Global Press Journal Connections: The World in Photos

Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi Province, Mongolia

Budsuren Uyanga, left, 15, and Bilguun-Orshikh Dagvasambuu, 14, demonstrate taekwondo in Dalanzadgad, a soum in Mongolia’s Umnugovi province. The Federation of Olympic Taekwondo was established in Umnugovi in July this year. Adolescent athletes from Ulaanbaatar’s Nuudelchin Taekwondo Club came to Umnugovi and organized a two-day taekwondo demonstration for the launch of the Federation.

Photo by Uranchimeg Tsoghuu

Karaikal, Jaffna, Sri Lanka

From left, Navaneethan Yavinsan, 11, Anandarasa Anandavisahan, 11, Sinharasa Siyanth, 17, and Chandran Kisanth, 12, fly a homemade kite in Karaikal, a village in Jaffna district, Sri Lanka. They say that since evening classes were canceled due to the coronavirus, they spend their leisure time flying kites.

Photo by Vijayatharsiny Vijayakumar

Kisangani, DRC

From left, Sublime Gbwema, 4; Mastro Ngongo, 6; Ephrahim Gbwema, 11; and Jacque Fumu, 11, entertain themselves near their homes in Meteo, a neighborhood in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo. Public institutions, including schools, have been closed since March to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, leaving children with plenty of time to play.

Photo by Françoise Mbuyi Mutombo

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Junior Kervens Cajou, 13, swings between two trees outside his home in Carrefour, a commune in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. "I don’t have any electronic toys,” he says. “I can’t watch television because of the lack of electricity. We created our swing to have fun.”

Photo by Anne Myriam Bolivar

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai Province, Mongolia

Luvsanjamts Tserenbataa, 8, plays with his friends, from left, Javzandolgor Bayarsaikhan, 8, and Undarmaa Tumur-Ochir, 11, at a playground near their homes in Erdenebulgan, a district in northern Mongolia’s Arkhangai province. Mongolian schools have been closed since late January due to the coronavirus.

Photo by Odonchimeg Batsukh

Kampala, Uganda

Mugula Desire, 2, and Kigozi Malcom, 4, splash in water coming out of a damaged pipe in Kampala, Uganda. Uganda has been under a nationwide curfew since the end of March, and transportation has been banned due to the spread of the coronavirus. Because of these restrictions, no one has been able to fix the pipe.

Photo by Edna Namara

Kampala, Uganda

Mubale Benjamin, left, debates his next move while playing the board game Luddo with friends in Kampala, Uganda. Also pictured, from left, are Ariho Thomas, Mukwaya Jovan, Kasirye Michael and Sesanga Fasial. The Ugandan government has closed all schools in the country until at least May 5th due to the spread of the coronavirus, leaving students without a place to spend their days.

Photo by Edna Namara

Tikapur Sudoorpashchim, Nepal

Yojana Chaudhary, 5, and her sister Unnati Chaudhary, 1, play on the sand in a dried-up stream in Tikapur, a municipality in Nepal’s western Sudoorpashchim province.

Photo by Kalpana Khanal

Kampala, Uganda

Young schoolgirls put together a puzzle of various types of vehicles in Kampala, Uganda. They live together in the same neighborhood, Ntinda, and often play games like this together. The girls say that the next puzzle they intend to put together will feature wild animals.

Photo by Apophia Agiresaasi

Lusaka, Zambia

Patrick Chikoloma, a member of the Circus Zambia group, breathes fire for a group of excited children at the Lusaka Showgrounds in Lusaka, Zambia.

Photo by Prudence Phiri

Harare, Zimbabwe

Anywhere Shoko, 13 (left), and Aleck Majamanda, 6, fly kites in the morning before they leave for school in Harare, Zimbabwe. They make the kites themselves, using plastic and grass straws to give them a firm shape.

Photo by Linda Mujuru

Harare, Zimbabwe

McDonald Garaidenga trains with a boxing club at the Stodart Club Room in Harare, Zimbabwe. Classes here are provided free of charge, one of the reasons why Garaidenga says he has trained here for over a year.

Photo by Linda Mujuru

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 Vijayakumar

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Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi Province, Mongolia

Karaikal, Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Kisangani, DRC

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai Province, Mongolia

Kampala, Uganda

Kampala, Uganda

Tikapur Sudoorpashchim, Nepal

Kampala, Uganda

Lusaka, Zambia

Harare, Zimbabwe

Harare, Zimbabwe

Kampala, Uganda

Naranthanai, Sri Lanka

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Kalangala District, Uganda

Harare, Zimbabwe

Kampala, Uganda

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Harare, Zimbabwe

Surkhet District, Nepal

Harare, Zimbabwe

Harare, Zimbabwe

Jaffna, Sri Lanka