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    • Way of Life

    • Way of Life

    • Maternal and child health

    • Mpelembe, Serenje, Central Province, Zambia 2009 A woman carries a baby on her back while her brother looks on.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Tiny Market of Beignets and Tchouk Beer

    • Tiny Market of Beignets and Tchouk Beer

    • Markets; Food and meals

    • This is a tiny market on Wednesday afternoon in Affem Kabye. The women make beignets and beer to sell to the men after they come home from the fields. Women also drink the locally brewed millet beer. This market is so small that women do not even...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The School Garden

    • The School Garden

    • Secondary projects; Children; Agriculture; Environment

    • This photo was taken in Nicaragua in the village of Las Palmeras outside of the city of Rivas. I worked with this group of children ages 5-10 at their school to create a tree nursery and organic garden. This project ultimately fulfilled the goal...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Ovoo Offering

    • The Ovoo Offering

    • Religion

    • I took this photo in early June 2010 in the countryside of Tuv province. The driver stopped briefly when we were en route to our training site in Mongolia. It depicts my good friend and fellow Volunteer (Mongolia 2010-12), Alexandria picking up...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The African Girl

    • The African Girl

    • Host community friends

    • This picture shows my 11-year old neighbor sitting on top of the school's nearby water tank, resting after manually drawing 80-liters of water for her family. The red colors of the sun ignite the horizon behind her and make her physical features...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Take Me Out To The Ball Game

    • Take Me Out To The Ball Game

    • Sports; Children

    • This photo was taken during training for health group 33 in Namibia, at an organization named Kayec. This is an after school program that we visited during training and we were teaching the learners how to play baseball. The young girls were my...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Solidarity

    • Solidarity

    • Dance; Women and Development (WID)/Gender and Development (GAD)

    • This is a picture of the Garifuna Women's Solidarity Dance. It was taken in Belize, March 2011.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Schools in Kruger National Park

    • Schools in Kruger National Park

    • Teachers and students; Environment

    • A local game lodge that is part of the Beyond Foundation and focuses on “ecotourism” invited representatives from all three of our schools to attend a conservation lesson and game drive. Several teachers, principals, and students attended the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Saturday Exam Review

    • Saturday Exam Review

    • Teachers and students

    • This photo is of my Form IV Physics students my last year of teaching in a small mountain village in Mbinga, Tanzania. They came on a Saturday in order to cram in as much study time as possible before their national exams. I spent all my extra time...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Safety First

    • Safety First

    • Sports; Children

    • This photo was taken in Namibia at the after school program Kayec during our pre-service training for health group 33. We taught the kids how to play the American game of baseball. This boy was trying on a baseball helmet for safety.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Project Kids

    • Project Kids

    • Children

    • These are three young girls from my village. Tamia, Tihara, & Tatiyana spend many afternoons just outside my front gate. They can be found playing games, racing each other, and gently harassing anyone passing by. I was attempting to take a photo of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Profile of María

    • Profile of María

    • Elders

    • This photograph was shot in Honduras during a nutrition and healthy cooking class for mothers in June of 2011. María is a Lenca women, one of the indigenous populations of Honduras famous for their brightly colored pañuelos (head scarves)....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Pinata Day at Vaipu'a Primary

    • Pinata Day at Vaipu'a Primary

    • Teachers and students

    • This photo was taken the day pinatas were introduced to the students at Vaipu’a & Fogasavaii Primary School. The year 7 & 8 students had blown up the balloons, learned to make glue from recycled paper and water and pasted the layers. After they...
    • Volunteer Photos

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