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    • Fighting the African Sun!!

    • Fighting the African Sun!!

    • Volunteers; Pre-service Training (PST)

    • Africa Swaziland Group 8 (PST) Pictured is Fred and Krista July 2010 Swaziland Cultural Center This photo was taken during PST. At the time we were only in Swaziland for less then a month, this was the first trip away from our training site and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Prayer beads

    • Prayer beads

    • Religion; Clothing

    • I took this photo in 2006 at my site in Santou, Téleméle prefecture in the Republic of Guinea. It shows a woman from my village with her prayer beads and mat. Guinea is a predominantly Muslim country, so prayer is a big part of daily life.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • morning coffee with the nana staras

    • morning coffee with the nana staras

    • Women in Development (WID)/ Gender and Development (GAD); Traditional dress

    • This photo was taken in July outside of my school the south west mountains of Bulgaria. In my community, which is 100% Bulgarian Muslim the women have a traditional dress that includes a head scarf and colorful pants called shalvary. Through out...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Four Examples of Georgian Happiness

    • Four Examples of Georgian Happiness

    • Children; Youth development

    • This photo was taken within the first few days of my arrival for pre-service training in the Republic of Georgia. The children were extremely excited for my arrival, and getting them to pose for a photo took much time and patience. I think they...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • P and Z Dancing the Horo

    • P and Z Dancing the Horo

    • Dance; Traditional dress; Host families; Swearing-in ceremonies

    • This photos was taken shortly after the Peace Corps swearing-in ceremony in Bulgaria on June 10, 2011. After the ceremony volunteers new and old and their host families and friends went out to the Plaza for music and dancing. As a brand new Peace...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Waiting for water

    • Waiting for water

    • Children; Environment; Water and sanitation

    • A village on the west coast of Madagascar. It’s July 7th, 2011. It’s a Friday, around 10:30am. Not a time when there is usually a lot of people at the fountain, and yet, the dry season has started, but there should still be water. Once again,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Morning Break at the EPP, Public Primary School

    • Morning Break at the EPP, Public Primary School

    • Children; Health; Medicine

    • A village on the west coast of Madagascar, July 1st, 2011. It’s Friday, it’s about 10:30am. The break should soon be over at the EPP, the Public Primary School. It usually starts at 10:00am and last 20 minutes to half an hour. Some children are...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Sorting Out Coffee

    • Sorting Out Coffee

    • Environment; Food security; Women in Development (WID)/ Gender and Development (GAD)

    • A village on the west coast of Madagascar. It’s July 15th, 2011. I want to fetch water at the fountain. But, once again, the flow is slow and it’s taking forever. I had brought the Economist to read. But, J… is sorting the coffee, taking out...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Almost There

    • Almost There

    • Environment; Water and sanitation; Women in Development (WID)/ Gender and Development (GAD)

    • A village on the west Coast of Madagascar, August 16th, 2011. A long day. Walked over 20 kilometers… 10 km to go, 10 km on the way back, and back and forth on the beach depending where the small boats full of fish would arrive. I had gotten up...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Moment of Grace

    • A Moment of Grace

    • Environment; Terrain; Women and Development (WID)/Gender and Development (GAD)

    • West Coast of Madagascar, August 16th, 2011. A long day. Walked over 20 kilometers…10 km to go, 10 km on the way back, and back and forth on the beach depending where the small boats full of fish would arrive. I had gotten up at 5:00am; asked...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • At the Beach

    • At the Beach

    • Children; Terrain; Environment

    • A village on the west coast of Madagascar, August 16th, 2011. A long day. Walked over 20 kilometers… 10 km to go, 10 km on the way back, and back and forth on the beach depending where the small boats full of fish would arrive. I had gotten up...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • When the Battle Begins

    • When the Battle Begins

    • Environment; Children; Terrain

    • A village on the west coast of Madagascar, August 16th, 2011. A long day. Walked over 20 kilometers… 10 km to go, 10 km on the way back, and back and forth on the beach depending where the small boats full of fish would arrive. I had gotten up...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fighting over Fish

    • Fighting over Fish

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

    • A village on the west coast of Madagascar, August 16th, 2011. A long day. Walked over 20 kilometers… 10 km to go, 10 km on the way back, and back and forth on the beach depending where the small boats full of fish would arrive. I had gotten up...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Wait

    • The Wait

    • Terrain; Women in Development (WID)/ Gender and Development (GAD); Environment

    • A village on the west coast of Madagascar, August 16th, 2011. A long day. Walked over 20 kilometers… 10 km to go, 10 km on the way back, and back and forth on the beach depending where the small boats full of fish would arrive. I had gotten up...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Preparing the Fish

    • Preparing the Fish

    • Environment; Women and Development (WID)/Gender and Development (GAD); Women in Peace Corps

    • A village on the west coast of Madagascar, August 16th, 2011. A long day. Walked over 20 kilometers… 10 km to go, 10 km on the way back, and back and forth on the beach depending where the small boats full of fish would arrive. I had gotten up...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Respite under a Tree

    • Respite under a Tree

    • Environment; Terrain

    • A village on the west coast of Madagascar, August 16th, 2011. A long day. Walked over 20 kilometers… 10 km to go, 10 km on the way back, and back and forth on the beach depending where the small boats full of fish would arrive. I had gotten up...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Loko!!

    • Loko!!

    • Games; Children; Terrain

    • A village on the west coast of Madagascar, July 29th, 2011. “Loko!!” (fish!!). A children’s play. The children are playing “loko!!”. They are reenacting what they see their mother and/or sisters do. As for the little one in the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Waiting for the buss

    • Waiting for the buss

    • Children; Transportation

    • I took this photo at the bus station in Takarodi, Ghana in January, 2004 of this cute little girl that was all dressed up and waiting with her mother for the bus (tro-tro) to Axim, Ghana where I was working.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Wedding Celebration

    • Wedding Celebration

    • Dance; Women in Peace Corps; Weddings

    • These women were so happy about their cousins marriage, they broke out into dance in the middle of the street while preparing for the celebration.
    • Volunteer Photos

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