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    • Little Grown-ups in Niger

    • Little Grown-ups in Niger

    • Host community friends; Celebrations; Traditional dress

    • This photo was taken on the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Fitr, known in Hausa as "Salla," which follows a month of fasting. These girls are from the village of Zongo Mozague, where I was fortunate enough to spend a year of my Peace Corps Niger Service....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Visiting Tuareg Camp after a Rain in Niger

    • Visiting Tuareg Camp after a Rain in Niger

    • Host community friends; Traditional dress; Children

    • While backpacking around the village of Illela, where I lived, I met a Tuareg extended family living in the wadi. We became good friends, and I frequently spent my Sunday's with them, playing with the children, telling stories, and drinking camel's...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Tuareg Hairstyle

    • A Tuareg Hairstyle

    • Host community friends

    • In 1976, on my weekend visits with Tuareg friends in the wadi outside of Illela, Niger, I would frequently sit while my friends braided my hair.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Horsing Around in Hats

    • Horsing Around in Hats

    • Host community friends; Children

    • Children from the neighborhood came to visit on a regular basis. We played games, worked on art projects, gardened, listened to music, or just played around. Here two boys wear big hats for fun. Taken in Illela, Niger, 1976.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Hausa Woman and Child

    • Hausa Woman and Child

    • Children; Maternal and child health; Traditional dress; Work

    • Taken at the dispensary in Illela, Niger, 1976. I worked with the midwife at the health center to teach pregnant women how to care for themselves, and worked with those who had just given birth, like this young Hausa woman. We taught health...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Roadside Waiting in Mauritania

    • Roadside Waiting in Mauritania

    • Transportation

    • This photo was taken on the way home from Nouakchott, Mauritania after a training session at the Peace Corps headquarters. It was about 120 degrees and we had been waiting for hours for the car to fill up. Typically in this 8 seat car, we would...
    • Volunteer Photos

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