Breathtaking photographs of the human race

“I’m fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in.”

A boy rescues his sister from underneath the rubble of their home in Syria

Toshimana, an apprentice Geisha in Kyoto

Yezidi girl carries an assault rifle to protect her family against ISIS

30 Photos Of Children Playing Around The World

Source: http://www.boredpanda.com/happy-children-playing/

No matter their cultural background, no matter their economic situation, kids will always find imaginative ways to have fun. Their wild imaginations and magical childhood moments, when captured on camera by talented photographers, can make for truly wonderful photos. These 33 images we collected will prove that childhood can be wonderful no matter where you go.

Many in the Western world fear that technology is making today’s children lose touch with nature and with their own creativity, and while there are arguments to be made for the intellectual stimulation that apps and programs for children can bring, there’s also something to be said for simply playing with a stick in the mud or chasing dandelion seeds though an open meadow.

For better or worse, the children in these photos seem entirely content making their own fun. For us adults, it’s important not to let our world-weary and jaded experience stifle our childish hopefulness and imagination!

INDONESIA

Image credits: Gede Lila Kantiana, I Gede Lila Kantiana, Ipoenk Graphic

RUSSIA

Image credits: Elena Shumilova, Светлана Квашина

BURKINA FASO

Image credits: Òscar Tardío

MYANMAR

Image credits: Chan Kwok Hung

TAJIKISTAN

Image credits: Damon Lynch

INDIA

Image credits: Mukund Images, Sudharsan Ravikumar, Sandee Pachetan

VIETNAM

Image Credits: HT KëñShï

GHANA

Image credits: Terry White

ESTONIA

Image credits: Elika Hunt

THAILAND

Image credits: Sarawut Intarob

SOUTH AFRICA

Image credits: tinosoriano.com, Muhammed Muheisen

PERU

Image credits: Enrique Castro-Mendivil

ETHIOPIA

Image credits: Csilla Zelko

ITALY

Image credits: Michael Potyomin

USA

Image credits: Jake Olson

INDONESIA #2

Image Credits: Mio Cade, Hendrik Priyanto, James Khoo, Rio Rinaldi Rachmatullah

UGANDA

Image credits: John Van Den Hende

ROMANIA

Image credits: Elena Simona Craciun

RUSSIA #2

Image credits: Elena Shumilova

Water, a luxury in Ethiopia

Source: aljazeera.com

Thirty years after ‪#‎Ethiopia‬ ‘s devastating famine, water is still as inaccessible as it is precious. While 52 percent of the people have access to improved water, only 10 percent have water piped into their homes. And in rural areas, this figure is as low as 1 percent. Only 24 percent have adequate sanitation. The implications are extremely broad. In an agriculture-based country, water shortages largely affect not only the country’s economy, but also the basic life of people whose subsistence depends on each season’s crops.

Defining Famine: Why Starving People Aren’t Enough (Video)

 Famine has claimed the lives of over a million people in the Horn of Africa (which includes Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, and South Sudan). So what are the causes of famine, and what makes it different than food insecurity? And what criteria does the United Nations use to declare a famine?