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    • Fun with Paint

    • Fun with Paint

    • Children; HIV-AIDS

    • A few of the kids who helped design and paint the mural at our primary school posed for a picture during the process. The photo was taken in January 2012 in the village of Bissighin in Burkina Faso.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Engageons-nous!

    • Engageons-nous!

    • Art; HIV-AIDS

    • This photo shows the final product of the mural the students and teachers painted at my primary school in Burkina Faso in January 2012. The mural followed activities I led with the teachers to teach the students about HIV/AIDS transmission,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Je m'engage

    • Je m'engage

    • Art; HIV-AIDS

    • One of the students at our primary school in Burkina Faso made his hand print on the mural to show that he chooses to engage in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The mural followed an activity I did with the teachers at the primary school to teach the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Engageons-nous!

    • Engageons-nous!

    • Art; HIV-AIDS

    • The students and teachers gathered for a photo after putting the finishing touches on our HIV/AIDS mural at a primary school in Burkina Faso. The mural followed activities I led with the teachers to teach the students about HIV/AIDS transmission,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Mam Nonga

    • Mam Nonga

    • Camps and clubs

    • I have a creativity club for pre-school/kindergarden-aged children where we do activities to encourage creativity, independence, and outside-the-box thinking. In Burkina Faso the education system is based largely on a system of memorization, and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Lamusa

    • Lamusa

    • Children

    • This photo was taken during a seminar for women's health. The child in this picture is the son of the woman who was presenting information about proper nutrition. I held him while she presented. His name is Lamusa, which means "Thursday" in my...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Steps

    • Steps

    • HIV/AIDS

    • A photo of women at a local health center who are attending a seminar on infant and maternal health. The photo shows a mother watching her child walk across the frame, holding my hands.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • AIDS Mural and Pledge

    • AIDS Mural and Pledge

    • HIV/AIDS

    • After a lesson to elementary school children on HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention, students take a pledge to remain AIDS-free and sign with handprints on the AIDS mural. A community member helps children with the handprinting process. This activity...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Hand Washing

    • Hand Washing

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This is a photo of the children who live in my courtyard. Every morning, midday and evening they come to my house so that we can wash our hands together. Hygiene is one of the health program's most emphasized subjects.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Hand Washing

    • Hand Washing

    • Water and sanitation

    • This is a photo of the children who live in my courtyard. Every morning, midday and evening they come to my house so that we can wash our hands together. Hygiene is one of the health program's most emphasized subjects.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Gaoua

    • Gaoua

    • HIV/AIDS

    • I took this picture during World Aids Day in Gaoua, Burkina Faso, (West Africa) with the 10th grade students on December 5, 2011. This picture showed the participation of students during World Aids Day.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fun with Female Condoms

    • Fun with Female Condoms

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This photo was taken December 1, 2011 in my village in Burkina Faso. We celebrated World AIDS day by giving a village-wide awareness campaign and condom demonstrations. Surprisingly, one of the volunteers for practicing with the female condom was...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Wedding Bliss

    • Wedding Bliss

    • Weddings; Celebrations; Dance; Traditional dress

    • The midwife at a local clinic celebrates on her wedding day in Burkina Faso. The bride is dancing with friends during a Muslim wedding celebration where friends stick money on her while singing and dancing. People all around are using technology...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • You Go Girl

    • You Go Girl

    • Girls' education; Host community

    • Many of the men in my village leave to find work in Italy. They are gone for years at a time while the women and girls have to make ends meet in village, waiting for money to be sent over. This is a photo of three girls from my village in...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Neighbors

    • Neighbors

    • Cross-cultural transition; Youth; Host community

    • New neighbors come to visit me a few days after arriving to my site in Burkina Faso, December 2012.
    • Volunteer Photos

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