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    • Cleaning Fish

    • Cleaning Fish

    • Fishing; Food and meals; Celebrations; Cooking

    • These fish were caught to celebrate 50 days after a death. The custom to celebrate increments of time after a death culminates in one large 50 day celebration and then another 100 day celebration. Boats go out a few days before the celebration...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Coconuts for Sale

    • Coconuts for Sale

    • Markets

    • This photo shows a line of husked coconuts bundled for sale in the Port Vila Market. The Port Vila market sprawls under a large tin roof. The supporting concrete pillars, recently painted red and white in honor of Digicel, a new mobile phone...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Computer Class

    • Computer Class

    • Teachers and students; Schools; Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

    • I am giving a quick introduction to the computer and internet for my Mozambican secondary school students who participated in a empowerment through arts and media summer workshop in 2009.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Discover the World

    • Discover the World

    • World Map Project

    • This world map was created by a Peace Corps Volunteer and the students of Telhei Primary School, Nereingingman Village, Mota Lava Island, Vanuatu. The photo was taken in 2006 before the students started restoration to repair fading and chipping...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Easter Morning

    • Easter Morning

    • Religion; Celebrations; Food and meals

    • On Easter morning in the village of Stokopani, Ukraine, we got up at sunrise to have our eggs and bread blessed by a priest. This village was so small, there was no church -- people held holiday services at the local grocery store. Afterwards, we...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Indepenence Day Festivities

    • Indepenence Day Festivities

    • Celebrations

    • The month before Indonesia's Independence Day, there are many different activities that go on within the villages. Here, they dug a hole, placed a massive bamboo pole into the ground (approximately two stories high) and covered it in grease. At...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Making Earrings

    • Making Earrings

    • Women in Development (WID)/ Gender and Development (GAD); International Women's Day; Crafts

    • A Volunteer is teaching Mozambican female youth the art of making earrings out of local resources at the annual REDES conference. The REDES program (Rapargas Em Desenvolvimento E Saude - Girls in Development and Health) was started by Mozambique...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Mozambican Civil War Reenactment

    • Mozambican Civil War Reenactment

    • Celebrations; Dignitaries

    • A fellow Volunteer captured a civil war reenactment performed by community war veterans in 2010. The performace was part of bigger showcase for the visit of Armando Guebuza, the current Mozambican president. The Mozambican civil war started in 1977...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • My Student, Amber

    • My Student, Amber

    • Teachers and students; Children

    • Belize, in a village with a population of about 150. This is one of my students, Amber. The beauty of her soul is reflected in her eyes!
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Narine Bats

    • Narine Bats

    • Sports; Youth; Camps and clubs

    • July, 2007, we organized an international youth leadership program. Narine was one of our international participants and came to Ukraine from Armenia. This photo was taken at an old pioneer camp outside of Bashtanka in the Nikolaev Oblast, Ukraine...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Steeler Pride, Nation Wide

    • Steeler Pride, Nation Wide

    • Host families; Celebrations; Sports

    • I took this picture prior to the 2011 Superbowl match between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Greenbay Packers. The man standing with me is my host father, Pak Bowo, while we are beside our house the the rice field that surrounds it.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Village Children and Me

    • Village Children and Me

    • Children; Celebrations

    • During one of many local celebrations, I took a photo with children in my village. The celebration was near my house and these were the kids I saw regularly. The picture was taken on September 27, 2009 in Batié, Cameroon.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Vlada Catches

    • Vlada Catches

    • Sports

    • Vlada is a Ukrainian student ambassador who ensured our international participants had an incredible experience. It is partially due to Vlada's influence that several of those students run similar programs in Armenia today. July, 2007
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Women's Custom Dance

    • Women's Custom Dance

    • Traditional dress; Dance

    • The women of the village Nereingman, Mota Lava, presented a custom dance during a cultural celebration. Unfortunately, the dance had to take place inside the village meeting house when it started raining. The leader of the group's name is Marian,...
    • Volunteer Photos

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