ariunzaya Enkhbayar heats thread while making soutache earrings during her lunch break in Erdenebulgan soum, Arkhangai province, Mongolia. Ariunzaya, who works full time for a government organization, says, “Working on soutache craft like this and sewing daalin [snuff bags] serve as meditation for me.”