Youth in Ukraine light candles to remember victims of HIV/AIDS. They are among those who are aware of HIV/AIDS and how to avoid it, thanks to the Peace Corps and its Volunteers who teach youth to adopt healthy lifestyles.
This photo was taken during my trip to Crimea, Ukraine, to visit some local Volunteers. I don't remember the name of the boy, I guess he is eleven. He lives in Crimea, and enjoys his life playing football with his friends rather then wasting time...
This photo was taken on December 1st, 2011 in South Africa at a primary school in celebration of the school's first recognition of World AIDS Day. Here a grade 6 learner reads a poem she has written for the school event for World AIDS Day...
This photo was taken on December 1st, 2011 in South Africa at a primary school in celebration of the school's first recognition of World AIDS Day. Here two primary school life skills teachers, Ma Chabaemang (right) and Ma Leabile (center), stand...
I took this picture during the World AIDS Day march in 2010 in Ecuador. Many children, youth, adults, and local organizations participated in the march. This was one of the signs that the participants made.
I took this picture of my youth group in Colimes, Ecuador after the World AIDS Day march on December 1, 2010. All of the youth include in this picture are peer educators who worked with hundreds of youth in their community in HIV prevention and...
For the event of World AIDS Day, we conducted a two part activity. The first part of the activity was a mini workshop on the transmission and prevention of HIV. When this activity was done, I, along with some members of the health center staff,...
This is me starting to paint the mural. This was at the very beginning before the mural was completely finished. Here I am emphasizing on the touches of the butterfly of hope. The butterfly became the symbol for CanillĂ in raising awareness and...
This mural painted in front of the health center in a town in Guatemala was part of an art contest that was held on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2011. The art contest was among children and a 13 year old boy won the contest. His drawing was painted...
This is the mural painting by itself after the completion for World AIDS Day 2011 in a town in Guatemala. This mural was painted in front of the health center to raise HIV awareness for the entire town.
I took this picture during the World AIDS Day march in 2010 in Ecuador. Many children, youth, adults, and local organizations participated in the march. This was one of the signs that the participants made.
I took this photo during a World AIDS Day event at the end of November, 2011 at a primary school in Swaziland. World AIDS Day is a great event held yearly in order to educate children and adults alike in the community, an important and fun way to...
This photo was taken on December 1st, 2011 in South Africa at a primary school in celebration of the school's first recognition of World AIDS Day. Here a group of girls from grade 7 perform a song they wrote about the stigma of having HIV/AIDS and...
I took this photo during a mural-painting event held in March 2012 in Swaziland. The HIV+ Support Group came together to design and paint a large mural encouraging community members to remain faithful to one partner in order to stop the spread of...
This is a photo of me and several of my community members as we participate in a local celebration in the Lubombo region of Swaziland. The festival commemorates the harvest of the marula fruit in February 2011 and women from all over come together...
Dina Davis holds the stickers she designed to accompany informational pamphlets for World AIDS Day. The campaign was initiated and carried out by the Peace Corps Paraguay AIDS Taskforce.
Dina Davis holds the stickers she designed to accompany informational pamphlets for World AIDS Day. The campaign was initiated and carried out by the Peace Corps Paraguay AIDS Taskforce.
Huge smiles announce how much fun these five year old kids in preschool at the local Neighborhood Care Point (NCP) are having while learning their colors and numbers through fun games and coloring books. These kids come from families that don't...