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    • Wildfire prevention, El Salvador.

    • Wildfire prevention, El Salvador.

    • Disaster preparedness and mitigation

    • While working as a Peace Corps Response Volunteer in El Salvador in 2007, wildfire awareness and prevention was incorporated into my Disaster Mitigation project. Community rescue brigades were instructed how to eliminate fire hazards from their...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Wildfire prevention, El Salvador.

    • Wildfire prevention, El Salvador.

    • Disaster preparedness and mitigation

    • While working as a Peace Corps Response Volunteer in El Salvador in 2007, wildfire awareness and prevention was incorporated into my Disaster Mitigation project. Community rescue brigades were instructed how to eliminate fire hazards from their...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Wind in the Willow

    • Wind in the Willow

    • Camps and clubs; Games

    • February 2011, Girl Power Camp - a girl's empowerment camp in the Philippines for third year high school girls. This activity was introduced by the participants as a trust exercise. The game is called wind in the willow.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Window of Hope Graduating Class

    • Window of Hope Graduating Class

    • hiv/aids; youth development;

    • This photo was taken on August 2, 2009 with one of the several Window of Hope groups that I worked with at Waterberg Primary School in Ongombombonde, Namibia (Otjozondjupa Region). Window of Hope is a UNICEF driven educational program made up of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Wine Sellers

    • Wine Sellers

    • Host community friends; Volunteers; Traditional dress

    • Tsorik helps her daughter-in-law sell wine at their roadside stand in Areni, Armenia.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Winter Fun

    • Winter Fun

    • Youth; Sports

    • This photo was taken in the winter of 2009. Even though the temperature can get pretty cold in the Winter it does not stop the children from playing outside. Sledding is the favored pastime when the snow hits the ground.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Wise Old Man

    • Wise Old Man

    • Host community friends; Traditional dress

    • This man paused to tell stories of the river we were photographing for a story about trash in Armenia's rivers. He was reminiscing about how as a young boy he used to swim in the spot we were photographing.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Wishing Tree

    • Wishing Tree

    • folklore

    • Kazakhs traditionally tie strips of cloth to trees at special places, such as the top of a mountain or near a stream, and make a wish. Photo taken near Ayrtau lake, Northern Kazakhstan in July 2010.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Women Baking Lavash

    • Women Baking Lavash

    • Food and meals; Traditional dress; Host community

    • My neighbors operate a lavash bakery and I often go there in the winter time to hang out because the ladies are always good for a fun conversation and it is nice and warm in there. The process is fascinating to watch, obviously these women have had...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Women Fishing on the Niger

    • Women Fishing on the Niger

    • Fishing

    • Women in Tiguibery, Guinea, fish with their children in tow. After catching the tiny fish, the women gracefully placed their catch in the calabash bowls balanced on their heads. The dry season on the Niger River also allows locals to do their...
    • 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 Walking With Pails

    • Women Walking With Pails

    • Construction

    • Building a new home in rural Zambia takes a lot of time and effort. On May 30, 2008, in the small village of Chiposa in the Luapula province, much of the community helped to build a home of mud bricks and dried grass for a struggling family in the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Women's Chorus in Vilkova, Ukraine

    • Women's Chorus in Vilkova, Ukraine

    • Art; Traditional Dress; Celebrations

    • One of the many women's choruses at a Festival of Russian Culture in Vilkova, Ukraine, 2009. This region of southern Ukraine was formerly called Bessarabia, and I have been told that there are more than 30 ethnic groups or cultures in Odessa...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Women's Custom Dance

    • Women's Custom Dance

    • Traditional dress; Dance

    • The women of the village Nereingman, Mota Lava, presented a custom dance during a cultural celebration. Unfortunately, the dance had to take place inside the village meeting house when it started raining. The leader of the group's name is Marian,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Women's Day Celebration

    • Women's Day Celebration

    • Teachers and students; Traditional dress; Dance; International Women's Day

    • My school held a celebration dinner for International Women's Day, March 8th. Women's Day is a big deal in Romania. I enjoyed the dinner and dancing, after which a friend took this picture showing me and students in traditional costumes. My...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Women's Group in Todos Santos, Guatemala

    • Women's Group in Todos Santos, Guatemala

    • Women's movement

    • Peace Corps Volunteer Abimael and I worked to organize this women's group in a tiny community about a 30 minute hike from the nearest road. We encouraged the municipality to help the women start a community bank, and we conducted trainings on...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Word AIDS Day 2010

    • Word AIDS Day 2010

    • HIV/AIDS

    • I took this picture during the World AIDS Day march in 2010 in Ecuador. Many children, youth, adults, and local organizations participated in the march. This was one of the signs that the participants made.
    • Volunteer Photos

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