BOTS5- Our entire group and Peace Corps staff met with His Excellency President Festus Mogae in his stateroom. His Excellency had our note in his hand (it was written on the back of a hotel 'how are we doing' questionnaire. He asked for the...
BOTS5- His Excellency Festus Mogae was unable to attend our COS due to a previous engagement. That evening in the hotel where we were staying, His Excellency was attending a meeting. After much thought, and with Volunteer Pilar's support, I decided...
This photo was taken after school the aftercare center for orphans and vulnerable children. The peace sign isn't that well known in South Africa so I was teaching the kids what it was and what it means. They wanted a picture of them throwing up...
This photo was taken in Corrales, Tumbes, Peru, on the eve of World AIDS Day, 2009. We received a small PEPFAR grant to run a year-long HIV prevention program, focused on training youth peer educators and educating the community about prevention...
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...
Volunteers Luis, Scott, and Joey commemorate World AIDS day 2011 with their community in Burkina Faso. The mural was a great way to get the community interested in talking about HIV/AIDS. The Volunteers held multiple information sessions on...
This photo was taken December 3, 2011 during an event to mark the observance of World AIDS Day. This little girl attended the event, which included a candlelight vigil, a skit competition and informational session on SIDA. A group of young people...
The women at the literacy association where I worked made this cake as part of the World AIDS Day celebration that we held on Dec. 1, 2011 in Morocco. The event featured a SIDA skit competition, a candlelight vigil, and informational session about...
Bananas are not just good for you. They can also be used to demonstrate proper condom use as demonstrated by these Bulgarian volunteers along with their Bulgarian counterparts as part of a life skills workshop in 2011.
Condoms were distributed in a city in Bulgaria as a part of World Aids Day 2011. Some condoms were given out in "fortune cookie" style containing words of wisdom regarding HIV/AIDS.
This photo was taken in 2009 at the Clay House Project in Namibia. The project built subsidized clay houses and environmentally friendly toilets that did not require running water or electricity. I was lucky enough to live in one of the volunteer...
Secondary projects; Animals; Teachers and students
This photo was taken in 2009 at the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) in Namibia. It shows the people that were involved in an annual game count at CCF. This joint effort involved CCF staff, invited Volunteers from around Namibia, international...
This photo was taken at the Joy Centre in Namibia. It is a residential/rehabilitation center for street kids. This shows some of their kids putting on a drama about teenage pregnancy--the daughter is telling the mother she's pregnant. Drama is...
This photo was taken in Namibia in 2009. The hand lettered sign is similar to many hung on the fences surrounding houses in the 'location' that advertise something a family can provide to the public (with no middle men involved). It might be items...