This photo was taken February 11, 2010 on Cameroon's National Youth Day. The students marching are high school students who were members of Club Reglo, or Youth Club, in my post of Banyo, Cameroon. These students were trained as peer educators...
Kazakhs traditionally tie strips of cloth to trees at special places, such as the top of a mountain or near a stream, and make a wish. Photo taken near Ayrtau lake, Northern Kazakhstan in July 2010.
Miras, a 6th grader at Saumalkol Kazakh Secondary School in northern Kazakhstan, performs a song during a Nauryz celebration on March 22, 2011. Nauryz is the Kazakh New Year and is celebrated across the country with traditional activities like...
Fourth graders Almas and Alisher practice their English reading skills with PC volunteer Anna Rodgers. This photo was taken in April 2011 at Saumalkol Kazakh Secondary School in northern Kazakhstan.
I took this photo in March 2010 at the Ahmed Yassaui mausoleum in Turkistan, Kazakhstan. These people are praying while holding their hands in a traditional gesture. When they finish their prayer, they will sweep their hands in front of their...
This photo was taken on May 24th, 2010 at the primary school in a Bulgarian village. It was the last day of schools for the first graders. These girls are dancing a traditional Bulgarian dance, called the Horo, in celebration.
Host community friends; Celebrations; Women's Movement
Taken in Bulgaria on March 8th, 2010, which is International Women's Day. The photo shows a volunteer dancing with her students at the end of the celebration for the women of the village.
The picture was taken in the home of my host family on New Year's Eve, 2001. The picture is taken in front of the decorated tree with the two children of my host family, This picture accompanies the story I submitted about the events of that...