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    • A game of Kings

    • A game of Kings

    • Games; Host community

    • This picture was taken in early April, in a park off the pedestrian mall in Bulgaria. The men in the picture were taking turns playing chess in the late morning, getting ready to wrap it up for the day. They had been playing all morning, laughed...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Audacity of Hope

    • The Audacity of Hope

    • Games; Children;

    • This was a birthday party in a neighboring village. This girl had never seen a balloon before. The awe and wonder in her expression of discovery are so inspiring and touching. Bringing this kind of hope to my community and a picture of a bigger...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Human Obstacle Course

    • Human Obstacle Course

    • Youth development; Games

    • I was invited to chaperone some student leaders who were doing a leadership/character-building workshop. In the classrooms, these students are completely different, they're quiet, they're calm, their personalities are difficult to differentiate. It...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Students During Recess

    • Students During Recess

    • Children; Games

    • During recess the kids love to be active and play, and many like to climb things. This photo was taken in a village in the highlands of Guatemala in February 2011.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Happy Pre-schoolers

    • Happy Pre-schoolers

    • Games; Teachers and students

    • This photo was taken in 2009 at the Clay House Project in Namibia. The project built subsidized clay houses and environmentally friendly toilets that did not require running water or electricity. I was lucky enough to live in one of the volunteer...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Making Pellets for the Slingshot

    • Making Pellets for the Slingshot

    • Games; Children; Host families

    • It always amazed me how good the kids were at entertaining themselves with what seemed like nothing, for hours on end. In this photo from 1991, my host brother Victor is making clay pellets with his cousin. They would scoop up clay soil,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Dancing

    • Dancing

    • Dance; Teachers and students; Games

    • At a primary school in Guyana, I would often tell the students in my phonics class that "lots of times we read and sometimes we dance." This was a day when we chose to dance in front of the school during an assembly in 2011.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Condom Cups

    • Condom Cups

    • Games; HIV/AIDS

    • This image was taken during a discussion on family planning and HIV/AIDS prevention in February of 2012 in a village 8 kilometers from our local hospital. Before giving a condom demonstration, we had a relay race. A team of four men and four women...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Condom Relay Race

    • Condom Relay Race

    • HIV/AIDS; Games

    • This image was taken during a discussion on family planning and HIV/AIDS prevention in February of 2012 in a village 8 kilometers from our local hospital. Before giving a condom demonstration, we had a relay race. A team of four men and four...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Long Jump

    • Long Jump

    • Games; Sports; Schools; Teachers and students; Celebrations

    • This photo was taken in the last hours of Waterberg Primary School's Annual Athletics event. Students, divided into red and blue teams, participate in track and field events all day in a field just outside of the school grounds. Here, a 5th grade...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Trust Games

    • Trust Games

    • HIV/AIDS; Camps and clubs

    • Girls Leading Our World (GLOW) Camp participants play trust games, helping them to feel comfortable with one other in hopes of encouraging them to open up and share their experiences. During the April 2012 camp, several youth led seminars on HIV...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Condom Games

    • Condom Games

    • HIV/AIDS

    • Volunteer Alison (Education, Kenya 2010-2012) helps a girl open a condom for a condom relay race held at the annual Camp GLOW, which empowers girls through HIV/AIDS education. The camp also focuses on relationships, gender violence, and careers for...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Street Hockey in the Snow

    • Street Hockey in the Snow

    • Sports; Games; Weather; Housing

    • This photo shows the view from my apartment in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. Winters are long, cold and snowy there but kids enjoy playing hockey in the courtyard no matter what the weather is like.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Crossover Training in the Field

    • Crossover Training in the Field

    • Host community friends; Children; Games

    • Natase and Shania are my friends, my distraction, my adopted daughters, my salvation. Jump ropes sent from friends back home are used as a cultural exchange. I teach them the cross-over technique and they fill me in on neighborhood gossip. Photo...
    • Volunteer Photos

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