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    • 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
    • Spelunking

    • Spelunking

    • Knight Foundation; ACTION

    • Action Peace Corps Volunteers are shown leaving a cave after a long day of work. Their job involves locating, describing, mapping, and salvaging of caves in Belize. The Volunteer on the left works with the Archeology Department in association with...
    • Agency Photos
    • Teaching Deaf Students

    • Teaching Deaf Students

    • ACTION; Knight Foundation; Education; Health

    • This Action Peace Corps Volunteer was a teacher at the Austine School for the Deaf in Brattleboro, Vermont. She now works with the Ministry of Education in Belize City, Belize. She is at the Stella Maris School for the Physically Handicapped, where...
    • Agency Photos
    • Spelunking

    • Spelunking

    • Knight Foundation; Environment; ACTION

    • This Action Peace Corps Volunteer iis serving in Belmopan, the capital city of Belize. She graduated from the University of Washington in 1969 with a BA in Anthropology and is a member of the National Speleological Society. With 13 years experience...
    • Agency Photos
    • Apiculture

    • Apiculture

    • Agriculture; ACTION; Knight Foundation

    • This Volunteer, without a protective veil or gloves, examines a beehive with a Mayan apiarist. Mulzac, He is serving in Belize, Central America. 1974
    • Agency Photos
    • Radio and Telecommunications Expert

    • Radio and Telecommunications Expert

    • Information and Communication Technologies (ICT); Knight Foundation; ACTION

    • This Volunteer is a radio and telecommunications expert at the Belize Telecommunications Authority in Belize City, where he teaches technicians the repair of the radio-telephone system on which all rural villages in Belize depend. Here he gives...
    • Agency Photos
    • Radio and Telecommunications Expert

    • Radio and Telecommunications Expert

    • Information and Communication Technologies (ICT); Knight Foundation

    • This Volunteer is a radio and telecommunications expert at the Belize Telecommunications Authority in Belize City where he teaches technicians the repair of the radio-telephone system on which all rural villages in Belize depend. Here he gives...
    • Agency Photos
    • Fisheries Volunteer

    • Fisheries Volunteer

    • Knight Foundation; Fishing; Agriculture

    • This Volunteer is a fisheries biologist investigating the guidelines for establishing a sound conch industry. Here he teacheshis colleague (left) to use the scuba diving equipment and to conduct research on conches for the Fisheries Unit Laboratory...
    • Agency Photos
    • Electronics Technician

    • Electronics Technician

    • Information and Communication Technologies (ICT); Knight Foundation

    • This Volunteer is the chief electronics technician at the Belize Radio Station, where he repairs equipment and teaches the use of the sound broadcasting system. Prior to joining the Peace Corps, he was with the U.S. Navy as an electronics...
    • Agency Photos
    • Studying Insects

    • Studying Insects

    • Knight Foundation; Animals

    • This Volunteer works with the Department of Agriculture in the Cayo District of Belize, studying insects and the problems caused by them to the crops of Belizean farmers. 1974
    • Agency Photos
    • Veterinanry Laboratory

    • Veterinanry Laboratory

    • Knight Foundation; Animals

    • This Volunteer, serving in Orange Walk, Belize, works with the Ministry of Agriculture in the Lands and Cooperatives Department. Her job is to establish a functional veterinary laboratory in the community. 1974
    • Agency Photos
    • Water Systems

    • Water Systems

    • Knight Foundation; Water and sanitation; Environment

    • This 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
    • Volunteer Discusses Water With Villagers

    • Volunteer Discusses Water With Villagers

    • Community development; Water and sanitation;

    • This Volunteer is a community development social worker with the FUNDE- Savings & Loan Cooperative program where she surveys all water resources in order to improve supply and guarantee source year- found for town. Here she talks with community...
    • Agency Photos
    • Volunteer Bathing Child

    • Volunteer Bathing Child

    • Children; Health; Nutrition

    • This Volunteer is assigned to the Ministry of Health as a social welfare worker, where she bathes and feeds children at a day care center for malnourished children.
    • Agency Photos
    • Volunteer Baths Child

    • Volunteer Baths Child

    • Children; Health; Nutrition

    • This Volunteer is assigned to the Ministry of Health as a social welfare worker, where she bathes and feeds children at a day care center for malnourished children.
    • Agency Photos
    • Volunteer Nourishes Children

    • Volunteer Nourishes Children

    • Children; Health; Nutrition

    • This Volunteer is assigned to the Ministry of Health as a social welfare worker, where she bathes and feeds children at a day care center for malnourished children.
    • Agency Photos

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