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    • Veterinary Laboratory Technician

    • Veterinary Laboratory Technician

    • Animals; Health; Knight Foundation

    • July 1974 PCV Elinor Leland, 25, of Catonsville, Md. is assigned to Belize, Central America as a Peace Corps veterinary laboratory technician. Her job is to assist the local veterinartian in giving injections or medication and studying animal...
    • Agency Photos
    • Construction Volunteer

    • Construction Volunteer

    • Construction; Knight Foundation

    • This Volunteer is assigned to Belize, Central America as a construction volunteer. He is helping the Public Works Department construct building and public facilities. Robinson is helping train skilled local counterparts whom the Belize government...
    • Agency Photos
    • Construction Volunteer

    • Construction Volunteer

    • Construction; Knight Foundation

    • This Volunteer is assigned to Belize, Central America as a construction volunteer. He is helping the Public Works Department construct building and public facilities. Robinson is helping train skilled local counterparts whom the Belize government...
    • Agency Photos
    • CARE

    • CARE

    • Knight Foundation; Agriculture

    • This Volunteer supervises an agricultural credit program sponsored by CARE. His work is concentrated in two villages about 10 miles outside of his Belizean hometown, Corozal. Bosch helps farmers to select seeds, fertilizers and herbicides and gives...
    • Agency Photos
    • Vocational Education Teacher

    • Vocational Education Teacher

    • Knight Foundation; Education

    • This Volunteer is assigned to the Peace Corps as a maintenance mechanic and vocational education teacher in Belize, Central America. Before joining Peace Corps, Utt was employed with the Glais Manufacturing Co., where he was a member of...
    • Agency Photos
    • Belize Teachers’ College

    • Belize Teachers’ College

    • Knight Foundation; Education

    • This Volunteer is assigned to the Belize Teachers’ College as a teacher trainer to senior students. A member of the Oregon and California Teachers’ Assn., she was a teacher for five years in the Oregon and California school system. Her job as a...
    • Agency Photos
    • Conch Shellfish

    • Conch Shellfish

    • Knight Foundation; Fishing; Environment

    • This Volunteer is assigned to Belize as a marine biologist studying the sexual maturity and reproductive habits of the queen conch shellfish in Belize, Central America. The conch, a member of the mollusk family, is a valuable export item for...
    • Agency Photos
    • Environmental Engineer

    • Environmental Engineer

    • Environment; Knight Foundation

    • This Volunteer is shown with a Belize helper testing the stress level of soil samples taken at sites where buildings, bridges and roads are under construction. Harris has been serving in Belize since February 1973 in the field of engineering....
    • Agency Photos
    • Education Volunteer

    • Education Volunteer

    • Knight Foundation; Education

    • This Volunteer is serving in Belize City, Belize at Belize Teachers College. She is shown teaching a Science class to teachers who will be teaching in primary schools. 1974
    • Agency Photos
    • Agriculture Volunteer

    • Agriculture Volunteer

    • Knight Foundation; ACTION; Agriculture

    • Now working with the Dept of Agriculture in the Cayo District of Belize, this Action Volunteer studies the insects and problems caused by them to the crops of Belizean farmers. 1974
    • Agency Photos
    • Organizing 4-H Clubs

    • Organizing 4-H Clubs

    • Knight Foundation; Youth development

    • These Volunteers are serving in Orange Walk Town, Belize.They both organize 4-H clubs in the area – setting up agricultural projects for their young members. 1974
    • Agency Photos
    • Working for the Ministry of Agriculture

    • Working for the Ministry of Agriculture

    • Knight Foundation

    • Now serving in Orange Walk, Belize, this Volunteers works with the Ministry of Agriculture – the Lands and Co. – operatives Dept. Her job is to establish a functional veterinary laboratory in the community. 1974
    • Agency Photos
    • Working with the Public Health Bureau

    • Working with the Public Health Bureau

    • Health; Knight Foundation

    • This Action Volunteer is stationed in Orange Walk Town, Belize. He works with the Medical Department in the Public Health Bureau and plans and supervises the construction of local water systems. 1974
    • Agency Photos
    • Working with the Public Health Bureau

    • Working with the Public Health Bureau

    • Health; Knight Foundation

    • This Action Volunteer is stationed in Orange Walk Town, Belize. He works with the Medical Department in the Public Health Bureau and plans and supervises the construction of local water systems. 1974
    • Agency Photos
    • Chief Architect

    • Chief Architect

    • Knight Foundation; Architecture

    • This Action Peace Corps Volunteer is serving in Belmopan, Belize. He received a BA in Architecture in 1961 from Rensselcer Poly Institute. Now working with the Ministry of Public works, he is chief architect, he plans projects and trains local...
    • Agency Photos
    • Working as a Veterinarian

    • Working as a Veterinarian

    • Knight Foundation; Animals; Health

    • An Action Peace Corps Volunteer is working in the Cayo District of Belize and stationed at the veterinarian laboratory. She conducts experiments at the Central Farm Lab and does field work in the area. 1974
    • Agency Photos
    • Veterinarian

    • Veterinarian

    • Knight Foundation; ACTION

    • An Action Peace Corps Volunteer is working in the Cayo District of Belize and stationed at the veterinarian laboratory. She conducts experiments at the Central Farm Lab and does field work in the area. 1974
    • Agency Photos

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