As a Small business development Volunteer in a rural village in Morocco, I worked with the local weaving association. One of my projects was creating a carpet catalog for the weavers. This took me into all the houses of the weavers where I...
On a monthly basis, the community health Volunteers who worked at the "Case de Sante" (health hut) would conduct baby weighings using the Salter scale in the photo. We would weigh the children aged 5 and under. This is part of routine growth...
This is a pictures of my host siblings from my community-based training family in MBour. They thought my digital camera was so funny and loved looking at themselves after I took a picture. They could not hold their giggles for me to get a straight...
Peru 16 WATSAN(water and sanitation) Volunteer Allison enjoys a breath-taking view on the mountain in Ingenio, Ica, Peru. The town of Ingenio, followed by the long since dried river bed depicts the water scarcity in our region. As much as us PCV...
This photo was taken in June 2006 at the launching of the solid waste manangement project in two neighborhoods in Senegal. There was a lot of excitement and celebrations for this project as residents were tired of living in a dirty city. The...
The collection of the organic waste is an integral part of the solid waste management project. The waste is brought to the compost facility where it turns into valuable compost. The City of Joal sells the compost at $5 per 50 kilogram bag. Coupled...
This photo was taken during a break in a training that Volunteer Nicole Dewing was facilitating. As she went to check on the status of lunch, she found a delighful surprise. In Senegal, babies go everywhere with their mothers - from work to the...