Camps and clubs; Women in Development (WID)/ Gender and Development (GAD); HIV/AIDS
This photo was taken during a Soy Sana Chicas Brillantes mini conference in the Dominican Republic on Saturday April 14, 2012. Soy Sana focused on the girls understanding their body and reproductive organs, as well as HIV/AIDS prevention through an...
This photo was taken at Madiba Clinic in Mahalapye, Botswana in December, 2010. I worked with the clinic staff to teach a series of 8 weekly infant care classes to expectant mothers, and this photo was taken on the final day of the course, when...
Volunteer Josh Cardenas assists youth in an HIV trivia game at an event that was held on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2012 in the Mwinilunga district of Zambia. The national theme for 2012 World AIDS Day was "Getting to Zero: I am a Youth Making a...
Three youth from a local drama team look on at a local drama competition. The competition was held on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2012 in the Mwinilunga district of Zambia. The national theme for 2012 World AIDS Day was "Getting to Zero: I am a...
I organized a youth drama camp in the Mwinilunga area of Zambia as one of my health education projects in December 2012. Drama groups from the district competed at a World AIDS Day performance event, and the five winning teams were selected for a...
I organized a youth drama camp in the Mwinilunga area of Zambia as one of my health education projects. Drama groups from the district competed at a World AIDS Day performance event, and the five winning teams were selected for a spot in the camp,...
Orthodox priests line up and chant during the Timket (Epiphany Celebration) Service on Jan. 19, 2013 in Gondar, Ethiopia. Gondar is a large pilgrimage site for Epiphany, and the service includes the blessing of holy water at Fasilides Baths, unique...
Woman praying by candlelight at dawn at the Timket (Epiphany Celebration) Service on Jan. 19, 2013 in Gondar, Ethiopia. Timket is celebrated every year on Jan. 19th and marks the baptism of Jesus by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church calendar.
On World AIDS day the members of the local HIV group MASUPHA (Makete Supplies People Living with HIV/AIDS) marched through villages in Tanzania. The group members and I were wearing Peace Corps 50th anniversary Khangas made by Peace Corps...
HIV/AIDS; Health; Education; Celebrations; Traditional dress; Music
On World AIDS day the members of the local HIV group MASUPHA (Makete Supplies People Living with HIV/AIDS) marched in the villages of Tanzania. The group members and I were wearing Peace Corps 50th anniversary Khangas made by Peace Corps...
I took this photo during the cultural day in 2004 at one of the schools I volunteered at in Mpumalanga, South Africa. It was a wonderful celebration of their culture. Traditional clothes, food, dance and music made the day so special... for me and...
Picture of my host mother and me for the Mother's Day submission of photo and story. Photo was taken during our last week with our host family in Molepolole Botswana.
Photo taken with my host family (The Sebetsos) In Molepolole, Botswana in August 2009. I was visiting them during our In-Service Training. My host mother, Marea, is to the left of me. The others are my host siblings and the young children are my...
This photo is of a group of Pandamatenga Primary School students in my village (Pandamatenga), who won the National Drama Competition for this years skit on HIV prevention. They performed in December 2009 at the World AIDS Day Celebration in...
This photo was taken in a small fishing village near the Okavango Delta in Botswana. I am standing with two youth leaders whom I attended a 4 day training to facilitate a youth camp on HIV prevention, sexual health and gender based violence. ...
This photo was taken by me at the Wildlife Offices in Pandamatenga, Botswana. The area is full of wild African game and many of the animals are killed on the road and then are butchered where the meat is auctioned off to the local villagers. This...
Volunteer Aliyya Shelley teaching life skills in a rural community in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. In this class, she is teaching prevention to HIV.