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    • Games; Children; Volunteers

    • This photo was taken in Karfigula, Burkina Faso on March 2010 during an HIV/AIDS education camp. The camp used soccer as a tool to educate young girls about HIV/AIDS. The photo shows a group of young Burkinabe girls celebrating with two volunteers...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Swim and Spin

    • Swim and Spin

    • host community friends

    • Togolese launder their clothes as their children take relief from the dry heat in the river that cuts through the town of Pagala. My fellow PCV's and I took a break during our training sessions at IST and looked over the bridge to find an amazing...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Cartuchos

    • Cartuchos

    • Host community friends; Traditional dress

    • Tome' esta fota de una mujer del pueblo llamado, Chica'man, en el departamento del Quiche. Ella estuvo caminado desde su casa en los alredodores del pueblo al centro para vender sus flores durante el dia del mercado. Los flores, se llaman...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Welcoming Guests

    • Welcoming Guests

    • Host community friends; Volunteers; Traditional dress

    • I took the time to welcome all the guests who made it to the opening ceremony of the Centre de Creativite d'Adeta in my village of Adeta, Togo, including the smallest ones. The ceremony dedicated the new center to the village of Adeta and was...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Grandfather Portrait

    • Grandfather Portrait

    • Host families

    • Taken on December 13, 2010, this photo is of the grandfather of my host family, Renee OUEDREOGO in Koudougou, Burkina Faso. Taken on my last morning before departing for swear-in ceremonies in Ouagadougou.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Just Be

    • Just Be

    • Host families

    • It's amazing how much you begin to look for the little signs that define life, while serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer. As I walked into the courtyard where my best friends mother was cooking up lunch, I noticed this mango hanging from the tree. ...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Brew On

    • Brew On

    • Host families; housing; traditional dress

    • This photo was taken in November 2009 in the village of Semaga, Burkina Faso. 2009 was a year of major floods in Burkina Faso and the photo shows a Burkinabe woman, Kiyambwe, tending to the millet beer amongst a dilapidated and flood-wrecked house.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • West African Skateboarding

    • West African Skateboarding

    • Markets; Host community; Volunteers

    • In February 2010, a fellow volunteer Coleman, got a package from the United States with his old skateboard. We were both volunteers in rural Burkina Faso so we took advantage of the few days we had off in Burkina's capital, Ouagadougou, where there...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Buckets of Fun

    • Buckets of Fun

    • Pre-service Training (PST)

    • This photo was taken on November 20, 2010, halfway through the training of the 23rd group of Volunteers to serve in Burkina Faso. It shows a group of small enterprise development Volunteers learning to make liquid soap from components, a skill...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • We Live in a Beautiful World

    • We Live in a Beautiful World

    • teachers and students; education

    • This photo was taken at the Belize Zoo. Peace Corps Volunteer Christen Eure assisted a special education class in a field trip to the zoo where this sign is. The zoo features only rescued animals indigenous to Belize. The student with Christen...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Hybrids in Togo?

    • Hybrids in Togo?

    • transportation

    • I caught a glimpse of local Togolese using an "green" method to commuting and it made me smile. While the truck had been broken down, they wasted no time in getting it to it's final destination. Living and working in Togo always reminded me of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Road Snacks

    • Road Snacks

    • transportation; food and meals

    • I love traveling in Togo. You never need to remove yourself from the tight and cozy position you are in because there is always a moment when the bus will stop and you will be presented with a myriad of options for road snacks. From hard boiled...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Here's Using Your Head!

    • Here's Using Your Head!

    • water and sanitation; host community friends

    • I did it! I channeled my inner posture and strength to join in the gathering of water needed for the construction of a creative center in my village of Adeta, Togo. I was committed to showing the workers that I could try to do something that I...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Overlooking the Baobob

    • Overlooking the Baobob

    • youth; environment

    • I took this photo on April 14, 2011, while visiting a fellow Volunteer for an Easter celebration. When we climbed a small bluff that overlooks a small city in southeastern Burkina Faso, we were accompanied by a bevy of school children known by my...
    • Volunteer Photos

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