This photo was taken at one of my sewing workshops in Fiji, South Pacific. I teach sewing skills that include repairing and maintaining sewing machines. My goal is that the participants know how to fix their only machines. In this photo the woman...
My Peace Corps friend, Adam Szabunio, took this photo during my Sewing Workshop; in his Fijian village, Korokula Village,October 2011.Almost everything in Fiji is done on the floor...so(my 60 year old hips) really appreciated the tables that the...
This photo was taken in Nagado, Fiji. during a sewing workshop I was conducting in January, 2011. I encouraged children to be part of the workshops and learn to sew and fix machines. These hand crank machines, along with natural sunlight, make the...
This photo was taken at one of my sewing workshops in Fiji, South Pacific. I teach sewing skills that include repairing and maintaining sewing machines. My goal is that the participants know how to fix their only machines. In this photo- this...
I took this photo-during one of my sewing workshops in Nagado, Fiji in January, 2011. The most important part of the workshop is to show the villagers how to repair their own machines. This elderly woman is repairing her own sewing machine. Ana,...
This photo was taken in the Fijian village of Nagado during my sewing workshop. I am teaching this mother and daughter how to fix their beautiful old sewing machine. March 24, 2011.
This photo was taken at an Indo-Fijian wedding. Suva, Fiji- May 2011. The celebration last more than nine hours. This shot was a rare moment of interaction between the bride and groom...when most all of the ceremony was very solemn.
Women in Development (WID)/ Gender and Development (GAD); Children
This photo was taken during a break at a sewing workshop in Natokalau Village, Fiji. I was teaching a week-long workshop to women and saw the children very interested. October 2011.
"Inviting the world to the table" was nearly impossible for me to pick just one picture of the glorious food from my time as a PCV in Fiji! LIfe revolved around food! My best memories involve planting, catching, cooking, and eating with my friends...
Women and Development (WID)/Gender and Development (GAD)
This photo was taken in a village in Fiji. The woman in the forefront was the Ministry of Woman office for the province of Navua. We were visiting the woman's group in the village as they wanted to embark on an income generating project.
Women and Development (WID)/Gender and Development (GAD)
This photo was taken during a participatory video training session at the Navua Rural Women's Telecentre Group in Fiji. The women's group wanted to create a promotional DVD that showcased who they were as an organisation. The women all received...
This was taken in my host village in Fiji on June 19, 2011. The girl in the picture is my neighbor's daughter and is normally shy. She spoke no English and I was still learning Fiji Hindi so our conversations were limited to "hello." She was...