A fisherman's boat makes its way across Lake Chilwa in Malawi. A large portion of Lake Chilwa dries out every year, and the fishing industry disappears along with it. Most fishermen then head to Lake Malawi, where there is fishing year-round. Julia Gunther hide caption
Kennedy Odede and Jessica Posner Odede during their countdown to parenthood. June July hide caption
This man is wading from house to house in the Wimbi neighborhood of the city of Pemba, one of the hardest hit by flooding. He and others helped residents bring their possessions to higher ground. Tommy Trenchard for NPR hide caption
Trying to make the world a better place: (left to right) Skoll Award winners Gregory Rockson of mPharma, Nicola Galombik and Maryana Iskander of Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, Nancy Lublin of Crisis Text Line, Bright Simons of mPedigree and Julie Cordua of Thorn. Greg Smolonski/Skoll hide caption
The markhor, pictured above, is a species of wild goat found in Pakistan as well as places like Afghanistan, Tajikistan and the Himalayas. Zahoor Salmi/Getty Images hide caption
Screenshot from BBC's "Fighting fire with goats" BBC/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Education activist Angeline Murimirwa was given the "Diamond Ball Honors Award" by Rihanna's Clara Lionel Foundation. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images hide caption
Man Kaur of India celebrates after competing in the 100-meter sprint in the 100+ age category at the World Masters Games in Auckland, New Zealand, in April 2017. Michael Bradley/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Warrior pose does not intimidate this kid. Marc Silver/NPR hide caption
Alan McElligott, a professor of animal behavior, is eager to learn more about goat-human interactions. Alan McElligott hide caption
Kennedy Odede (in blue shirt) is dancing for a good reason. The charity he and his wife started has been awarded the $2 million Hilton Humanitarian Prize. He's joined by residents of Kibera, the neighborhood in Nairobi where his nonprofit group provides educational, health and clean water services. Anwar Sadat hide caption
Aretha Franklin, onstage at The Metropolitan Opera House on September 18, 2011. Jemal Countess/Getty Images hide caption
A poster for the film Thirteen Lives, now streaming on Prime Video, which re-creates the rescue of a soccer team of 12 boys and their coach who were trapped in a flooded underwater cave in Thailand in 2018. Amazon Studios/ Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Soumana Saley, a leather craftsman from Niger. Pearl Mak/NPR hide caption
In 2016, NPR correspondent Ofeibea Quist-Arcton shared breakfast with Anthony Bourdain at Marché Kermel in Dakar, Senegal. CNN hide caption