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    • A Moroccan Wedding in the Morning

    • A Moroccan Wedding in the Morning
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    • Moroccan weddings are an event that can include the entire town. Early in the morning, family members of the bride wake up and march through the streets singing and chanting to let everyone know that a member of the community is about to be wed....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Artisan Women

    • Artisan Women
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    • December 2009, Republic of Panama. Ngäbe women wear colorful dresses with traditional designs. In communities like the one where I lived, they are made by hand and in a variety of colors. Shown in this image are a group of artisan women from my...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Artisan Women

    • Artisan Women
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    • Ngäbe women of the local artisan group who make handcrafts out of local materials and are wearing their colorful traditional dresses, also made by hand. March 2010.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Baseball

    • Baseball
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    • The only place to play baseball was a cow pasture a couple of miles away from the village. The community is on the waters edge and hills rise from all sides. It takes about an hour walking through the jungle or in a canoe through the mangroves (if...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Baseball

    • Baseball
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    • The only place to play baseball was a cow pasture a couple of miles away from the village. The community is on the waters edge and hills rise from all sides. It takes about an hour walking through the jungle or in a canoe through the mangroves (if...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Boys Collecting Recycable Products

    • Boys Collecting Recycable Products
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    • Nearly everyday, these boys (8-10 years old) pass in front of my house in Honduras asking for my plastic bottles and aluminum cans. The pain of living from Lempira to Lempira (the local currency) has long been accepted as normal.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Canoe

    • Canoe
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    • While there was almost no flat space large enough to play sports inside the community because of the hill rose from the water, a short canoe ride through the mangroves and up a river brought us to a cow pasture, which was large and flat enough to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Coffee Harvest

    • Coffee Harvest
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    • From September to December families are busy at work in their farms harvesting coffee. They involve the entire family, before or after school to help out. This picture shows a family harvesting coffee. November 2010.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Coffee Harvest

    • Coffee Harvest
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    • From September to December families are busy at work in their farms harvesting coffee. They involve the entire family, before or after school to help out. This picture shows the a family harvesting coffee. November 2010.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Coffee Harvest

    • Coffee Harvest
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    • From September to December the families are busy at work in their farms harvesting coffee. They involve the entire family, before or after school to help out. This picture shows the a family harvesting coffee. November 2010.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Community Analysis 1

    • Community Analysis 1
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    • After completing three months at site, my first formal presentation was sharing the results of a community analysis. Using tools such as seasonal calendars, community maps and priority lists, community members participated by creating their own and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Community Analysis Presentation

    • Community Analysis Presentation
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    • After completing three months at site, my first formal presentation was sharing the results of a community analysis. Using tools such as seasonal calendars, community maps and priority lists, community members participated by creating their own and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Environmental Education

    • Environmental Education
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    • From December to March the public schools of Panama close for summer vacation. Here in Ballena, summer vacation from school does not always mean freedom and fun. The kids are either put to work with the rest of the family in the farms or are bored...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fishing by Canoe

    • Fishing by Canoe
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    • One of the most important economic activities in the community is fishing. The canoes that are used are trees that have been dug out and last about 5 to 10 years. This photo shows Federico and his daughter, Jessica, on their way back from...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Garifuna Girl Playing the Drum

    • Garifuna Girl Playing the Drum
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    • At the 2011 LaCeiba Carnival in Honduras, there were quite a few representations of the Garifuna culture from the north coast. The procession of the carnival was loud and intense. Somehow this little girl was in her own world lost in the rhythm of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Girls

    • Girls
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    • While walking back to the village during my Volunteer visit, these three young women came up to talk with us. They asked me to take their picture. After a few shots they grabbed each other's hands to stand in this circle. April 2011.
    • Volunteer Photos

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