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    • Zahra and Terra weaving in her cave

    • Zahra and Terra weaving in her cave

    • Artisans; Crafts

    • As a small business development Volunteer, I worked with weavers in a rural village in Morocco. The hills surrounding our village were filled with cave dwelling nomads. I became very close with one of these families, the Lahcen Eshu family, and I...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • World Map

    • World Map

    • Crafts; World Map Project; Youth; Schools

    • This photo was taken in January 2013. My friend and I helped create a world map at my primary school, and the local community members and children loved to sit and watch us while we drew out the individual countries. Some were even brave enough to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Women Making Tapa

    • Women Making Tapa

    • Artisans; Crafts; Art

    • Women from a small village on the island of 'Eua spend the day painting tapa cloth. These cloths can be up to 50 feet long and are made from the bark of a tree. The cloths, once finished are given as gifts at many events, such as weddings,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Women from Timbi-Tounni

    • Women from Timbi-Tounni

    • Crafts; Food and meals; Women in Development (WID)/ Gender and Development (GAD)

    • When I served as an Education Peace Corps Volunteer in Guinea (West Africa), I met strong women, women with the ability of inspiring happiness despite their hard lives. They are in charge of the entire household, which includes exhausting tasks...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Weaving Silk

    • Weaving Silk

    • Crafts; Artisans; Host families

    • This is a picture of my host mother's eldest sister weaving silk on the loom outside of her house. This practice is traditionally passed down to women from generation to generation. Women all over the village (mainly the elders) can be seen making...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Weaving Mats

    • Weaving Mats

    • Crafts; Host families

    • This photo was taken in September 2009 during Peace Corps training while I was staying with my host family. My host mother and auntie were teaching me how to weave mats on the weekends. I (Bina Contreras) am on the left, my host mother "Mama...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Weaving Mats

    • Weaving Mats

    • Crafts; Host families

    • Weaving is a big part of a woman's life in Vanuatu. This is a photo of me learning how to weave mats from dried pandanus leaves with my host aunt Monique.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Weaving Mats

    • Weaving Mats

    • Crafts; Host families

    • Weaving is a big part of a woman's life in Vanuatu. This is a photo of me learning how to weave mats from dried pandanus leaves with my host aunt Monique.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Weaving Baskets

    • Weaving Baskets

    • Crafts

    • Weaving of all kinds is a favorite (and traditional) activity in Vanuatu; each island claims a particular style or specialty in weaving. Here, my friend Edna is teaching me how to weave a basket in the style of the island Futuna. It was taken on...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Traditional Artisans in Albania

    • Traditional Artisans in Albania

    • Markets; Crafts; Artisans

    • In the historical town of Kruje, in northern Albania, you can wander through this well-kept market where you will find all kinds of traditional handicrafts being made in front of you. Walk into a one of the stores and watch as women work together...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The monster mash

    • The monster mash

    • Celebrations; Children; Crafts

    • This picture was taken at my school in Armenia on October 31st 2010. This was the first time the Armenian students had ever heard of Halloween and celebrated it. In the picture they are holding up pictures of monsters they that they made and are...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Team Weaving

    • Team Weaving

    • Host families; Crafts

    • This photo was taken in April of 2010 in a rural village in Morocco. I had just been taught for the first time by my host sister, Soukaina, how to knot individual threads to weave a rug, and they allowed me to do two entire rows of colored knots in...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Stari Zanaeti (Old Crafts) Macedonia Artisans

    • Stari Zanaeti (Old Crafts) Macedonia Artisans

    • Artisans; Crafts

    • Artists and Artisans at Stari Zanaeti along with Peace Corps Volunteer, Tracy Sparks, are studying methods of 3D sculpting and Adaptation of Traditional Artisan Motifs with plans to develop market ready functional objects, such as housewares and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Sadia and Mohamed on her New Carpet

    • Sadia and Mohamed on her New Carpet

    • Artisans; Crafts; Youth

    • As a Small business development Volunteer in a rural village in Morocco, I worked with the local weaving association. One of my projects was creating a carpet catalog for the weavers. This took me into all the houses of the weavers where I...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Remember

    • Remember

    • Children; Celebrations; Crafts; September 11, 2001

    • This picture is of my 5th grade Technology class at my Primary School in South Africa. We were learning about structures and talking about structures found in cities. I decided to share two famous structures in America in lieu of the upcoming 10th...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Remember

    • Remember

    • Children; Celebrations; Crafts; September 11, 2001

    • This photo was taken at my school in South Africa. This is my 5th grade technology class where we were learning about structures. We discussed how structures are created and different types. I taught them about skyscrapers and in lieu of the 10th...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Reeds for Weaving

    • Reeds for Weaving

    • Crafts; Terrain

    • This grass was drying in Thailand in August 2010. The next step is to dye them and then they are woven into mats for sitting on the floor when you eat.
    • Volunteer Photos

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