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    • Diversity Days

    • Diversity Days

    • Music

    • In Panama on July 19, 2012, the students of the local school put on a series of skits and musical performances to show appreciation to Padres de Familia.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Hai la masa!

    • Hai la masa!

    • Food and meals; Host families

    • This is a photo of the lunch my host mother prepared for me in Moldova. I was the only one eating. Moldovans love to share food and homemade wine and they expect you to eat EVERYTHING. The food is delicious and my waistline is expanding. Many great...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Getting around in Ukraine's snow!

    • Getting around in Ukraine's snow!

    • Climate

    • In December 2013, after a meeting with my counterpart, he needed to take his son to the store, so we got him dressed and prepared for the walk in the snow. He was bundled up in his snow suit, boots, gloves and scarf. Ukrainians really know how to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Training of Health Workers

    • Training of Health Workers

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This is from a training of health workers in Guinea that I supervised with my partner organization, Population Services International. The health workers were trained in how to advise those who came into their regional health centers and hospitals...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • HIV Education

    • HIV Education

    • HIV/AIDS; Camps and clubs

    • In this class, that was a part of one day camp in a high school, this teacher is teaching about how HIV spreads. The theme of the day was "choose better life skills" and a tee shirt with this logo was given to each kid. There were more than 100...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • AIDS Education and Prevention

    • AIDS Education and Prevention

    • HIV/AIDS; Camps and clubs

    • In this clas,s that was a part of one day camp in a high school, this teacher is teaching about how HIV spreads. The theme of the day was "choose better life skills" and a tee shirt with this logo was given to each kid. There were more than 100...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Drumming up Support

    • Drumming up Support

    • HIV/AIDS; Celebrations; Dance

    • This is a photo from a caravan style publicity parade for an event with the CECOJE (Center for youth counseling and peer education - particularly surrounding health) in Mamou, Guinea, that I and my partner organization Population Services...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Caravan of Support, May 2012

    • Caravan of Support, May 2012

    • HIV/AIDS; Dance

    • This is a photo from a caravan style publicity parade for an event with the CECOJE (Center for youth counseling and peer education - particularly surrounding health) in Guinea, that my partner organization, Population Services International, and I...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Reading with Friends

    • Reading with Friends

    • Teachers and students

    • A moment captured by community economic development Volunteer Hilary Braseth of fellow secondary education Volunteer Christina at the "Pont de Dieu," a natural bridge in Dalaba, Guinea. “God's Bridge” offers a serene getaway among fields and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Guanacasteco Pride

    • Guanacasteco Pride

    • Celebrations; Host community; Dance

    • This photo was taken at the dia de anexión in Costa Rica July 25, 2012. Dia de anexión is a major holiday for this part of Costa Rica. It represents when Guanacaste became part of Costa Rica. This picture depicts the district wide acto civico...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Let's go to the fiestas!

    • Let's go to the fiestas!

    • Celebrations; Music; Host community

    • This photo was taken January 20, 2013 at the fairgrounds in Costa Rica. One week every January the community hosts a large festival with great food, music, rides and rodeos. This picture is on the last night of the fiesta.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Helping Hands

    • Helping Hands

    • Children; Celebrations

    • This photo was taken November 16, 2012 in Costa Rica at an anti-abuse march. Many schools, businesses, and PANI (Costa RIca's equivalent to Health and Human Services) were involved. Groups made signs and walked a mile in the main part of town.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Jump Start to success!

    • Jump Start to success!

    • Education; Teachers and students

    • For one month during the Costa Rican school break, many volunteers put on a Jump Start camp to help incoming 7th grades improve their English level. This camp was lead by a Volunteer and a 7th grade English teacher. It was given to students who...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Akee Fruit

    • Akee Fruit

    • Food and meals

    • This photo is of the Akee Fruit eaten on the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica. Careful, its poisonous until it opens! It is usually prepared with fish and vegetables, and tastes delicious!
    • Volunteer Photos
    • HIV/AIDS Sign Vegetable plot

    • HIV/AIDS Sign Vegetable plot

    • Gardens; HIV-AIDS

    • The photo was taken at North-West Province of South Africa in a school called Goakganya Primary School where Peace Corps had their permagarden training with PCVs & Counterparts. The workshop was held on the 2-3 April 2012 and the picture was taken...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Festival de la Luz 2012

    • Festival de la Luz 2012

    • Host families; Celebrations; Youth

    • I took this photo on December 12th, 2012, during my community's first ever Christmas Parade in Costa Rica. My nephews begged me to walk them to the square to watch the parade and they even managed to dig up some old Santa hats to wear. I am...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Write On Competition

    • Write On Competition

    • Libraries

    • I am doing practice writing classes for the students before the Write On contest, which will be February 12th at our high school in the Philippines. They write in the library. When this picture was taken there were 11 students; we are up to 14 and...
    • 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

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