I took this photo at the Dibete AIDS Day Celebration in Dibete, Botswana on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2005. The HIV rate in Dibete is quite high (in one study conducted by the PMTCT Counselor in the area over 45.8% of those tested), as it is on...
This photo was taken of a community home-based care volunteer in Mookane, Botswana on World AIDS Day December 1, 2004. These volunteers visit HIV/AIDS and other ill patients in their home bringing them supplies and friendship.
Children in Botswana gather for a weekly library club at their primary school. Volunteer Harmony Caton spent time with the children, combining art, computer lessons, and HIV education. The students often practiced by typing out phrases and...
This photo was taken during an Alcohol and Drug Abuse Awareness Walk in asmall village in Botswana where I have served since June 2010. The photo shows a student holding a placard during the event which alerts young people living with HIV/AIDS to...
I took this photo of a fellow Volunteer, Paco, pinning HIV/AIDS ribbons on orphans and vulnerable children at a youth forum in Bobirwa Region on World AIDS Day, December 2010. We held a candlelight vigil to honor those we have lost to HIV/AIDS and...
This photo was taken at Madiba Clinic in Mahalapye, Botswana in December, 2010. I worked with the clinic staff to teach a series of 8 weekly infant care classes to expectant mothers, and this photo was taken on the final day of the course, when...
Picture of my host mother and me for the Mother's Day submission of photo and story. Photo was taken during our last week with our host family in Molepolole Botswana.
Photo taken with my host family (The Sebetsos) In Molepolole, Botswana in August 2009. I was visiting them during our In-Service Training. My host mother, Marea, is to the left of me. The others are my host siblings and the young children are my...
This photo is of a group of Pandamatenga Primary School students in my village (Pandamatenga), who won the National Drama Competition for this years skit on HIV prevention. They performed in December 2009 at the World AIDS Day Celebration in...
This photo was taken in a small fishing village near the Okavango Delta in Botswana. I am standing with two youth leaders whom I attended a 4 day training to facilitate a youth camp on HIV prevention, sexual health and gender based violence. ...
This photo was taken by me at the Wildlife Offices in Pandamatenga, Botswana. The area is full of wild African game and many of the animals are killed on the road and then are butchered where the meat is auctioned off to the local villagers. This...
Marketing campaigns; Volunteer selection; Volunteer recruitment; Training
Full text of a 1960s brochure highlighting Peace Corps programs and activities as well as the application and selection process. Although no exact date of publication is given, the brochure is likely from 1969.
Full text of a brochure highlighting Peace Corps programs and activities in the field of health work. Although no exact date of publication is given, the brochure is likely from 1969.
Marketing campaigns; Volunteer recruitment; Training sites; Technical training
Full text of a brochure that discusses Peace Corps' approach to training and how it evolved over the first decade of the agency's history. Although no exact date of publication is given, the brochure is likely from 1969.