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- Conrado and Mahogany
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Farmer Conrado planted a border row of mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) along the edge of his field. The tree is two years old in the photo. Isabela province, the Philippines, 1988 - Volunteer Photos
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- Conrado and mahogany, 2001
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Farmer Conrado planted this mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) along the border of his field in 1986. Here he is with one of his trees 15 years later. - Volunteer Photos
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- Successful Potato Harvest
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The agriculture minister was very delighted to see the results of the expertise that Peace Corps Volunteer Bill brought to Yo Creek, OW District, Belize. I took this photo on an educational tour of the potato farm for the locals. The minister is... - Volunteer Photos
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- Bujumbura, Burundi Jane Goodall Chimp Sanctuary 1990
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Animals; Environment -
This was taken at the Jane Goodall Chimp Sanctuary in Bujumbura, Burundi. While I was living in Bujumbura on the weekends I used to volunteer at the sanctuary to help feed and play with the chimps. Aly, the chimp in my right arm was one of my... - Volunteer Photos
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- Lata Field Experiment Station (FES)
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The Lata FES was newly completed when we arrived. It was funded through British and European development aid. The photos shows staff housing and new plantings of decorative hedgerow. We were surprised how fast things grew and that all you needed... - Volunteer Photos
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- Santa Claus Finally Came to the Philippines
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Kids were always saying, "Santa never comes to the Philippines!" Kim and I needed to remedy the situation so we bought toothbrushes, sound makers, etc. for 100 kids. I used the cotton from the first aid kit to make a beard, Kim sewed a hat, and I... - Volunteer Photos
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- Volunteers Relaxing at a Well in Douenza, Mali
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Featured in this photo are Tom Dunn, Doug TenEyck, Bill Moseley and Rick Heffernan. We were Volunteers in Mali from 1987-89. We gathered in Douenza, Mali in late December, 1987 to celebrate Christmas together. - Volunteer Photos
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- Local Children in Our Shoes and Hats
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Most afternoons our house was filled with the station's children who loved to come in and dress up in our hats and shoes and dance around. We enjoyed playing with the kids and answering their many questions about where we came from and why we... - Volunteer Photos
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- Translator's Children
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These are the children of the Kirundi Translator, Emmanuel. Although we learned French, out in the countryside they spoke mostly Kirundi. I learned some Kirundi but not enough to be able to speak technically. Emmanuel was very poor and I... - Volunteer Photos
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- Sue and Richard Helping to Clear the Plot
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Even the children enjoyed working with us and wanted to help with the project. Children accompany their parents to the garden and learn how to plant, harvest and prepare the local foods. - Volunteer Photos
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- What I Tell My Students About the Peace Corps
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Community development; Cross-cultural transition; Host community friends - Volunteer Stories
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- Custom Dance
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In this dance picture notice the traditional finery: The breast plate made of clam shell with turtle shell design, banana fiber loincloth, bark cloth attached to the arm bands, shell headbands with feathers, leg rattles made from seeds of a... - Volunteer Photos
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- Papaya and Pineapple Plot
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We planted this papaya and pineapple plot early in our service. It provided fruit for the staff and extra food was brought to the hospital in Lata. At our going away feast before we completed our service, one Temotu friend said "you did not... - Volunteer Photos
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- Women Planting Yams
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In this photo the wives of FES staff and work crew helped to plant yams in ITTA plot. Yams are one of the staple foods in the Solomon Islanders' diet. Yams are roasted over an open fire, baked in the traditional stone oven, cooked in pot with... - Volunteer Photos
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- FES Work Crew
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This is Ed and Sue with our local work crew (and friends). The project we were assigned was called Improved Temotu Traditional Agriculture (ITTA), a tree crop farming system based on traditional tree crops, such as breadfruit, several varieties of... - Volunteer Photos
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- Mukobo's First Harvest
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Sylvain Mukobo was among the first to build his pond in the Manga Fish Farmer's Association. With this harvest, he motivated a second group to invest in fish farming. - Volunteer Photos
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- A Family Affair
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Fish farmer Papa Ngwanza adds compost to his pond with his two boys. The program was called Projet Pisiculture Familiale, or Family Fish Project, and had just celebrated its 10th anniversary when this picture was taken in 1988. - Volunteer Photos
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- Relaxing with Village Friends
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I was an agricultural Volunteer in Mali from 1987-89. Here I am chatting with a few village friends in Seliban, Mali. - Volunteer Photos
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- A Reflection of Service in the Peace Corps
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Host community friends - Volunteer Stories
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- Mike in Kayanza Taking a Walk
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Of course, wherever I went, I was the center of attention. - Volunteer Photos
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