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    • Weaving Mats

    • Weaving Mats
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    • Weaving is a big part of a woman's life in Vanuatu. This is a photo of me learning how to weave mats from dried pandanus leaves with my host aunt Monique.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Weaving Mats

    • Weaving Mats
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    • Weaving is a big part of a woman's life in Vanuatu. This is a photo of me learning how to weave mats from dried pandanus leaves with my host aunt Monique.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Weaving Baskets

    • Weaving Baskets
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    • Weaving of all kinds is a favorite (and traditional) activity in Vanuatu; each island claims a particular style or specialty in weaving. Here, my friend Edna is teaching me how to weave a basket in the style of the island Futuna. It was taken on...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Village Event

    • Village Event
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    • Peace Corps Volunteer life includes a lot of attending local events and that means a lot of waiting...for the important guests to finally show up, for the speeches to finish, etc. Here's a photo taken of me hanging out with other community members...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Traditional Dress

    • Traditional Dress
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    • Each year on Francophonie Day, our school celebrates the culture and customs of the various regions of Vanuatu by dressing in traditional costumes and doing traditional dances. This is a picture of me and my fellow teacher who were dressed in the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Traditional Dancing

    • Traditional Dancing
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    • Each year on Francophonie Day, our school celebrates the culture in Vanuatu by dressing up traditional costumes and doing traditional dances from the different regions in Vanuatu. This is a picture of me and a fellow teacher. We dressed in costumes...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Immune System

    • Immune System
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    • This photo was taken at a workshop for basic level health care providers in Vanuatu. Here, my Ni-Vanuatu co-facilitator and I are explaining an easy method which the health care providers can use to explain the body's immune system and how it works...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • HIV/AIDS Drama

    • HIV/AIDS Drama
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    • I took this photo of Ni-Vanuatu Village Health Workers learning a drama they could use in their home communities to simply explain how HIV works in the body and when it becomes AIDS.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • HIV/AIDS "String Activity"

    • HIV/AIDS "String Activity"
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    • I took this photo on May 31st, 2012 in Vanuatu. The photo shows Ni-Vanuatu Village Health Workers learning a string activity which can be used in various ways to illustrate how HIV can be transmitted and the ABC’s of HIV prevention (Abstinence,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Explaining the Immune System

    • Explaining the Immune System
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    • I took this photo on May 29th, 2012 in Vanuatu, at a week-long workshop I led for Ni-Vanuatu Village Health Workers. We taught them simple tools and resources they can use to effectively teach their remote communities about HIV and AIDS and to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Earthquake Icebreaker

    • Earthquake Icebreaker
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    • This is a photo from our week-long workshop on HIV/AIDS for Ni-Vanuatu Village Health Workers. In Vanuatu, a highly religious and conservative country, topics such as body parts, sex, risky behaviors and condoms are generally taboo and can be...
    • Volunteer Photos

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