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    • Discussing First Aid

    • Discussing First Aid

    • Health; Nutrition; Education

    • This Volunteer conducts first aid, health, and nutrition classes in conjunction with a facilitadora from CRM( Central de Rehabilitacion de Manabi) in various rural sites near Tosagua. Here she is shown with her husband, another Peace Corp...
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    • Working in a Laboratory

    • Working in a Laboratory

    • Education;

    • These Volunteers are working in a laboratory for applied chemistry doing a viscosity test on motor oil to determine the quality of the lubricant. This test is done in preparation for a class lecture.One of the Volunteers teaches physical chemistry...
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    • Occupational Therapist

    • Occupational Therapist

    • Mental health; Education

    • This Volunteer works as an occupational therapist at Hospital Psychiatrico Manuel Endara M. in Conocoto. She helps the patients, most of whom are children, to overcome physical disabilities and develop their perceptual motor skills.
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    • Occupational Therapist

    • Occupational Therapist

    • Mental health; Education

    • This Volunteer works as an occupational therapist at Hospital Psychiatrico Manuel Endara M. in Conocoto. She helps the patients, most of whom are children, to overcome physical disabilities and develop their perceptual motor skills.
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    • Hospital Psychiatrico

    • Hospital Psychiatrico

    • Education; Children; Mental health

    • This Volunteer works as an occupational therapist at Hospital Psychiatrico Manuel Endara M. in Conocoto. She helps the patients, most of whom are children, to overcome physical disabilities and develop their perceptual motor skills.
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    • Hospital Psychiatrico

    • Hospital Psychiatrico

    • Education; Mental health

    • This Volunteer works as an occupational therapist at Hospital Psychiatrico Manuel Endara M. in Conocoto. She helps the patients, most of whom are children, to overcome physical disabilities and develop their perceptual motor skills.
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    • Clinic Worker

    • Clinic Worker

    • Education; Health; Nurses

    • This Volunteer works as a registered nurse in the rural town of Jose Guango Bajo. She divides her work between treating patients in the town clinic and visiting indigenous families in outlying rural areas. She believes that health starts in the...
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    • Visiting Families in Rural Ecuador

    • Visiting Families in Rural Ecuador

    • Education; Health; Nurses

    • This Volunteer works as a registered nurse in the rural town of Jose Guango Bajo. She divides her work between treating patients in the town clinic and visiting indigenous families in outlying rural areas. She believes that health starts in the...
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    • Ceramic Vocational Workshop

    • Ceramic Vocational Workshop

    • Mental health; Education; Crafts

    • This Peace Corps Volunteer organized a ceramic vocational workshop for handicapped adults at the National Center for Rehabilitation in Quito. He worked two full years to organize this shop. Now he visits twice a week to supervise production and...
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    • Ceramic Vocational Workshop

    • Ceramic Vocational Workshop

    • Mental health; Education; Crafts

    • This Peace Corps Volunteer organized a ceramic vocational workshop for handicapped adults at the National Center for Rehabilitation in Quito. He worked two full years to organize this shop. Now he visits twice a week to supervise production and...
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    • Ceramic Vocational Workshop

    • Ceramic Vocational Workshop

    • Mental health; Education; Crafts

    • This Peace Corps Volunteer organized a ceramic vocational workshop for handicapped adults at the National Center for Rehabilitation in Quito. He worked two full years to organize this shop. Now he visits twice a week to supervise production and...
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    • Ceramic Vocational Workshop

    • Ceramic Vocational Workshop

    • Mental health; Education; Crafts

    • This Peace Corps Volunteer organized a ceramic vocational workshop for handicapped adults at the National Center for Rehabilitation in Quito. He worked two full years to organize this shop. Now he visits twice a week to supervise production and...
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    • Director of the Mother's Club

    • Director of the Mother's Club

    • Women and Development (WID)/Gender and Development (GAD); Maternal and child health

    • A prominent figure of the town of Tigualo, this woman is the director of the mothers’ club and owner of the only store in the town.
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    • Raising Rabbits

    • Raising Rabbits

    • Agriculture; Animals; Children; Nurses

    • Peace Corps volunteer Eileen Sullivan of Cohasset, Mass., is raising rabbits and growing alfalfa in the small community of Tugualo, Ecuador. Previously, she spent one year as a volunteer nurse in the community of Latucunga, Ecuador, Here, Eileen...
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    • Constructing Methane Gas Generators

    • Constructing Methane Gas Generators

    • Technology; Environment; Construction

    • This Peace Corps Volunteer constructs methane gas generators around the cities of Loja and Saraguro. During the past two years, he has constructed three such generators, each being a huge success. Here, he works with Ecuadorians to install storage...
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    • Methane Gas Generators

    • Methane Gas Generators

    • Technology; Environment; Construction

    • This Peace Corps Volunteer constructs methane gas generators around the cities of Loja and Saraguro. During the past two years, he has constructed three such generators, each being a huge success. Here, he works with Ecuadorians to install storage...
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    • Teaching Welding

    • Teaching Welding

    • Construction

    • This Volunteer teaches gas and electric welding in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Before joining the Peace Corps in July of 1979, he worked as a welder for 27 years.
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