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Luofo, DRC

Jeannot Katembo Ndamasani prunes an avocado tree in his aunt's field in Luofu, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Farmers cutback the branches during the growing season to keep the tree from shading out other crops.

Photo by Merveille Kavira Luneghe

Harare, Zimbabwe

Charles Chikungwa, right, helps Abel Matinyarara drill a stone boulder along Simon Mazorodze Road in Harare, Zimbabwe. The smaller stones will be used to build tarred roads. In February 2021, the government declared the roads a national disaster and began repairs around the country.

Photo by Gamuchirai Masiyiwa

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia

Altansukh Tonya, right, and a team of workers install a vacuum toilet next to his home in Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia. Altansukh says, “Since this toilet uses suction, it does not allow waste to infiltrate the soil, so it will reduce soil pollution.”

Photo by Odonchimeg Batsukh

San Francisco, Mexico

Israel Tovar trains at a park in San Francisco, Nayarit, Mexico. Tovar performs freestyle football and has traveled throughout Mexico and Europe, where he worked on marketing campaigns. “I never thought about making money from this, but I discovered that I could make money out in the street, at the traffic lights in Monterrey,” Tovar says. “Then I realized I could make money anywhere in the world.”

Photo by Maya Piedra

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai Province, Mongolia

Anujin Darambazar, 5, plays badminton for the first time in Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia. Anujin’s parents bought her equipment after she became interested in the sport while watching the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Photo by Myagmarsuren Battur

Teotihuacán, Mexico

Tourists ride hot air balloons in the early morning in Teotihuacán, Mexico. Visitors have returned to taking flights and exploring the area’s pyramids as pandemic restrictions have eased.

Photo by Aline Suárez del Real

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Mohamed Moosin, originally from Kandy district, sells cotton candy in the street in Kokuvil, Jaffna district, Sri Lanka. Moosin says he has been in the business for 17 years.

Photo by Vijayatharsiny Thinesh

Irapuato, Mexico

Laura Rocha López, right, shows a miniature painting by Miguel Ortega, left, to a Facebook Live audience during a weekly radio program that features a wide range of guests in Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico. Ortega, who is a painter as well as a tattoo artist, writer and video game programmer, paints with a paintbrush attached to a bungee cord, which he holds with his mouth, thumb and index finger.

Photo by Patricia Zavala Gutiérrez

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia

Lkhagvadorj Batbold, who is preparing two paintings of horses for a joint exhibit, applies paint to his brush in Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia. Lkhagvadorj says that as a child, “The most favorite lesson of mine was drawing.”

Photo by Odonchimeg Batsukh

Zacualpa Ecatepec, Mexico

Dulce Santiz, 19, harvests mushrooms at her family home in Zacualpa Ecatepec, Mexico. Santiz typically waters them two times a day, depending on the weather, and her family sells them as a source of income.

Photo by Marissa Revilla

Erdenet, Orkhon province, Mongolia

Baatarjav Riimed and Tserendulam Chuluunkhuu wash sheep and goats in a cattle tub in Erdenet, Orkhon province, Mongolia. Small livestock are washed and disinfected once a year to prevent parasitic diseases.

Photo by Khorloo Khukhnokhoi

Goma, DRC

Philippe Kamosi, a volunteer, hammers nails to help build houses in Munigi for residents who lost their homes when a volcano erupted in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. The volcano, which erupted in Kibati on May 22, displaced 400,000 people.

Photo by Noella Nyirabihogo

Adampan, Sri Lanka

Alahuraj Thayalan saws a coconut tree trunk into planks in Adampan, Mannar district, Sri Lanka. Thayalan sells the wood for roofing material.

Photo by Vetrichelvi Chandrakala

Mexico City, Mexico

Abraham Mujica Barrera, a musician, volunteers to cut wood during construction of a public composter at an apartment complex in Mexico City. The project was developed by a community cultural collective that seeks to promote ecological awareness and enhance public spaces. “I believe it’s necessary to begin concerning ourselves more with these issues that involve us all,” Mujica Barrera says. “And the sooner we start to do it the better.”

Photo by Mar García

Kirumba, DRC

Justin Paluku Mukule trims Ramazani Ghislain’s beard at a salon located in the Kinawa neighborhood in Kirumba, Democratic Republic of Congo. Ghislain says he goes to a hairdresser every seven days to have his hair and beard shaved.

Photo by Merveille Kavira Luneghe

Buenos Aires, Argentina

María Elena Ferreira grooms Mora, a white toy poodle, at a shop in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ferreira, who has groomed dogs part time for 15 years, says, “What I like most is working at the veterinary clinic. When I work with animals, I feel relaxed, and I love being with them. The majority [of the dogs] are good. Once you pet them, they relax and stay calm.”

Photo by Lucila Pellettieri

San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Mexico

Elías Darinel Vázquez Ballinas reaches for a sunflower at a park in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. Vázquez is a member of Plan Bioma, an organization that works with children and teenagers to plant gardens and grow food in the neighborhood.

Photo by Adriana Alcázar González

Battsengel, Mongolia

Enkhbazar Darambazar, 12, milks a goat in Battsengel, Arkhangai province, Mongolia. Enkhbazar spends summers in the countryside with his family and helps with chores.

Photo by Myagmarsuren Battur

Guerrero, Mexico

Luis Ángel Sánchez molds dough at a bakery in Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Guerrero, Mexico. Like many bakers in the region, Sánchez and his colleagues make bread by hand.

Photo by Avigaí Silva

Bayandalai, Umnugovi, Mongolia

Batbayar Yondon, a herder, paints his ger, or yurt, in the countryside north of Bayandalai, Umnugovi province, Mongolia. Mongolian gers are designed to be lightweight and durable, which makes them suitable for a nomadic lifestyle.

Photo by Uranchimeg Tsogkhuu

San Francisco, Mexico

Olga Maldonado performs aerial dance under a bridge in San Francisco, Nayarit, Mexico. Maldonado, who is from Venezuela, says she found refuge in the area during the coronavirus pandemic because local residents support the arts.

Photo by Maya Piedra

Harare, Zimbabwe

Kennedy Maromo repairs a car’s exhaust pipe in an industrial area in Harare, Zimbabwe. Maromo has been a gas welder for 20 years, but because of coronavirus lockdown restrictions, he has fewer hours to earn money for his family.

Photo by Gamuchirai Masiyiwa

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Ranjithraj Nishakaran advertises the magazine Siriththiran with a promotion team in Chavakachcheri, Jaffna, Sri Lanka. The magazine, which was relaunched in January 2021, was founded in 1963 and circulated for 32 years before its offices were burned down during the Sri Lankan Civil War.

Photo by Vijayatharsiny Thinesh

Harare, Zimbabwe

Miller Marara paints a sign at a workshop in Harare, Zimbabwe. Marara says the coronavirus pandemic affected his profits, so he started gardening behind the workshop to make additional income.

Photo by Gamuchirai Masiyiwa
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