PCV Jon E. Berg served as the project manager for the “Nha Terra” campaign, an island-wide campaign with the goal of reducing the consumption of sea turtle meat, on behalf of TAOLA (Cape Verde Sea Turtle Protection Network). Delta Cultura, a...
In this photo, Volunteer Katherine Grace (Gracie) Magruder presents the results of an Edzi Toto-inspired AIDS Quiz with a local high school English class from the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde.
Edzi Toto is a youth group from Malawi who are...
On December 1st 2012, Peace Corps Cape Verde celebrated what would be its last AIDS Day in country as not soon after Peace Corps would announce its graduation from the country it has so loyally served since 1988.
In this photo, Volunteer...
The volcano on the island of Fogo is sometimes visible from Santiago. These are two islands in Cape Verde. Because Cape Verde is normally quite dry, there is alot of dust in the air, and the sunsets can be quite spectacular.
This photo was taken in the Spring of 2007 on the Island of Santo Antao, in the Cape Verde Islands, West Africa. As a Peace Corps volunteer in Cape Verde, I participated in a hiking group formed by a group of Host Country Nationals. My Cape...
A juvenile sea turtle, wrapped in a sleeping bag, is being transported to Pedra Badejo, a port town on the island of Santiago, to be released. The turtle was purchased from a fisherman by an environmentally conscious resident at the start of the...
I took this picture on a visit to Hortelão, Sao Nicolau. The kindergarten is composed of one room. The teacher is a high school graduate who is very motivated and loves to teach. Due to her economic status she was not able to go beyond a high...
This photo was taken on August 11th, 2010 in Chã das Caldeiras on the island of Fogo, Cape Verde, only moments after our new friend snacked on some locally grown produce, with Mt. Fogo looming in the background.
A mature loggerhead sea turtle is released on the beach of São Francisco on the island of Santiago. The turtle was rescued from poachers at the start of the nesting season (June 2011) by the Maritime Police at Gamboa beach in Praia, the capital...
A traditional home made of lava rock at the base of Mt. Fogo, an active volcano, in the town of Chã das Caldeiras, located on the island of Fogo in the Republic of Cape Verde. This photo was taken at sunset on January 19th, 2011.