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    • Nicaraguan Nacatamales

    • Nicaraguan Nacatamales

    • Food and meals; Host families

    • During my pre-service training (PST), an RPCV came back to Nicaragua to visit my host family, who was also his old host family from when he was in PST. We made over 20 nacatamales, a traditional Nicaraguan dish made of cornmeal, pork (or chicken),...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • You Go Girl

    • You Go Girl

    • Girls' education; Host community

    • Many of the men in my village leave to find work in Italy. They are gone for years at a time while the women and girls have to make ends meet in village, waiting for money to be sent over. This is a photo of three girls from my village in...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Lesson in Soy

    • A Lesson in Soy

    • Health; Nutrition

    • Photograph taken in Honduras during a nutrition and healthy cooking class for mothers in June of 2011. The photograph shows the mothers and children cheering with the fresh glasses of soy milk we just made. Malnutrition is a tremendous problem...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • HIV/AIDS Workshop TShirt Vanuatu

    • HIV/AIDS Workshop TShirt Vanuatu

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This was taken on the first day of our HIV/AIDS workshop for Village Health Workers in Vanuatu on May 27th in Vanuatu. Lindsay, a Volunteer, is wearing one of our special designed t-shirts for this years HIV/AIDS Village Health Worker Workshop.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • HIV/AIDS Workshop Vanuatu Group Picture

    • HIV/AIDS Workshop Vanuatu Group Picture

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This was taken on the fourth day of our HIV/AIDS workshop for Village Health Workers in Vanuatu on May 30th in Pango Village, Efate, Vanuatu. Village Health Workers came into Efate from many different islands across Vanuatu to learn how to teach...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Hats On, Hombres

    • Hats On, Hombres

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This photo was taken during my practicum week in Nicaragua during my Peace Corps training. A group of Peace Corps trainees delivered an HIV/AIDS eduction workshop with a group of 60 navy men at the naval base in Corinto. The image is of me and a...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • One in Four

    • One in Four

    • HIV/AIDS

    • Swaziland currently has the highest HIV rate in the world. One out of every four people is infected with the virus. But everyone in this small but beautiful country is affected. The children of Swaziland suffer the most, many losing their parents...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • It Fits!

    • It Fits!

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This photo was taken during a presentation about HIV and AIDS at a high school in Nicaragua on May 12th, 2011. The facilitator, a volunteer from the Nicaraguan Red Cross, is showing a 16-year-old student that condoms are not too small for anyone!
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Putting the Pieces Together

    • Putting the Pieces Together

    • HIV/AIDS

    • The photo was taken on World AIDS Day 2011 at a health center in Cambodia. The picture is of a girl who was visiting the health center that morning. She helped glue pieces red paper to complete an HIV/AIDS ribbon.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Information is Multifaceted

    • Information is Multifaceted

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This photo was taken at a primary school in Cambodia on World AIDS Day 2011. Each student was given a red ribbon and a cube containing information about HIV/AIDS along with a short lecture on the topic. The picture shows a student with a ribbon...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • HIV-Free Future

    • HIV-Free Future

    • HIV/AIDS

    • For World AIDS Day, December 1, 2011, my counterpart and I put together a testing day and video show event in my town, Krobo, Central Region, Ghana. For the testing part we encouraged all community members to test. Our focus was specifically on...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Dancing and Loving Life

    • Dancing and Loving Life

    • HIV/AIDS

    • The creation of support groups and training peer educators for people living with HIV/AIDS is a valuable and often underfunded effort. These groups are a valuable, ‘safe-space’ where people can find a chance to be open about their status, learn...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Holistic Care

    • Holistic Care

    • HIV/AIDS

    • I took this photo during my first support group with adolescents infected with HIV. The support group took place in Guyana. Participants were asked to write questions or topics relating to their medication and put them in a box. We discussed each...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Preparation for Prevention

    • Preparation for Prevention

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This photo was taken at the preparation meeting we had for an HIV/AIDS outreach and testing during a local music festival. We worked alongside a Moroccan organization and local high school students. This is one of the students packing an...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Dancing and Loving Life

    • Dancing and Loving Life

    • HIV/AIDS

    • Creation of support groups and training peer educator for People Living with HIV/AIDS is a valuable and often underfunded effort. These groups are a valuable, ‘safe-space’ where people can find a chance to be open about their status, learn...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fatima's Gift

    • Fatima's Gift

    • HIV/AIDS

    • A student in Morocco holds some of the ribbons that were distributed during a local music festival. Volunteers, a Moroccan HIV/AIDS organization, and local high school students conducted outreach and HIV testing.I took this photo during a local...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Holistic Care

    • Holistic Care

    • HIV/AIDS

    • I took this photo during my first support group with adolescents infected with HIV. The support group took place at a foundation in Guyana. Participants were asked to write questions or topics relating to their medication and put them in a box. We...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • HIV/AIDS Interactive Game Show

    • HIV/AIDS Interactive Game Show

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This is a group of photos taken at a school in Ghana. The genders are separated and each student participates anonymously using a turning tech audience response system. This allows students to participate without standing out, and encourages...
    • Volunteer Photos

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