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    • Pop Ups for Mother's Day

    • Pop Ups for Mother's Day

    • Children; Celebrations

    • Grade four students from St. Dominics R.C. Primary School in Grenada have just completed making Mothers Day cars for elderly ladies at the St. Martins Home for the Aged. Each student was given two pieces of construction paper and there was only one...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Ramadan Feast

    • Ramadan Feast

    • Host families; Cooking; Food and meals; Celebrations

    • My grandmother grilling up every possible piece of the goat that was just slaughtered for the big religious feast for Ramadan.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Relaxing in the Corn Husks

    • Relaxing in the Corn Husks

    • Children

    • After a long day of work the kids took a nap in the corn husks on top of the roof where all the corn is brought to dry out under the strong sun so it will last them the entire year for making tortillas. This was taken in November 2011 during the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Resource Centre for the Blind Walkathon

    • Resource Centre for the Blind Walkathon

    • Youth development; Education; Teachers and students

    • These students from Resource Centre for the Blind have just completed the second-annual Walkathon on May 19, 2010. They walked the 2.5 mile route through St. Georges, the capital of Grenada and ended at the Tanteen playing field. The purpose of the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Shoe Shiners in Antigua

    • Shoe Shiners in Antigua

    • Children

    • A typical way for many kids in Guatemala to make money is tofind busy tourist areas or cities and shine shoes. This photo was taken in Antigua, Guatemala in November 2011. They work all day trying to earn enough money to eat. Many are sent by their...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Spinning Thread

    • Spinning Thread

    • Children; Life skills

    • Spinning threads is a necessary task for families that make corte, the traditional wrap worn by Indigenous women of Guatemala. This photo was taken in fall 2011, however, this process is done year around since corte is made daily by thousands of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Spinning Threads

    • Spinning Threads

    • Children; Life skills

    • Spinning the thread is one of the many steps in the process of making corte, the traditional wrap worn by indigenous women of Guatemala. Kids of families start working at a young age in order to help the family in their overall attempt to survive...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • St. Pauls Netball Team

    • St. Pauls Netball Team

    • Youth development; Sports

    • Netball is a sport similar to basketball, but played by mostly women in Europe. It is non-contact and there is no dribbling. My team from St. Pauls Sports and Culture Association is pictured here. Our 2009 Grenada Netball Association (GNA) season...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Students During Recess

    • Students During Recess

    • Children; Games

    • During recess the kids love to be active and play, and many like to climb things. This photo was taken in a village in the highlands of Guatemala in February 2011.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Sweet, Matching Sisters

    • Sweet, Matching Sisters

    • Host community friends; Youth

    • These sweet girls would always come to my apartment in St. Paul's, Grenada for art projects, help with homework, or a snack. This day, they just so happened to have color-coordinating "plats" in their hair.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Talitali

    • Talitali

    • artisans

    • In this photo, I am weaving (talitali) a mat with two friends, Serema and Kata. We are weaving in their home in Natuvu Village, Fiji. The photo was taken in 2010. The mats are made out of a plant called 'voivoi' that the women grow and process...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The monster mash

    • The monster mash

    • Celebrations; Children; Crafts

    • This picture was taken at my school in Armenia on October 31st 2010. This was the first time the Armenian students had ever heard of Halloween and celebrated it. In the picture they are holding up pictures of monsters they that they made and are...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Rubbish Pit

    • The Rubbish Pit

    • environment; youth

    • In this photo, some children from Natuvu Village, Fiji, are burying rubbish. The photo was taken in 2011, during 'Natuvu Clean-up and Fun Day.' The village is rural and must manage there own rubbish, as there is no removal service available. The...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Youth Unite

    • The Youth Unite

    • Animals; Children

    • Breeding and selling cats is another way families can make some extra money, and the kids in these families always play and spend time with the baby animals up until they are sold. This photo was taken in the highlands of Guatemala in December 2011.
    • Volunteer Photos

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