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    • Chris's Ordination Ceremony

    • Chris's Ordination Ceremony

    • Weddings; Religion; Traditional dress

    • My fiance, Chris, and I met while serving in Thailand as Teacher Collaboration and Community Outreach Volunteers from 2008-2010. While in the Peace Corps, Chris began studying Buddhism & meditation at a local temple and ordained as a monk during a...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Swearing In Ceremony

    • Swearing In Ceremony

    • Swearing-in ceremonies

    • This photo was taken in Accra Ghana August 1976. After weeks of language, and cultural training we were ready to be sworn in by Howard Stevenson(Peace Corp) and Shirley Temple Black (Ambasador)
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Coming of Age Ceremony Among Kabye of Togo

    • Coming of Age Ceremony Among Kabye of Togo

    • Ceremonies; Celebrations

    • Evala is the traditional wrestling ceremony that takes place every 5 years among the Kabye of Togo. Evala is part of the male coming of age ceremony/events. The guys must catch a dog, slaughter it, prepare it and eat it. They also make hats with...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Ncwala Ceremony

    • Ncwala Ceremony

    • Traditional dress; Ceremonies

    • This is Ncwala Ceremony, an Angoni harvest ceremony in Zambia. It is an annual ceremony held by the Angoni tribe in February or March.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Angoni Ncwala Ceremony

    • Angoni Ncwala Ceremony

    • Ceremonies; Traditional dress

    • This is a member of the Angoni tribe in Zambia. This was taken at the annual harvest ceremony for the Angoni tribe. The ceremony takes place in February or March every year.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Baby's Naming Ceremony

    • A Baby's Naming Ceremony

    • Children; Ceremonies; Maternal and child health

    • I took this photo at the naming ceremony of a baby born to one of the women I worked with in improving pre-natal health practices in the fall of 2007. The ceremony occurred 7 days after the birth of the baby which is the tradition in this village...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • At a Naming Ceremony (Koolio)

    • At a Naming Ceremony (Koolio)

    • Ceremonies; Children

    • I took this photo at a naming ceremony (Koolio) in 1981 in Jambanjelly, The Gambia, West Africa. When a child is seven days old he or she is given a name, and the village comes to celebrate the occasion. The mother (with face covered by material)...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Headmaster's Retirement Ceremony

    • Headmaster's Retirement Ceremony

    • Teachers and students; Ceremonies; Dance

    • I took this photo in mid-1963 at Achimota School, Accra, Ghana, where I was assigned as a secondary school teacher. The occasion was the retirement ceremony for Headmaster Daniel Chapman (identified as Chapman-Nyaho in some recent references, but...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Baby Binta's Naming Ceremony

    • Baby Binta's Naming Ceremony

    • Celebrations

    • This photo was taken at the naming ceremony of my host sister Binta's namesake, Binta in Kombo Central, West Coast Region, The Gambia. In the photo are my host sisters, friends, myself and baby Binta. The photo was taken in July of 2011.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Welcoming Ceremony at a Wat

    • Welcoming Ceremony at a Wat

    • Children; Host community; Ceremonies

    • Welcoming Ceremony at the Wat: None of us understand much of anything that is going on around us, but we understand when a little girl is diligently collecting every one of the best-smelling flowers in the room for her own. Much to our amusement,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Closing Ceremony 2011 at Leadership Camp

    • Closing Ceremony 2011 at Leadership Camp

    • Children; Education; Girls' education

    • This picture was taken in July of 2011 in Kyrgyz Republic. This picture was taken at the closing ceremony of a Leadership Camp (joint GLOW and TOBE) developed and conducted by Volunteers. Peace Corps Volunteer Jennifer is receiving an award given...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Last Bell Ceremony

    • Last Bell Ceremony

    • Schools; Teachers and students; Work; Celebrations; Traditional dress

    • This picture was taken on May 31st, 2007 on the last day of school at Zhovkva Secondary School Number 1 in Western Ukraine. These three girls have just finished first grade and are wearing traditional Ukrainian clothing. They're holding flowers...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Ava Ceremony

    • Ava Ceremony

    • Ceremonies; Host community friends; Traditional dress; Volunteers

    • Peace Corps Volunteers Aaron Cook and Cale Reeves participate in the welcome Ava Ceremony for new Peace Corps Country Director Dale Withington. 2008.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Rivne Candlelight Memorial Ceremony

    • Rivne Candlelight Memorial Ceremony

    • HIV-AIDS

    • This photo was taken on May 15th, 2012 in Ukraine, in the main square of a town. It features Volunteers and Ukrainians laying down candles for a candlelight memorial we did to remember those who have died of HIV AIDS. The candles in the...
    • Volunteer Photos

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