Afghan children look on at a refugee camp in Jalalabad on May 3, 2015. Like thousands of Afghan returnees, Neik Mohammad became unwanted in Pakistan after a Taliban massacre at a Peshawar school, forcing him to return home to a life of misery and fear in a squalid refugee settlement. SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A woman walks past an ad for Coca-Cola in Bamako, the capital of the Republic of Mali. New York Daily News Archive/NY Daily News via Getty Images hide caption
Lucas met this woman who lost her home and all her children except for one daughter. Donatella Lorch for NPR hide caption
Lucy Barh, head of the Liberian Midwives Association, says of the impending end of the Ebola outbreak: "It is a joy, it is a joy. And I am so grateful to God. The Lord almighty has love for this nation. That is why we have come to this point." Jason Beaubien/NPR hide caption
Irene lives in a fishing village in Uganda where the rate of HIV infection is 43 percent. Wilbur Sargunaraj for NPR hide caption
Safeena Husain says: "I educate girls." Her efforts have brought 80,000 Indian girls into school; last week she received a Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship (above). Courtesy of Skoll Foundation/Gabriel Diamond hide caption
Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his daughter Mpho bust some moves at the 2015 Skoll World Forum. Courtesy of Skoll Foundation hide caption
Sprouting broccoli will serve up florets in about 50 days. Not bad for this member of the brassica family. Laura Whitehead/Flickr hide caption
They don't call him Mr. Toilet for nothing! On a cold and windy November day, Jack Sim visited NPR and gladly struck a pose on his favorite appliance. Note: This toilet was not hooked up. Ryan Kellman and John W. Poole/NPR hide caption
A woman cultivates seaweed off the coast of Madagascar to counter overfishing. She's working with Blue Ventures, a business that supports its conservation projects by giving ecotours. Courtesy of Skoll Foundation hide caption
India is definitely making progress in getting more kids into school. This facility is in Bhubaneswar. Biswaranjan Rout/AP hide caption
These kids are Yemenis without a home. Fighting between government and rebel forces caused their families to flee to a refugee camp in Aden, where the youngsters find time for fun. Stephanie Sinclair/VII hide caption
OK, so technically this goat is eating just plain ivy. But poison ivy is definitely on the menu. SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Jelly Belly has developed a champagne-flavored bean, but don't expect an alcoholic kick from this candy. Jelly Belly hide caption
