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.
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...
This is a photo of my host brother, Sheriffo, from one day in our village, West Coast Region, The Gambia. All of the kids in my compound were hanging out and taking photos. This is my favorite photo from that day.
PCV Rachelle celebrated her 26th birthday in The Gambia will a pinata. Rachelle is of Mexican heritage, and for both of her birthdays in The Gambia chose to share of culture with her host family. She constructed a pinata out of newspaper, and...
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...
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...
July 24th, 2011 - Volunteer Brian Bartley shakes hands with a local football team competing in the North Bank region's first annual Know Your Status Football Tournament. Organized by three environment Volunteers, and one health Volunteer, the Know...