These Pakistani children go to a makeshift school in a clay house, located in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad. Muhammed Muheisen/AP hide caption

Wilbur Sargunaraj visits a small house with a thatched roof, a medium-sized house and a "gigantic mansion" in his father's village. Produced by Wilbur Sargunaraj for NPR, John W. Poole and Ben de la Cruz/NPR. hide caption

The photographer thought it was a goat. The photo editor thought it was a goat. Sure looked like a goat to the author of this post. It turns out to be a sheep, in Dakar, Senegal. Claire Harbage for NPR hide caption

A vigil is held against violence in Cali, Colombia. The country has seen some 1,090 homicides this year. Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

A boy lies on a mattress on the floor of Redemption Hospital, a holding center for Ebola patients in Monrovia, Liberia. Michel du Cille/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption

Wilbur Sargunaraj introduces us a barber in his father's home village in India. Wilbur Sargunaraj for NPR hide caption

Bafana Khumalo (in black jacket) carried his fight for "gender justice" to the White House today. He called on the U.S. to help fund abortions for women in other countries who've been raped. Courtesy of Dean Peacock hide caption

Wilbur Sargunaraj sings and dances about village life in India. Wilbur Sargunaraj for NPR hide caption

Baby Sesay, a traditional healer in Sierra Leone, treated a child who later died, apparently of Ebola, and then became sick herself and went to a care center. As this photo was taken, her body seized up and she nearly collapsed. David P Gilkey/NPR hide caption

Wilbur Sargunaraj "How to Use An Eastern Toilet" from YouTube Wilbur World Wide hide caption

The Daulatdia brothel is the largest in Bangladesh, with more 2,000 prostitutes. Many arrived here after being kidnapped by gangs, sold by family members or lured with promises of good jobs. Lisa Wiltse/Corbis hide caption

NPR's Jason Beaubien (center, in sunglasses) talks with Liberians looking for work at the construction site for a 25-bed hospital in Monrovia. John W. Poole/NPR hide caption

Excalibur, the dog that belonged to the Spanish nurse infected with Ebola, bayed from its balcony in Madrid before being euthanized on Oct. 8. Andres Kudacki/AP hide caption

A health worker speaks with families in a classroom now used as Ebola isolation ward in Monrovia, Liberia. Ebola-stricken West Africa needs more health staff and more medical facilities. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption