A police officer adjusts her helmet on the sidelines of an anti-government protest against food scarcity at soup kitchens and economic reforms proposed by President Javier Milei, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 7, 2024. (Photo by Natacha Pisarenko/AP Photo)

One of two black-and-white ruffed lemur pups born at Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park, near Stirling, UK on Friday, May 24, 2024.The critically endangered lemur pups, both female were born on April 14 and have been named Nova, meaning “new” and Evie meaning “life”. (Photo by Andrew Milligan/PA Images via Getty Images)

Attendees dressed as Puerto Rican-inspired Buggy the Clown, right, and Hatsune Miku pose during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Saturday, October 11, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP Photo)

Corinthians forward Jaqueline Ribeiro (L) celebrates with teammate midfielder Victoria Albuquerque after scoring a goal during the women's Brazilian Championship 2024 final match between Corinthians and Sao Paulo at the Neo Quimica Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on September 22, 2024. (Photo by Miguel Schincariol/AFP Photo)

A leave covered in raindrops is pictured with others having changed to their autumnal colours and fallen from the trees in Berlin's Kreuzberg district on October 29, 2024. (Photo by David Gannon/AFP Photo)

France's Christian Lavieille and co-pilot Jean-Michel Polato compete with their Proto Dessoude during the first stage of the Dakar Rally 2013 from Lima to Pisco January 5, 2013. (Photo by Jacky Naegelen/Reuters)

The shoemaker in Turkey, the potato seller in Vietnam, and the weaver in Bolivia are among the billions of low-income entrepreneurs who make the world go round. They are also the type of people who can benefit significantly from microfinance. Every year, the Consultative Group To Assist The Poor (or CGAP) hosts a photo contest asking entrants to submit photos based around the idea of microfinance.The purpose of the contest is to give amateur and professional photographers a chance to show the different ways that poor households manage their financial lives and make their lives better through financial inclusion. Photo: South Asia Regional Winner – “Bricks Worker”, Bangladesh. A private enterprise worker is working at a brick field. These small businesses are creating new job opportunities for many poor people. (Photo by Moksumul Haque)