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    • Fans at the Africa Cup Finals

    • Fans at the Africa Cup Finals

    • Celebrations; Sports

    • In 2007, the Uganda Cranes soccer team made it to the Africa Cup Finals. This match is against Niger, in the Nelson Mandela Stadium, outside Kampala. The stadium was packed with fans, who decorated themselves with body paint, pins, ribbons & hats...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Sipi Falls in the Morning Mist

    • Sipi Falls in the Morning Mist

    • Celebrations

    • Sipi Falls is considered the most beautiful of the many waterfalls in Uganda. I took the photo early in the morning in October 2007. Peace Corps Uganda has a special tradition called Goatstock, where all of the volunteers gather at a national park...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Matooke & Bananas

    • Matooke & Bananas

    • Markets; Food and meals

    • Matooke, green plantains steamed in banana leaves, is a staple food in Uganda. After steaming, the matooke is pressed & eaten with grilled or stewed meat, or vegetables. A smaller type of banana, about the length of a finger, is eaten ripe. These...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • School Girls in Bugiri District, Uganda

    • School Girls in Bugiri District, Uganda

    • Host Community Friends; Education; Schools

    • In Uganda, all schoolchildren wear uniforms. The color & pattern of the uniform identifies the school. Both girls' & boys' heads are shaved, usually until they have completed school. Half of Uganda's population in under the age of 15 & despite the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Children at Busiro Landing

    • Children at Busiro Landing

    • Children; HIV/AIDS; Host community friends

    • Situated in the African Rift Valley, Uganda is home to the source of the Nile River in Lake Victoria. The Lake provides the main source of protein for the tribes that live in the southeastern district. The children have just off-boarded a ferry...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • At Mariam's Naming Ceremony

    • At Mariam's Naming Ceremony

    • Celebrations; Host community friends

    • The girl in the photo is a relative of one of my close friends. It was taken at a naming ceremony in the Tahoua region. Friends and family joined to celebrate the naming of Mariam. She died less than a week later.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fati, Fatimatou, and I in the Shade

    • Fati, Fatimatou, and I in the Shade

    • Host community friends

    • This photo was taken in October 2009. I was hanging out with my two friends, sisters Fatimatou and Fati. I hadn't seen Fatimatou since March, when she got married and moved away. I was so excited to spend time with her again!
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Moussa, Niger

    • Moussa, Niger

    • Children; Food and meals; Host community friends

    • I took this photo in July 2009 in Kehehe, Niger. I was at my friend, Shaouda's house. She is the head women's leader of the village. Haoua is holding her son, Moussa. Her mother Shaouda is with baby Mubarak. Hadjara is in the background...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Drinking Hura

    • Drinking Hura

    • Children; Host community friends; Food and meals

    • I took this photo in March 2009 in Kehehe, Niger. Ibrahim is holding a bucket of hura. Hura is a drink made of millet and milk; it is the main meal for most Nigeriens each day.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Students of Roma Desegregation Project

    • Students of Roma Desegregation Project

    • Music; Diversity training; Teachers and students

    • 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 -...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Dinner with Conference Participants

    • Dinner with Conference Participants

    • Diversity; Host community friends

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos

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