A history of the Peace Corps in Chile, prepared on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the US Peace Corps, for distribution at the reunion of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers who served in Chile, hosted by the Embassy of Chile in Washington DC...
host community friends; celebrations; children; Religion
For the Muslims in my town in Cameroon, a week after a baby is born they have a naming ceremony. In March, 2011, the eighth child of my village chief's first wife was born. I went to their home to celebrate the naming. I had the opportunity to hold...
This photo shows the Borana people of Sheik (just outside of Isiolo, Kenya). They are celebrating the fact that they have just laid over a mile of pipe to carry clean water to their settlement.
This photo shows Borana women of Sheik (just outside of Isiolo, Kenya) dancing as part of their celebration after laying pipe for a clean water project for their settlement.
This photo shows the Borana people of Sheik (just outside of Isiolo, Kenya). They have just laid over a mile of pipe to carry clean water to their settlement.
This photo was taken in June 2006 at the launching of the solid waste manangement project in two neighborhoods in Senegal. There was a lot of excitement and celebrations for this project as residents were tired of living in a dirty city. The...
In April 2007 I traveled to Poltava Oblast in the center of Ukraine to visit a fellow Volunteer. I took this picture in Reshetylivka, her town, on the anniversary of the town's founding. These women are babusiyas (grandmothers) and they're...