This was taken in 1983, just prior to me leaving the island after my tour of service there. These are the people who created the office. I have returned numerous times to visit and work in the country, helping the SSA to setup their first computer...
This picture was taken in the village of Tsanwa in the Maradi state of Niger in November 2010. In this picture is Maimena Hassan and her son Abass, wearing my sunglasses. My husband's local name was Abass. In the Hausa culture a woman does not...
This picture was taken in the village of Tsanwa in the Maradi state of Niger in 2010. The baby in the swing is named Laure Garba, and her older sister, who is keeping an eye on her, is named Faiza Garba. Laure is her mother's 13th child. Women...
Volunteer Clare and I worked with vendors on St. Maartins to put together an exposition of computer equipment in 1982. We had an Apple II, a Radio Shack TR3, some special purpose word processors from IBM and other equipment. The schools and...
Serving in Nepal from 94-98, I noticed that women were poorly represented in most teacher trainings; thus, during my 3rd year I applied for and received funding to run a week-long training solely for women who taught science. This photo was taken...