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    • Gusekura

    • Gusekura

    • Food and meals

    • This picture was taken at a convent in Bugaragara Village in Nyagatare District, Eastern Province of Rwanda. The picture shows Sister Sarafina and I in the process of making soy milk using an isekuru (a pounder) to smash soybeans.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Community Children's Library

    • Community Children's Library

    • Libraries

    • This picture was taking in September 2012 in Mozambique. I, Theresa Cole, am an Education Peace Corps Volunteer in Mozambique who is starting a Children's Community Library in my community. The building in the photo was donated to me by my...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Making LapLap

    • Making LapLap

    • Food and meals; Pre-service training (PST)

    • LapLap is a staple dish in Vanuatu. During pre-service training in October 2012, our group created the dish for our training village from scratch. One of the processess of making LapLap is 'scratching' or 'ras-rassing' the root crop until it is a...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Vandal in Zambia

    • A Vandal in Zambia

    • Pre-service Training (PST); Host families; Universities

    • I got a doll of my school mascot the day I graduated from University of Idaho. Joe Vandal now travels the world with me, and wouldn't miss out on serving in Africa alongside. This picture is of my PST host sister, Jesska, and Joe, the day I said my...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Vandal in Zambia

    • A Vandal in Zambia

    • Universities; Host families; Pre-Service Training (PST)

    • I got a doll of my school mascot the day I graduated from University of Idaho. Joe Vandal now travels the world with me, and wouldn't miss out on serving in Africa alongside. This picture is of my PST host sister, Mapala, and Joe, the day I said my...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Vandal in Zambia

    • A Vandal in Zambia

    • Universities; Host families; Pre-Service Training (PST)

    • I got a doll of my school mascot the day I graduated from University of Idaho. Joe Vandal now travels the world with me, and wouldn't miss out on serving in Africa alongside. This picture is of my PST host sister, Mapalo, and Joe, the day I said my...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fresh Food

    • Fresh Food

    • Food and meals; Markets

    • Vanuatu has many 'mama's markets' filled with local produce. Coconuts and Bananas are two fruits eaten on a daily basis by volunteers
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Wedding Bliss

    • Wedding Bliss

    • Weddings; Celebrations; Dance; Traditional dress

    • The midwife at a local clinic celebrates on her wedding day in Burkina Faso. The bride is dancing with friends during a Muslim wedding celebration where friends stick money on her while singing and dancing. People all around are using technology...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Stomp Out Malaria - Mosquito Netting Project Crew

    • Stomp Out Malaria - Mosquito Netting Project Crew

    • Malaria; Schools; Youth; Site development

    • The photo was taken at the completion of the mosquito netting project in Mozambique. The goal of the project was to prevent malaria by putting up new mosquito netting in all windows and plant lemon grass outside of the classrooms to deter...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • World Map

    • World Map

    • Crafts; World Map Project; Youth; Schools

    • This photo was taken in January 2013. My friend and I helped create a world map at my primary school, and the local community members and children loved to sit and watch us while we drew out the individual countries. Some were even brave enough to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Making Lap Lap

    • Making Lap Lap

    • Food and meals; Cooking; Host families

    • This photo was taken while I was helping my host family make the traditional dish of Lap Lap. In Vanuatu, the locals still cook on fire, and LapLap is a dish which uses all local ingredients and materials. It is cooked under hot rocks for 2-4...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Walk in the Bush

    • Walk in the Bush

    • Gardens; Host families; Children

    • My small brother and I going on a short walk through the bush to pick some mangoes for a snack. In Vanuatu, individual family gardens are the primary source of food for each families.
    • Volunteer Photos

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