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- 'Ofa=Love
- Elders
- This photo was taken in December 2010 shortly after Tongan Group 76 swear-in. We were invited to 'Ofa's house for a Christmas dinner. She was our language and culture teacher in training. 'Ofa means love and she is so well named. She loved...
- Volunteer Photos
- "What Do Frogs Say?"
- Libraries; Teachers and students
- Library time is finally in session. Our school library was finally cleaned, organized, and children were welcomed to participate in small library events such as this one, story time with a craft.
- Volunteer Photos
- Angoni Ncwala Ceremony
- Ceremonies; Traditional dress
- This is a member of the Angoni tribe in Zambia. This was taken at the annual harvest ceremony for the Angoni tribe. The ceremony takes place in February or March every year.
- Volunteer Photos
- Aseroy and his Gold
- Elders
- This photo is capturing an elder member of the Community of Embera Puru located in Chagres National Park in Panama.
- Volunteer Photos
- Baby Weighing
- Maternal and child health
- Henou (Patrice) is a community health Volunteer. On a monthly basis, weather permitting (in other words, it wasn't raining), we would bike to the villages & farms surrounding Affem Kabye and weigh the children aged 5 and under. This is part of...
- Volunteer Photos
- 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
- Beautiful Kazakh Hats
- Traditional dress
- Kazakhstan has many beautiful things. One that stands out in particular are the costumes that are traditionally worn. Here is a picture of Kazakhstani National Hats that are traditionally worn while girls are dancing. They're beautifully...
- Volunteer Photos
- Bricks
- Children; Secondary projects
- Two fellow Volunteers and I collaborated to present a cookstove demonstration at my site in Madagascar. The community was all invited to participate, including children, to get the messiest part of the job done. This is some of the children and I...
- Volunteer Photos
- Camp GLOW
- Camps and clubs
- Camp GLOW: Girls Leading Our World is an awesome girls' leadership camp that inspires girls to do more and help in their communities. It is not only an inspiring camp for local girls, but for Volunteers as well!
- Volunteer Photos
- Camp GLOW
- Camps and clubs
- Camp GLOW was started in Kazakhstan 3 years ago. Now, we have 5 running in different cities throughout the country! This year, Camp GLOW changed the lives of 25 local girls and 6 PCVs.
- Volunteer Photos
- Camp GLOW in Karaganda
- Camps and clubs
- This year in Karaganda, Kazakhstan 80 local girls and 10 Volunteers shared a life changing experience. For one week at an overnight camp secluded by a beautiful national park, girls shared experiences and knowledge and at the end everyone was in...
- Volunteer Photos
- 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
- Catknapp at Rest - Sandy Beach, Ha'apai Tonga
- Terrain; Pre-service training (PST)
- I took this photo while in training in Ha'apai Tonga. This was taken in Nov 2010 at is what is widely proclaimed as one the most beautiful beaches in Tonga. It is on the northern tip of Foa Island at Sandy Beach Resort. I became acquainted with...
- Volunteer Photos
- Cotton harvest in Affem Kabye
- Transportation; 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, and weigh their cotton and load it onto enormous trucks. One year the truck laden with cotton,...
- Volunteer Photos
- 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
- 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
- Dancing as Part of Male Coming of Age
- Ceremonies; Traditional dress
- Evala is the traditional wrestling ceremony that takes place every 5 years among the Kabye of Togo. Evala is part of the male coming of age ceremony/events. The guys must catch a dog, slaughter it, prepare it and eat it. They also make hats with...
- Volunteer Photos
- Dog, Part of Evala Ceremony of Kabye Ethnic Group
- Ceremonies; Food and meals
- Evala is the traditional wrestling ceremony that takes place every 5 years among the Kabye of Togo. Evala is part of the male coming of age ceremony/events. The guys must catch a dog, slaughter it, prepare it and eat it. They also make hats with...
- Volunteer Photos
- Door Prizes!
- Celebrations
- Jamilya and Aisulu were awesome enough to fully complete the FLEX program and I was able to meet them in the last year of my service in Kazakhstan. These two amazing women helped me organize a teacher training for 90 teachers from our area. It...
- Volunteer Photos
- Election Interest
- Celebrations
- This picture was taken in Antsampanimahazo, Madagascar in 2006. The Malagasy people on this cow cart are eagerly looking upon an election campaign speech, as the upcoming election was imminent.
- Volunteer Photos