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    • 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
    • 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
    • Bombali

    • Bombali

    • fishing

    • I took this picture while visiting a Fellow Volunteer in his village on March 10, 2010. We are standing beside a large stream flowing from the Gambia River, which runs up to his village. The fish he is holding is one caught by a local fisherman....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Chief's Chair

    • Chief's Chair

    • children; animals

    • I took this photo during my first year of service while some family members were staying with us. The boy, Baboucar, is a nephew named after my host father, the district Chief. The puppy under the chair is one I had recently adopted, and would...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fruits of our Labor

    • Fruits of our Labor

    • children; agriculture; Host families

    • I took this picture of a fellow Volunteer in my village on September 17, 2010. This was a celebratory picture because the eggplant that Kris is holding is the first vegetable to come from the garden in our compound. The children pictured are my...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Girl Power

    • Girl Power

    • children; Host families

    • This photo was taken soon after I arrived to live with my permanent host family. These two girls ending up being my best friends in the two years I was there. In this picture their fear of the camera is obvious. They were very unsure and would...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Hanging Out

    • Hanging Out

    • Host community friends; Clothing

    • Here is a photo of myself, hanging out at my host sister's namesake's naming ceremony, in West Coast Region, The Gambia. I attended with my three host sisters and a few friends from the village, and represented my host sister Binta as a member of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Henna

    • Henna

    • host community

    • I took this photo of fellow Volunteer in her village on June 17, 2010. Her host family was helping her apply henna, a local beauty treatment that many women apply in the village before wedding and naming ceremonies. A paste of crushed roots and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Lamin's Birthday

    • Lamin's Birthday

    • children; celebrations; Host families

    • This photo was taken at the end of 2010 during a birthday party in my compound. The child pictured is from Sanneh compound in Sifoe village, The Gambia. He was the Birthday Boy for the day. As part of my second goal, I regularly held birthday...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • London Calling

    • London Calling

    • technology; traditional dress

    • I took this picture of a fellow Volunteer in my village during a wedding ceremony on March 4, 2011. This picture is a contrast because of the traditional clothing worn in the ceremonies, usually matching among friends, and the cell phone that...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Making a Banner for World AIDS Day March

    • Making a Banner for World AIDS Day March

    • HIV/AIDS; Celebrations

    • This was taken on November 30, 2011 by Lucia Cruz, a Gambia Health PCV. This is an OVC youth making a banner for a World AIDS Day march for our organization, Mutapola Voices, for women living with HIV. The girl, Mari, was a member of a girls OVC...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Me and Baby YaYa

    • Me and Baby YaYa

    • Children; Religion

    • I took this photo around the time of the Muslim holiday, Tobaski, in mid-November, 2011. This photo was taken outside of the family compound. Baby Yaya and I are about to go on a walk around village with the other children who will receive their...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • My Girls (and Sir)

    • My Girls (and Sir)

    • Children; Host community friends

    • After being away from the village for a week, I came home and found this- my girls and my small gentleman playing on the ground outside of our compound. they were so excited that their very own foreign entertainment was finally home and when I took...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Neem Cream

    • Neem Cream

    • health

    • I took this photo of my friend while I was teaching her and her family how to make neem cream. Neem cream is a local insect repellant made by boiling leaves of the neem tree and then mixing the neem water with soap and oil. It is very simple and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • No Risk

    • No Risk

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This photo was taken during the HIV/AIDS Bike Trek in October 2011, in the small town of Badari, in The Gambia, West Africa. For two days, ten Peace Corps Volunteers partnered with a student and members of the faculty from Badari Basic Cycle School...
    • Volunteer Photos

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