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    • My Moroccan Wedding

    • My Moroccan Wedding

    • Weddings; Traditional dress

    • This is a photo of my wedding ceremony in Morocco in 1996 during my second year of service. I married my Arabic tutor. The photo shows the completed henna design and a traditional Moroccan wedding dress. The wedding took place at my...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Welcome to Diawarala!

    • Welcome to Diawarala!
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    • This photo is of me showing off the sign I made welcoming in French and Bambara and English the Peace Corps Director and an employee from Peace Corps Washington to the hamlet of 600 people I lived in. I overlapped by six months with another...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Neighbor Children

    • Neighbor Children

    • Host community friends; Children

    • This is one of my favorite pictures! My neighbor, Hawa, took the photo. As one notices, her finger is in part of the picture because it was the first time she took a picture. Nonetheless, she did a fantastic job. She was a neighbor in my village of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fulani Young Women Holding Their Twin Dolls

    • Fulani Young Women Holding Their Twin Dolls

    • Maternal and child health

    • The Fulani, or Peuhl, live in villlages and farms of northern and Central Togo. These young women are sedentary, have huts, grow crops, and could potentially attend school whereas other Fulani are completely nomadic. They are holding twin dolls....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Tiny Market of Beignets and Tchouk Beer

    • Tiny Market of Beignets and Tchouk Beer

    • Markets; Food and meals

    • This is a tiny market on Wednesday afternoon in Affem Kabye. The women make beignets and beer to sell to the men after they come home from the fields. Women also drink the locally brewed millet beer. This market is so small that women do not even...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • I Want Silky Hair Like Naka, our Volunteer

    • I Want Silky Hair Like Naka, our Volunteer

    • Children

    • These children had never seen a white person until I arrived. They were always touching the hair on my head and arms. They liked the silkiness of my hair. Margueritte wanted hair like Naka's, so she put corn silk on her head so her hair would be...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Mesmerized and Curious Observers

    • Mesmerized and Curious Observers

    • Children; Housing; Host community friends

    • I was sitting on the inside "veranda" of a hut in Guinea in 1996. I was visiting the family of one of my English students. It was a very hot and sunny day in late January. We all gathered inside the mud and straw hut to avoid the heat. The children...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Charring the Pig

    • Charring the Pig

    • Food and meals; Cooking

    • Affem Kabye, Tchamba prefecture, Central region, Togo Henou (Patrice) and his wife Joselyn Pig slaughter. After slaughtering the pig with a knife, Henou charred the pig on a fire to burn the hair and skin, and then his wife Joselyn prepares it....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Pig Slaughter

    • Pig Slaughter

    • Animals; Host community friends

    • Affem Kabye, Tchamba prefecture, Central region, Togo 1995-8 Pictured are Henou (Patrice) and his wife Joselyn.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Naka Pounding Yams

    • Naka Pounding Yams

    • Cooking; Food and meals

    • The Kabye people of northern Togo are famous for their huge yams. Village women share their way of making fufu, which is eaten with a variety of different sauces. A favorite in the photographer’s village of Affem Kabye was ground peanut, sesame,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Kabye Yam Mounds

    • Kabye Yam Mounds

    • Gardens; Agriculture

    • Kabye of northern Togo are famous for their gigantic yams. They take great pride in the size of their yam mounds and the enormous size of their yams. The best way to prepare yams is to make fufu. After boiling the yams, women put them in a large...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Coming of Age Ceremony Among Kabye of Togo

    • Coming of Age Ceremony Among Kabye of Togo

    • Ceremonies; Celebrations

    • Evala is the traditional wrestling ceremony that takes place every 5 years among the Kabye of Togo. Evala is part of the male coming of age ceremony/events. The guys must catch a dog, slaughter it, prepare it and eat it. They also make hats with...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Cotton harvest in Affem Kabye

    • Cotton harvest in Affem Kabye

    • Transportation; Agriculture

    • Cotton is a major cash crop in Affem Kabye. Villagers transport their cotton on cattle carts to the village's market area and for the next 7-10 days, and weigh their cotton and load it onto enormous trucks. One year the truck laden with cotton,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Baby's Bath Time

    • Baby's Bath Time

    • Water and sanitation; Maternal and child health

    • Bath time. This is how Kabye village women give their baby a bath. Lots of water and soap. The babies normally scream.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Dancing as Part of Male Coming of Age

    • Dancing as Part of Male Coming of Age

    • Ceremonies; Traditional dress

    • Evala is the traditional wrestling ceremony that takes place every 5 years among the Kabye of Togo. Evala is part of the male coming of age ceremony/events. The guys must catch a dog, slaughter it, prepare it and eat it. They also make hats with...
    • Volunteer Photos

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