As part of the December 1, 1998 World AIDS Day Celebration in Marigot, Commonwealth of Dominica, I organized a march and rally with the schools in the village, the healthcare workers, village leaders, and the villagers celebrating the theme of that...
As part of the December 1, 1998, World AIDS Day Celebration in Marigot, Commonwealth of Dominica, I organized a rally with the schools in the village, the healthcare workers, village leaders, and the villagers celebrating the theme of that year: ...
As part of the December 1, 1998 World AIDS Day Celebration in Marigot, Commonwealth of Dominica, I organized a rally with the schools in the village, the healthcare workers, village leaders, and the villagers celebrating the theme of that year ...
Environment; Forestry; Work; Host community friends
I had this photo taken of me and my friend, Jonnys, during a community reforestation campaign in Macuelizo, Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua in August, 1997. We are shown planting a Mexican cedar tree. I had established a tree nursery and organized a...
I built this stove along with my counterpart for this woman and her mother. It uses only a fraction of the wood that an open fire uses and is made out of easily obtainable materials.
I took this photograph of my school in 2000 after I returned to Cameroon to continue to assist the students. G.S.S. Tatum, now Government High School, is located in Bui Division in the Northwest region of Cameroon.
During the last year of my Peace Corps service I decided to visit many of my students in their villages. Except for one, we (delegation of students and I) went everywhere on foot and had a lot fun along the way too. Our visit was greatly...
The traditional rulers from Tatum/Nkum area appreciated greatly my efforts during my Peace Corps service and in 1999 gave a traditional title Ngwang with a beautiful dress, a cap, a handmade necklace and a country bag. To them I was a peacemaker...
Work; Schools; Teachers and students; Celebrations
In 2001 I returned to Cameroon with 17 boxes of various donations for the students and the school. This photograph was taken during the reception of the donations at G.S.S. Tatum.
Each year since my Peace Corps service we assist through Educare-Africa many students with basic school supplies which we give to the best three in every class in 2-3 schools. This photograph was taken in 2008 during the prize giving ceremony at...
10/23/09. Photo exhibition and piano concert to celebrate 10 year anniversary of "Roma Desegregation of Education in Central and Eastern Europe Project." Students read poetry and shared information during the piano concert. Vidin, Bulgaria -...
10/23/09. Dinner with Lesley Saliga (conference participant), Donka Panayotova (Chairperson of Organization Drom, sponsor of the Conference and operator of the desegregation project), Mary Smarr, RPCV, and Valentina Kordova (conference...
Approximately 35 Roma students who are attending desegregated schools attended the evening photo exhibition and piano concert. These young girls were among the attendees.
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...
My neighbor's children caring for each other while their mother worked in the market. This little girl carried her baby sister on her back all day long.
This is a picture of the village Iman (center), my fellow Volunteer, Allyson (left) and myself (right) in front of the health post we were building in rural Guinea. The Imam was my partner in the project and became a very close friend despite our...
My Associate Peace Corps Director (APCD) suggested me to do this project with my students. It was a huge success and the students and faculty loved the project.