A youth volunteer helps a disabled student paint at a special school in Rongan county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on April 1, 2013. The activity, which was for children with disabilities to paint their Chinese dream, was aided by volunteers from groups like the county civilization office. The school has three classes comprised of 60 students in total. [Tan Kaixing/Asianewsphoto]

Students read with volunteers in Liaocheng, East China's Shandong province, on April 1, 2013. To mark International Children Reading Day, students from the Media Technology Department of Shandong Liaocheng University met with 40 primary school students, during which volunteers helped and encouraged the children to develop good reading habits. [Zhao Yuguo/Asianewsphoto]