I took this picture of my friend Mary giving her baby, Dana (whom she named after me) a bath. This picture was taken in 2006 in the compound of the apartment building where I lived in Old Tafo, Ghana.
Here in East Java, Indonesia most of the little kids take bucket baths. I saw this little guy as I was visiting a wedding in our village. When he saw me he started to smile so I walked toward him with my camera soon he realized he was alone and...
I took this photo during an 8 day, HIV/AIDS-focused home-based care training in Mekaneselam, Ethiopia. Fifteen caregivers were trained using a Peace Corps VAST grant to provide home-based care to people living with HIV/AIDS in rural Ethiopia. This...
Nurses; Medicine; Doctors; Disease; Health; Traditional medicine; Teachers and students; Work; Universities
A collection of letters written by Peace Corps Volunteers serving as community health nurses in Malaysia, Niger, Afghanistan, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), Turkey, Peru, Bolivia, India and Togo. No date is given, but the publication appears to...
Marketing campaigns; Returned Volunteer services; Volunteer recruitment
Full text of a brochure highlighting four of the earliest Peace Corps Volunteers--what inspired them to join, what they encountered overseas and how their experiences have helped shape their lives after their Peace Corps service. Although no exact...
Marketing campaigns; Volunteer recruitment; Women in Peace Corps
Full text of a brochure highlighting the unique challenges faced by women in the early years of the Peace Corps, as well as their many accomplishments around the world. Although no exact date of publication is given, the brochure is likely from...