In 2007, the Uganda Cranes soccer team made it to the Africa Cup Finals. This match is against Niger, in the Nelson Mandela Stadium, outside Kampala. The stadium was packed with fans, who decorated themselves with body paint, pins, ribbons & hats...
I'm a current Volunteer in South Africa (since July 2008). One of my primary projects this entire time has been an after-school Art Club with Grades 4-7 at one of our schools. Just this year I got some supplies for teaching the kids painting,...
This picture was taken on June 9, 2010, the last day of school for the term before a big holiday for the World Cup. All the staff and learners who had soccer jerseys wore them that day and also brought vuvuzelas (a traditional South African soccer...
Sports; Celebrations; Youth; Children; World Map Project
I took this photo before the first game of the World Cup 2010 in my site in the mountains of Panama. These are children of an indigenous group and have no electricity to watch the games. Therefore, we listen to all the games on my radio. Here they...
Celebrations; Sports; Teachers and students; Youth; Schools
A grade 5 class in a rural primary school near Vryburg, South Africa gathered eagerly for their long-anticipated World Cup party put on by their class educator and village Peace Corps Volunteer. The festivities included delicious cakes, vuvuzelas,...
My husband and I recently painted a World Map on a blank wall near the Junior High School in the Eastern Region of Ghana. To encourage the students to actually use the map, we did activities related to the World Cup. One day we located all the...
Taken in San Luis Potosi, Mexico with 6 Peace Corps volunteers (Martha, Elizabeth, Paul, Gerry, Charles and Juliet) on June 27th, 2010. We were watching the Mexico/Argentina game in an Irish Pub.
Nurses; Medicine; Doctors; Disease; Health; Traditional medicine; Teachers and students; Work; Universities
A collection of letters written by Peace Corps Volunteers serving as community health nurses in Malaysia, Niger, Afghanistan, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), Turkey, Peru, Bolivia, India and Togo. No date is given, but the publication appears to...
Marketing campaigns; Volunteer recruitment; Women in Peace Corps
Full text of a brochure highlighting the unique challenges faced by women in the early years of the Peace Corps, as well as their many accomplishments around the world. Although no exact date of publication is given, the brochure is likely from...
Full text of a brochure featuring the recollections of several notable former Peace Corps staff members and Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, including Harris Wofford, Donna Shalala, Maureen Orth and others. Although no exact date of publication is...