Women and children in Mozambique holding on to their goods — Mozambique has been hit by four cyclones in two years, destroying the livelihoods of many people. © Mango Sound

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Kedir Mohamed, a young Ethiopian boy sits smiling in a classroom while wearing a blue eye-testing frame used for vision screening. He wears a bright blue shirt over a pale green T-shirt. Behind him, the wall is painted yellow and blue, with hand-painted text in English that reads questions like “What is your name?” and “How old are you?” The boy appears happy and engaged during a school-based eye health screening. — Kedir Mohamed during a school eye health screening.

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A woman in a pink shirt and a brown cap is working on a brick wall with a big smile in her face. — Young-trainee-bricklaying

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two Burkinabe girls wearing identical blue patterned skirts stand behind the food supplies and school kits they received — Two Burkinabe girls from an IDP site are collecting their emergency food supplies and school kits.

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