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    • Stomp Out Malaria - Mosquito Netting Project Crew

    • Stomp Out Malaria - Mosquito Netting Project Crew

    • Malaria; Schools; Youth; Site development

    • The photo was taken at the completion of the mosquito netting project in Mozambique. The goal of the project was to prevent malaria by putting up new mosquito netting in all windows and plant lemon grass outside of the classrooms to deter...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • World Map

    • World Map

    • Crafts; World Map Project; Youth; Schools

    • This photo was taken in January 2013. My friend and I helped create a world map at my primary school, and the local community members and children loved to sit and watch us while we drew out the individual countries. Some were even brave enough to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Making Lap Lap

    • Making Lap Lap

    • Food and meals; Cooking; Host families

    • This photo was taken while I was helping my host family make the traditional dish of Lap Lap. In Vanuatu, the locals still cook on fire, and LapLap is a dish which uses all local ingredients and materials. It is cooked under hot rocks for 2-4...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Walk in the Bush

    • Walk in the Bush

    • Gardens; Host families; Children

    • My small brother and I going on a short walk through the bush to pick some mangoes for a snack. In Vanuatu, individual family gardens are the primary source of food for each families.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • You Go Girl

    • You Go Girl

    • Girls' education; Host community

    • Many of the men in my village leave to find work in Italy. They are gone for years at a time while the women and girls have to make ends meet in village, waiting for money to be sent over. This is a photo of three girls from my village in...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Neighbors

    • Neighbors

    • Cross-cultural transition; Youth; Host community

    • New neighbors come to visit me a few days after arriving to my site in Burkina Faso, December 2012.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Third goal: Islamic - Chistian celebration

    • Third goal: Islamic - Chistian celebration

    • Older Volunteers; Traditional dress; Diversity

    • My first Christmas back in America. I am wearing my teaching uniform from my Islamic High School in Indonesia. My grandchildren Talon, Kira & Arlo are wearing Muslim prayer caps and a jilbab for young girls. Grandma Oma Colleen Young is telling her...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Guanacasteco Pride

    • Guanacasteco Pride

    • Celebrations; Host community; Dance

    • This photo was taken at the dia de anexión in Costa Rica July 25, 2012. Dia de anexión is a major holiday for this part of Costa Rica. It represents when Guanacaste became part of Costa Rica. This picture depicts the district wide acto civico...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Dance Party

    • Dance Party

    • Dance; Celebrations; Food and meals; Traditional dress

    • This photo was taken in May 2012. My village had a week long cultural week where all the villagers seperated themselves into the 6 provinces of Vanuatu and did culture/custom specific activities throughout the week. My group created a local food...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Jump Start to success!

    • Jump Start to success!

    • Education; Teachers and students

    • For one month during the Costa Rican school break, many volunteers put on a Jump Start camp to help incoming 7th grades improve their English level. This camp was lead by a Volunteer and a 7th grade English teacher. It was given to students who...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Let's go to the fiestas!

    • Let's go to the fiestas!

    • Celebrations; Music; Host community

    • This photo was taken January 20, 2013 at the fairgrounds in Costa Rica. One week every January the community hosts a large festival with great food, music, rides and rodeos. This picture is on the last night of the fiesta.
    • Volunteer Photos

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