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Life, Shared: Friendship Around the World

Friendship transcends borders — and species.

Daniel Justin, left, 14, and Aly Morose, 13, who have been friends for 10 years, watch an animated film in Mariani, Haiti.

Anne Myriam Bolivar, GPJ Haiti

Lija Dangol, left, 8, and her friend Pradipta KC, 5, play with puppies in Kirtipur, Kathmandu district, Nepal.

Sunita Neupane, GPJ Nepal

Amarjargal Batzorig, 13, far right, displays a paper airplane to classmates in Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia.

Uranchimeg Tsogkhuu, GPJ Mongolia

Friends gather at the home of Irene Collado, right bottom, on a Tuesday evening in San Pedro Atzompa, State of Mexico.

Aline Suárez del Real, GPJ Mexico

Akiram Kigongo, left, and Moses Byamukama, who have been friends for three years, lower a wooden stretcher that they use to transport rock salt from Lake Katwe to shore to earn money for school fees in Kasese, Uganda.

Edna Namara, GPJ Uganda

Classmates ride a merry-go-round swing at a newly opened children’s park in Murun soum, Khuvsgul province, Mongolia.

Dolgormaa Sandagdorj, GPJ Mongolia

Govinda Prasad Kadariya, left, and Yogyanath Pokharel peruse an insurance company’s promotional calendars at a park in Birtamod, Jhapa district, Nepal. They became good friends two years ago and come to the park together every evening.

Mayamitu Neupane, GPJ Nepal

A group of friends plays games at a birthday party in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. Some traveled over 1,000 kilometers (642 miles) to attend.

Patricia Zavala Gutiérrez, GPJ Mexico

Kasereka Mavondo, left, forges a pan while Emmanuel Kambale Vindusivyolo, who learned from Mavondo, repairs pans in Kirumba, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Merveille Kavira Luneghe, GPJ Democratic Republic of Congo

Residents of a home for Badi children play games in Birendranagar, Surkhet district, Nepal.

Chandani Kathayat, GPJ Nepal

Luis García scratches Franco, his 5-year-old dog and best friend, at a dog park in Mexico City. García says they are so close, he thinks Franco can recognize when he’s happy or sad.

Mar García, GPJ Mexico

Childhood friends, from left, Makanaka Mangweka, 11, Keith Mangweka, 10, Tendai Bingura, 13, and Tinaye Bingura, 7, play football after church in Mutare, Zimbabwe.

Evidence Chenjerai, GPJ Zimbabwe

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