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    • Grenada graffiti

    • Grenada graffiti

    • Art

    • This picture was taken on my recent Desk Trip to Grenada (April 2010). Shown in this picture is graffiti on a building outside of the capital, St. George's.
    • Staff Photos
    • Camp Tufton

    • Camp Tufton

    • Camps and clubs; youth

    • July 2009 - West Indies. Camp Tufton is a summer camp hosted by Peace Corps Volunteers for the boys of the Father Mullaghan's Home for Boys
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Programme for Adolescent Mothers Summer Retreat

    • Programme for Adolescent Mothers Summer Retreat

    • Camps and Clubs; Youth; Children

    • July 2010 - With the assistance of the Small Project Assistance (SPA) grant, Volunteer Katherine Miller was able to work with the Programme for Adolescent Mothers in Grenada to host a summer retreat for the students enrolled in the organization.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • All Saints Night

    • All Saints Night

    • Celebrations

    • November 1, 2009. Family members pay homage to their departed loved ones with candles, singing, and prayer at the Grenada National Cemetery in St. Georges, the capital. Candlelight flowed down the hillside in a peaceful, incandescent glow.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Pop Ups for Mother's Day

    • Pop Ups for Mother's Day

    • Children; Celebrations

    • Grade four students from St. Dominics R.C. Primary School in Grenada have just completed making Mothers Day cars for elderly ladies at the St. Martins Home for the Aged. Each student was given two pieces of construction paper and there was only one...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Look in the Past

    • A Look in the Past

    • Host community friends; Elders

    • My 96-yr old (now 97) Grenadian neighbor was placed in a nursing home facility last year. Her freedom to operate her own home was becoming too burdensome for her, despite her wishes to remain in my community. Her attitude changed with every visit I...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Sweet, Matching Sisters

    • Sweet, Matching Sisters

    • Host community friends; Youth

    • These sweet girls would always come to my apartment in St. Paul's, Grenada for art projects, help with homework, or a snack. This day, they just so happened to have color-coordinating "plats" in their hair.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Market Man

    • Market Man

    • Markets

    • This is my favorite friend in the Marketplace in St. Georges. He is loyal, fair and always has a great story. His most featured produce is not really edible- its called a calabash, a traditional, hollowed out, solid bowl used for placing bagged...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Resource Centre for the Blind Walkathon

    • Resource Centre for the Blind Walkathon

    • Youth development; Education; Teachers and students

    • These students from Resource Centre for the Blind have just completed the second-annual Walkathon on May 19, 2010. They walked the 2.5 mile route through St. Georges, the capital of Grenada and ended at the Tanteen playing field. The purpose of the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • St. Pauls Netball Team

    • St. Pauls Netball Team

    • Youth development; Sports

    • Netball is a sport similar to basketball, but played by mostly women in Europe. It is non-contact and there is no dribbling. My team from St. Pauls Sports and Culture Association is pictured here. Our 2009 Grenada Netball Association (GNA) season...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Blindness, Not Vision-Less

    • Blindness, Not Vision-Less

    • Youth; Secondary projects

    • These two Grenadian students are visually impaired and just completed the first-ever, "Resource Centre for the Blind Walkathon" on May 27, 2009. We had just walked 2.5 miles through town and settled down to eat refreshments and proceed with the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Green House Prepares for March Past

    • Green House Prepares for March Past

    • Youth; Teachers and students; Education; Sports

    • St. Dominics RC Primary School students prepare for the March Past portion of their annual sports day at the La Sagesse playing field. They are in competition with the yellow and red houses (all Grenadian national colors) to see who can be the most...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Cooking Traditional Grenadian Food

    • Cooking Traditional Grenadian Food

    • Host families; Cooking

    • This photo was taken on Easter Sunday. This is my host mother and I preparing a traditional Grenadian feast of mackerel fish, tomatoes and onions. Gathering in the kitchen to help prepare meals is a tradition in Grenadian culture and its not...
    • Volunteer Photos

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