The education abroad office at UNL hosted an open house on Tuesday, February 26th. RPCVs from Palau, China, South Africa, Morocco, Benin, Moldova and Nepal gathered to share their stories. Students, community members and friends all attended as...
I took this photo on my visit to the Jamaica post in October 2010. We went to the eastern most tip of the island to visit with Volunteers who took us to one of the school sites. This picture shows several primary school children that were allowed...
This photo was taken by Everett Lott in October 2009 in a small village outside of Kingston, Jamaica. The smile of this young primary student and his very outgoing personality really illustrated for me how grateful he was for the program that the...
The Courage of Irene Malachi is well known in Vanuatu. Her influence extends to many rural areas where she has been in the vanguard of those seeking a new approach and understanding to HIV-AIDS and its effects.
Irene is now the holder of a quite...
This week, tears of joy were shed by Mrs. Irene Malachi who was first announced the first ever HIV/AIDS victim in the small island country of Vanuatu in 2002 when she was presented an award by the Peace Corps Country Director, Mr. Edwin Stice....
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) hands out baseball caps to children at the work site of a Peace Corps youth development Volunteer in a rural community in the Dominican Republic. The visit was part of a congressional delegation to the Dominican...
Peace Corps/Dominican Republic youth Volunteer, Kerri Magee, leads the game “Find the Ball”. Participants include Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC), Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams, Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) during...
Youth from the work site of Peace Corps youth development Volunteer, Kerri Magee, take a photo with members of the congressional delegation to the Dominican Republic in March 2011 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps. Pictured...
Congressional members of the House Democracy Partnership visit with Peace Corps Volunteers in Indonesia. Congressional members who participated in the congressional delegation include Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA), Rep. David Dreier (D-CA), Rep. David...
Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams meets with Peace Corps/Paraguay Volunteers in Asuncion, Paraguay as part of a Presidential Delegation to visit Peace Corps Volunteers and to commemorate the Bicentennial of the Independence of the Republic of...
On Sunday, April 24, 2011, a delegation of ten United States Senators, led by Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, met with Peace Corps China Volunteers and country director Bonnie Thie in Chengdu, China. At Peace Corps China’s Headquarters, the...
A disabiled teenager was walking with difficulty at a Peace Corps supported Disability Camp in St. Lucia. I asked if I could take her picture. She first said, "No, I am not pretty." I said "Yes you are pretty!"and she allowed me to take her...
This photo was taken on the banks of the Niger River in Mopti Town, Mopti Region, Mali on March 26, 2011 during the dry season. The picture depicts the bustling market and village transport activities that take place along the river.
The photo was taken on the 9th April 2011 at St. George Convention Centre in Pretoria South Africa. The 50th Anniversary was celebrated by means of various activities and this was the food security track wherein Volunteers and counterparts learn...
This photo was taken in the central square of Antigua, Guatemala in 2009. It was one of many visits there from where I was living in El Salvador, and I just loved the background colors and the expression on the girl's face. I pulled this off my...
This little girl had wandered away from her mother and was playing one-person fetch with her shoe. It was so adorable and the colors were so beautiful, I had to take her picture.