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    • Je m'engage

    • Je m'engage

    • Art; HIV-AIDS

    • One of the students at our primary school in Burkina Faso made his hand print on the mural to show that he chooses to engage in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The mural followed an activity I did with the teachers at the primary school to teach the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Rivne Candlelight Memorial Ceremony

    • Rivne Candlelight Memorial Ceremony

    • HIV-AIDS

    • This photo was taken on May 15th, 2012 in Ukraine, in the main square of a town. It features Volunteers and Ukrainians laying down candles for a candlelight memorial we did to remember those who have died of HIV AIDS. The candles in the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Sharing Knowledge

    • Sharing Knowledge

    • HIV-AIDS

    • This photo was taken on May 15th, 2012 in the main square of a town in Ukraine. It features pupils excitedly sharing their knowledge of HIV after a series of HIV awareness seminars. They are encouraging their peers to add a link to the Chain of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • It's Not Who You Are

    • It's Not Who You Are

    • HIV-AIDS

    • This quilt piece was made by a participant of an HIV awareness seminar conducted on December 1, 2011. The seminar highlighted the fact that there are no "high-risk people," only "high risk behaviors." Understanding this concept is crucial in...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Engageons-nous!

    • Engageons-nous!

    • Art; HIV-AIDS

    • The students and teachers gathered for a photo after putting the finishing touches on our HIV/AIDS mural at a primary school in Burkina Faso. The mural followed activities I led with the teachers to teach the students about HIV/AIDS transmission,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Wind Is Your Friend

    • Wind Is Your Friend

    • Agriculture

    • Strong winds may kick up a lot of dust in the Far North of Cameroon, but the Kapsiki women here use this force of nature to separate beans and grains from there protective layers. January 27th, 2012.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Gazing Red Colobus Monkey

    • Gazing Red Colobus Monkey

    • Animals

    • While walking in Jozani Forest,Zanzibar in April 2011, I was able to capture many photos of these Old World monkeys, yet this was the only one who did not seem frightened as I approached.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Coming Together

    • Coming Together

    • Celebrations

    • On Thanksgiving day, Peace Corps Volunteers come together before the feast. Hand on hands, we are together in our difficulties, our successes and our missions.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Angoni Ncwala Ceremony

    • Angoni Ncwala Ceremony

    • Ceremonies; Traditional dress

    • This is a member of the Angoni tribe in Zambia. This was taken at the annual harvest ceremony for the Angoni tribe. The ceremony takes place in February or March every year.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • My friend Sophia

    • My friend Sophia

    • Children; Host families

    • This is a photo taken during training in Paraguay. Sophia is related to my training family and lives next door. Many times Sophia would come and visit me while I was studying and go through my pictures from home. After many times of looking through...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Building Blocks

    • Building Blocks

    • Construction

    • After the harvests in the far north of Cameroon, it's time to build. Here, a group of Kapsiki men use mud bricks to construct another classroom for their children at the catholic primary school of Vitte. May 21st, 2012.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Higinio and Tomas Toast Coffee

    • Higinio and Tomas Toast Coffee

    • Cooking

    • In a project directed at increasing revenues by fully processing the local, high-altitude coffee, Tomas and Higinio toast coffee inside an old building built by the government and mining companies. The Ngäbes have recently protested the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Kichwa Warmikuna

    • Kichwa Warmikuna

    • Dance; Celebrations

    • These high school girls just finished dancing a typical kichwa dance representing their culture at an exposition in Tena, Ecuador. The dance competition was between rural and urban high schools in the region with categories such as original and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fish Farming in Paradise

    • Fish Farming in Paradise

    • Fishing

    • This is a photo of a fish pond. I am an aquaculture extension agent in Zambia, and I am always amazed by the beauty of my work. Looking at a fish pond sure does beat sitting at a desk!
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Catching Carachama

    • Catching Carachama

    • Fishing

    • This photo is taken on the Rio Napo in Ecuador. A leaf called 'barbasco' is traditionally used as a fishing technique, as it consumes the oxygen in the water through its natural toxins and the fish die. The crushed leaf is released in the water...
    • Volunteer Photos

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