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    • Cotton harvest, Affem Kabye/Tchamba/Togo

    • Cotton harvest, Affem Kabye/Tchamba/Togo

    • Transportation; Agriculture; Markets

    • Cotton is a major cash crop in Affem Kabye. Villagers transport their cotton on cattle carts to the village's market area and for the next 7-10 days, weigh their cotton and load it onto enormous trucks. One year the truck laden with cotton, got...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Cotton harvest in Affem Kabye, Togo

    • Cotton harvest in Affem Kabye, Togo

    • Transportation; Markets; Agriculture

    • Cotton is a major cash crop in Affem Kabye. Villagers transport their cotton on cattle carts to the village's market area and for the next 7-10 days, weigh their cotton and load it onto enormous trucks. One year the truck laden with cotton, got...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Baby's Bath Time

    • Baby's Bath Time

    • Water and sanitation; Maternal and child health

    • Bath time. This is how Kabye village women give their baby a bath. Lots of water and soap. The babies normally scream.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Carrying Your Child

    • Carrying Your Child

    • Children

    • Here is the typical way children are carried in Zambia. This is one item that I am bringing back to America. When I have children all I need is a chitenge, no expensive baby carrier for me. :)
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Serenje Market

    • Serenje Market

    • Markets

    • This photo shows the market that the central Peace Corps Volunteers frequented alot. Ba Alice was our go to gal, and this is a photo of her beautiful stand.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Under 5 Clinic

    • Under 5 Clinic

    • Maternal and child health

    • While serving in Zambia, I worked very closely with my clinic. Every friday I would spend all day weighing children under 5, so that the clinic could chart health growth and stop malnutrition.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Founderee Camp in Nyeri

    • Founderee Camp in Nyeri

    • Camps and clubs

    • I took this photo in February 2011. Each year in February there is an annual celebration of the continuation of the scouting programs worldwide. This picture was taken with the first group to attend the annual celebration in Nyeri, where Lord Baden...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Macawiis

    • Macawiis

    • Traditional dress

    • I took this photo during home leave in April 2011. Depicted in this photo are myself, Daniel Delgadillo, and my two best friends who live in the U.S. This was the first time I had seen the two of them since I had joined Peace Corps so I decided to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Sharing Kenyan Culture

    • Sharing Kenyan Culture

    • Traditional dress

    • In April 2011, I visited the Carden Traditional School and spoke to several groups of 6th through 8th grade students about Kenyan culture. In this picture, I am talking about one of the various attractions for visitors to see in Kenya. I am dressed...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • They Don't See Many Farangs

    • They Don't See Many Farangs

    • Teachers and students; Schools

    • On my first visit to my village's school, the moment the kids saw me, they went nuts. The ones in the photo did not have an supervision, so they stormed out of the classrooms to look at the tall American who just came to their small school in...
    • Volunteer Photos

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