A disabiled teenager was walking with difficulty at a Peace Corps supported Disability Camp in St. Lucia. I asked if I could take her picture. She first said, "No, I am not pretty." I said "Yes you are pretty!"and she allowed me to take her...
This Peace Corps Volunteer teaches mathematics at the Queen of the Rosary Secondary School in Bo. Here, he records the names of the winners during a girls extracurricular activity at the school. January 1980
This Peace Corps Volunteer teaches mathematics at the Queen of the Rosary Secondary School in Bo. Here, he judges the participants in a fun race at the school. January 1980
Myself and another volunteer (who just finished her service along with two Hungarian ladies- now friends) spent time to teach and entertain over 40 children for a summer camp in near St. Gheorghe. We had such a great time, but after all the...
The signatures of students, Peace Corps Volunteers, teachers, and PHA (People with HIV/AIDS) group members show their commitment to practice safe sexual habits. All camp participants signed the banner after hearing stories from PHA group members...
During Camp GLOW (Girls Leading Our World), our campers were paired with local orphans for a games day. This particular game consisted of a relay where participants had to race towards a plate of flour to out M&Ms with their mouths. Predictably, it...
Taken during spring camp in Morocco, this is Peace Corps Voulunteer Jeff (Jawad), with one of our best English students who insisted we call him "Fat Tony."
In this clas,s that was a part of one day camp in a high school, this teacher is teaching about how HIV spreads. The theme of the day was "choose better life skills" and a tee shirt with this logo was given to each kid. There were more than 100...
Nine local high schools in the Tiznit province performed skits to promote SIDA awareness at the Dar Shabob (City Center). Groups of 6-10 students came up with a skit addressing different SIDA topics. Topics of the skits included: modes of...
This photo was taken of Sarah, an environmental education PCV in Senegal, while she teaches middles school girls how to make apple pie during the food cultural exchange session of our girls' leadership camp July 2011 in Ndioum, Senegal.
This photo was taken in Bugaria on the day of my American Football Camp with the village. The village is mostly Roma, and is located about 20 miles outside of Burgas. I had brought face paint and ribbons so all the girls could have their team...
I took this photo in August of 2011 at an English language summer camp in Ukraine. One of the sessions we had each day was "Camper's Choice" and after seeing some impressive teams flags made by the kids, I thought doing art would be fun for the...
I took this photo at Mochudi Teen Club located at Stepping Stones International in Mochudi, Botswana in 2011. Teen Club is a support group for HIV positive adolescents, sponsored by Baylor Childen's Clinical Centre of Excellence in Botswana. The...
This photo was taken at Camp Survivor in the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine. Students wait to be served their dinner- borsch, a traditional Ukrainian soup.
This photo was taken during a Brain Camp session I instructed in Karak, Jordan during July of 2011. The camp was focused on developing critical thinking skills for college age students who would, after familiarizing themselves with the curriculum,...
In the summer many young Moldovans take part in summer camps. These camp focuses range from games and summer activities to informative seminars. In the August of 2009, I worked as a team-building trainer for a group of youth from Moldova's...
In April 2008, the Balan Peace Corps Volunteers organized a giant cheerleading session for English Friendship Club. The 30 middle schoolers had matching T-Shirts with the club logo, a gift from our families in America, and we made pompoms to...