A mother and child on their way to fetch water in a Malawian village Zelesi collects water for her household, southern Malawi A woman's group receives a donation of new blankets, Durban, South Africa Adolphic has put her cultivation training to good use in Dassenhoek, South Africa Agnes is accompanied by her daughter to a differently-abled member's group meeting, southern Malawi Ethel, 12 years old, Malawi Johan, an elderly farmer in Amuka Subwani, Kenya Mary Robinson in discussion in Monrovia, Liberia Anele is a pre-school student in Pinetown, South Africa Daina with her first-born, Malawi Sbonga and Sammy take a break from their studies in a Pinetown pre-school, South Africa A proud farmer displays his superior-breed goat, northern Uganda Anjela breeds goats to feed herself and her grandchildren, northern Uganda Maize is a staple food in northern Uganda Nonkulueko teaches a class of pre-school children in a Pinetown township, South Africa A small farming community in northern Uganda has learned how to add value to their cassava crop Two goats rest in the shade in a Ugandan village The pastoral farmers in the Rift Valley in Kenya often travel long distances for water The Malawian Pied Crow Primary school students take a break in Bitobo, Kenya An elderly Kenyan farmer takes a break Anjulata, farmer and mother, discusses her situation with a local NGO in Nyaravur, Uganda A widowed father worries about his sick daughter, Pinetown, South Africa David is a scholarship student in Baraka Agricultural College, Kenya Everlyn, a farmer in west Kenya, with two of her grandchildren Mary Robinson dicusses a workshop with a colleague in Monrovia, Liberia Ronald is proud to see his son Lamek progressing well in his new school Joseph has recently returned to tend his land following prolonged floods in western Kenya Comfort sells material for clothing as a street vendor in Monrovia, Liberia During a Nov. 2009 visit to Liberia, Mary Robinson met with Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf A pre-school class for under-six year olds in Pinetown, South Africa Village Development Planning Session, Mkushi, Uganda A village planning committee unveils its flood protection measures, western Kenya Maasai women celebrate the opening of a new school in central Kenya The first day of in a new school for a class of Kenyan students Aloma, unsighted, is a member of a differently-abled group in southern Malawi The first day of in a new school for a class of Kenyan students The shyness and bravery of youth A development worker takes notes during a committe meeting, Malawi