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    • World Map Project

    • World Map Project

    • Teachers and students; World Map Project

    • My Associate Peace Corps Director (APCD) suggested me to do this project with my students. It was a huge success and the students and faculty loved the project.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Women from Timbi-Tounni

    • Women from Timbi-Tounni

    • Crafts; Food and meals; Women in Development (WID)/ Gender and Development (GAD)

    • When I served as an Education Peace Corps Volunteer in Guinea (West Africa), I met strong women, women with the ability of inspiring happiness despite their hard lives. They are in charge of the entire household, which includes exhausting tasks...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Women Fishing on the Niger

    • Women Fishing on the Niger

    • Fishing

    • Women in Tiguibery, Guinea, fish with their children in tow. After catching the tiny fish, the women gracefully placed their catch in the calabash bowls balanced on their heads. The dry season on the Niger River also allows locals to do their...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Washing dishes

    • Washing dishes

    • host families

    • I'm washing my host family's dishes in the early morning in the courtyard of their home. I explained to my host family that even though I'm a guest, I can contribute to the household and do some chores, just as I was brought up to do in America. ...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Volunteers on the Road

    • Volunteers on the Road

    • Food and meals

    • Two Rural Development Volunteers in Guinea (1964) are having lunch on the road. They had stopped in a village, bought something to eat, traveled a bit more, and then stopped to have lunch. They were new volunteers and appear to be somewhat amused...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Training of Health Workers

    • Training of Health Workers

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This is from a training of health workers in Guinea that I supervised with my partner organization, Population Services International. The health workers were trained in how to advise those who came into their regional health centers and hospitals...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Village Craftmen's Pride

    • The Village Craftmen's Pride
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    • This walking suspension bridge near Macenta, Guinea, was made of rope, hand woven from local fibers. The photo dates from 1964. The villagers used the bridge, and travelers in vehicles used a ferry. In the late 1990, the RPCVs of Guinea were...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Skinny Volunteer!

    • The Skinny Volunteer!

    • Volunteers; Nutrition

    • The male volunteers in Guinea I all seemed to loose weight. But all said and done, what does one do with photos of skinny volunteers? Here, a photo is used to identify the booklet on his overseas experiences.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Photo of Household Help

    • The Photo of Household Help

    • Host families

    • The young man who assisted us at the house asked one day if we could help fund a family photo. We were a little curious, but it became clear that he wanted a formal family photo with their first child. We thought it was a good idea, and we funded...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Tabaski Prayer Day

    • Tabaski Prayer Day

    • Celebrations; Religion

    • I took this photo during the village-wide prayer for Tabaski in 2006. Tabaski is a Muslim celebration in which a goat is normally sacrificed, and people all come to pray together. I came to pray with my family and it was an incredible experience to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Swearing-In Day

    • Swearing-In Day

    • Swearing-in ceremonies

    • This is taken in front of the American Embassy in Port Morseby just after Jean was sworn-in. Clayton was sworn-in 10 days earlier with the rest of the cohort. Jean's security clearance was delayed - Jean received an individual swearing in from the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Students in Native Costume on Culture Day

    • Students in Native Costume on Culture Day

    • Traditional dress

    • The Headmaster sent some students - only from his tribe - home to collect ancestral headwear, dress, and artifacts for the Culture Day competition. The rest of the students had to forage in the nearby forest for their attire. The young men are...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Strength and Joy

    • Strength and Joy

    • Dance; Host community; Traditional dress

    • This photo was taken in Koubawelkoundia, Cercle de Douentza Mali in December 2007. A few days before I left the village to do a third year in Guinea, we had a large traditional dance party to celebrate the work we had shared in. Everyone from...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Santa Claus Comes to Loloato Island

    • Santa Claus Comes to Loloato Island

    • Teachers and students; Celebrations

    • Santa is asking the children whether they have been good. He rewards them with small candies. We were on Loloato Island for an in-service training near Christmastime. The proprietors of the place we stayed arranged for Santa to visit during our...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Reading with Friends

    • Reading with Friends

    • Teachers and students

    • A moment captured by community economic development Volunteer Hilary Braseth of fellow secondary education Volunteer Christina at the "Pont de Dieu," a natural bridge in Dalaba, Guinea. “God's Bridge” offers a serene getaway among fields and...
    • Volunteer Photos

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