Global Press Journal Connections: The World in Photos

Kampala, Uganda

Solomon Mubiru shows off his skateboarding skills at the 2019 Afri-Cans street art festival in Kampala, Uganda.

Photo by Patricia Lindrio

Naranthanai, Sri Lanka

Rasakumar Yathusa, 7, curls up inside an old tire while she plays with friends in Naranthanai, a village on Sri Lanka’s northern Jaffna peninsula.

Photo by Pashna Alistan

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Guerby André, 14 (left to right), concentrates on his next move in a game of marbles with his school friends Gardy Mezil, 11, and Cherdnerson Jean, 13, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The game is popular with boys here, who often play it during school holidays.

Photo by Anne Myriam Bolivar

Kalangala District, Uganda

Sam Lugada and Kasim Musiige concentrate on a game of Omweso on Bugala Island in Uganda’s Kalangala District. The two play the traditional game, which is similar to mancala, on a rock believed to be carved by the island’s spirits hundreds of years ago.

Photo by Nakisanze Segawa

Harare, Zimbabwe

Arthur Tinashe Mushingaidzwa, a coach for the Dalenastics Gymnastics Club, trains with Tanatswa Mutowo in Harare, Zimbabwe. Mutowo, 14, is a gymnast for the Zimbabwe national team and has his sights set on competing in the Olympics.

Photo by Kudzai Mazvarirwofa

Kampala, Uganda

Hannington Mulumba practices kicks during a kick boxing training session with his coach, Kato Isaac, at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.

Photo by Edna Namara

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Bruce Tshuma, 10 (left), and Admire Dube, 9, make toy cars out of used milk and juice boxes in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. For the wheels, they use recycled plastic lids.

Photo by Fortune Moyo

Harare, Zimbabwe

Tapiwa Mubaiwa (left) and Tinotenda Zowa play a game of cards during their lunch break in the Milton Park neighborhood of Harare, Zimbabwe. The two work as gardeners and regularly play cards during breaks to unwind, laugh and relax.

Photo by Gamuchirai Masiyiwa

Surkhet District, Nepal

Sonam B.k, 8 (left to right), Kamala B.k, 7, Uma B.k, 8, Kalpana Nepali, 5, Naresh B.k, 6, Kamal Nepali, 7, and Bimal Darlami, 6, play a game called gotta together in Girighat, an area in Surkhet District, Nepal. The children live in a temporary camp for people who were displaced by flooding in 2015.

Photo by Yam Kumari Kandel

Harare, Zimbabwe

Thembelani Mandingaise, 15 (blue uniform), plays a clapping game with Vanessa Makawa, 8, as Sharon Mkonto, 6, watches in Kambuzuma, a high density suburb of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare. The three play to pass the time as they wait outside a feeding center called Faith Community Support Trust for their daily meal. Meals are donated by local non-profits and well-wishers.

Photo by Kudzai Mazvarirwofa

Harare, Zimbabwe

Yemurai Kunaka, 6, plays with her doll that she named Vimbiso, meaning promise in the Shona language, in the high density neighborhood of Hopley Farm, Harare, Zimbabwe. The area lacks many requisite facilities such as schools, clinics and well-organized housing infrastructure. Like other children in the neighborhood, Yemurai goes to a local makeshift school and often plays on the roads or in her yard after school lets out.

Photo by Linda Mujuru

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Johnson Arun, 15, plays football with other neighborhood children near the beach in Gurunagar, a village in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. The children, who live in a residential area nearby, play football here every evening after school has ended for the day.

Photo by Vijayatharsiny Thinesh

Kampala, Uganda

Vouti Komla Darien, 7, practices badminton at home in Kampala, Uganda’s capital city. Vouti hopes to make his school’s juniors badminton team and to compete in regional competitions.

Photo by Patricia Lindrio

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Mellisa Nkomo, 4, and her brother Themba Nkomo, 8, go on a boat ride at Luna Park, a section of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in the city of Bulawayo’s Central Business District. There are various rides and activities for children during the fair, which exhibits the goods and services of domestic and international companies.

Photo by Fortune Moyo

Kampala, Uganda

Mugisha Royane, 11, bounces a ball off his chest during a football practice warm-up routine in Kampala, Uganda. Royane, Kyeyune Elijah, 12 (grey shirt) and several other boys don’t yet have a team name, but they meet every Sunday to practice football. Each of them comes from different schools, but they say they have become good friends.

Photo by Patricia Lindrio

Surkhet District, Nepal

Ram Magar, 3 (left to right), Arkit Sharma, 4, Rohan Puri, 5, and Krishna Thapa, 3, swim in the Bheri River in Nepal’s Surkhet District. Nearly 264 kilometers (164 miles) long, the river is one of the largest in Nepal. Local people can commonly be found swimming, bathing and washing clothes here.

Photo by Yam Kumari Kandel

Mexico City, Mexico

Uriel Montiel, 12, helps his parents operate rental mechanical rides called “flying chairs” from Holy Thursday through Easter Sunday at a religious fair at the Plaza de San Matías in Iztacalco, an administrative subdivision of Mexico City. People participating in the Catholic tradition of visiting seven churches during this time come to the plaza for food, pastries, games and rides. “I like to come because they let me get on the other games for free, but I don’t like the lack of sleep,” Uriel says.

Photo by Mar García

Mutare, Zimbabwe

Dingilizwe Sithole, 12, skips rope during a game of “fish fish” with his neighbors, Trymore Manzou, 11, left, and Trust Mufara, 11. The boys play this popular local game after Sunday church on a street outside their homes in Sakubva, a township of Mutare, Zimbabwe.

Photo by Evidence Chenjerai

Lusaka, Zambia

Children from the Kalingalinga township in Lusaka, Zambia, play with rented tires. One of the children’s parents, noticing the lack of nearby recreational facilities, rents the tires for them, paying 0.5 Zambian kwacha (around 4 cents) an hour.

Photo by Prudence Phiri

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Children play various games organized by the Scotch Scotch Bhaza organization in the Nketa suburb of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The organization, named after a phrase often heard when children play hopscotch, promotes inclusivity in children’s sports and play for children of all abilities.

Photo by Fortune Moyo

Mexico City, Mexico

Fernando Sánchez, 25 (left), and Jorge Herrera, 35, participate in a lightsaber battle demonstration at the first edition of a Star Wars convention called STAR WARS Fan Fest Primera Edición in Mexico City, Mexico. The two are members of the Star Wars fan groups “Amigos de la Fuerza” and “Legión Rebelde México.” Members of both groups often spend time with hospital patients while dressed up as Star Wars characters.

Photo by Mar García

Lusaka, Zambia

Mercy Sakala (right), 11, and her brother Mpumulo, 9, play a board game called draft, also known as checkers, in their home in Bauleni Compound in Lusaka, Zambia. The children say the game helps them with critical thinking.

Photo by Prudence Phiri

Bweyogerere, Wakiso District, Uganda

Children play football with a handmade ball in a vacant lot in their neighborhood in Bweyogerere, a township in Uganda’s Wakiso District. They gather to play their own version of football on the weekends, usually with around five to seven players.

Photo by Apophia Agiresaasi

Thakurpur, Nepal

After school, children in Thakurpur village, Nepal, play on a bent tree. The children used the tree like a seesaw.

Photo by Shilu Manandhar

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