Peace Corps

You've searched:

All Collections
  • All fields: Kate
(39 results)



Display: 20

    • Mohammed Lamine

    • Mohammed Lamine

    • children; host community friends

    • This is my neighbor, Mohammed Lamine. He's standing against the outside wall of his compound in Kindia, Guinea. When I first arrived, at the sight of me, he would turn and run away in the opposite direction screaming and crying. Most often, he...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Pounding

    • Pounding

    • Food and meals

    • I'm pounding vegetables in the courtyard of my host family's home. My boyfriend snapped this picture during his visit to Guinea.
    • 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
    • Yi Baby

    • Yi Baby

    • Children

    • Most people don't know that China is home to 55 different "minority" groups. My Peace Corps site was in Xichang, Sichuan and was home to one of the largest groups, the Yi people. The Yi people have their own language that is still very much alive...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Skip and Yi Grandma

    • Skip and Yi Grandma

    • Children; Elders

    • This photo was taken in August of 2010 during one of my return visits to my host community. I served just outside the town of Xichang, in Sichuan province, and the area has a sizeable population of Yi people (it's the capital of the Yi Liangshan...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Back to Peace Corps Site After 10 Years

    • Back to Peace Corps Site After 10 Years

    • Children; Elders

    • This was taken in August 2010 on a visit back to my host community -- 10 years later. I was a Volunteer in Xichang in Sichuan province. I was walking by and this woman was very interested in my son -- it was typically the first time for many of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • HIV Poster Contest

    • HIV Poster Contest

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This is my student at Savelugu School for the Deaf in the Northern Region of Ghana, Mohammed Sayibu, who is participating in an HIV poster contest at her school. This photo was taken in June of 2012.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • HIV Presentation

    • HIV Presentation

    • HIV/AIDS; Teachers and students

    • This photo was taken in April 2012 in Ghana (Northern Region) at a school for the deaf. I, Kate Barclay, am giving the presentation, and my JHS students are watching. The presentation is entirely in Ghanaian Sign Language.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Yi Teenage Boy

    • Yi Teenage Boy

    • Youth; Traditional dress

    • I lived in an area that was the capital of the Yi nationality. Although many Yi women are seen wearing traditional dress, it is less common to see the men in traditional dress. That's part of why I was so impressed with this boy's clothing. He...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Cleaning Fish

    • Cleaning Fish

    • Fishing; Food and meals; Celebrations; Cooking

    • These fish were caught to celebrate 50 days after a death. The custom to celebrate increments of time after a death culminates in one large 50 day celebration and then another 100 day celebration. Boats go out a few days before the celebration...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Coconuts for Sale

    • Coconuts for Sale

    • Markets

    • This photo shows a line of husked coconuts bundled for sale in the Port Vila Market. The Port Vila market sprawls under a large tin roof. The supporting concrete pillars, recently painted red and white in honor of Digicel, a new mobile phone...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Women's Custom Dance

    • Women's Custom Dance

    • Traditional dress; Dance

    • The women of the village Nereingman, Mota Lava, presented a custom dance during a cultural celebration. Unfortunately, the dance had to take place inside the village meeting house when it started raining. The leader of the group's name is Marian,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Beach Wedding

    • Beach Wedding

    • Weddings

    • This photo was taken July 22, 2008 at the wedding of Kate and Edward on the beach in Nereingman Village, Mota Lava, Vanuatu. It was the first wedding to take place outside of a church and the first between a Peace Corps Volunteer and someone from...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Discover the World

    • Discover the World

    • World Map Project

    • This world map was created by a Peace Corps Volunteer and the students of Telhei Primary School, Nereingingman Village, Mota Lava Island, Vanuatu. The photo was taken in 2006 before the students started restoration to repair fading and chipping...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Happy Father's Day!

    • Happy Father's Day!

    • Host families

    • This picture was taken at the Swearing In Ceremony for the Community Health and Agroforestry PC Cameroon Stages December 2009. Swearing in is the culmination of three months of hard work both on the part of the Peace Corps trainee and their host...
    • Volunteer Photos

QuickView

Display a larger image and more item information when the pointer pauses over a thumbnail
on off
 

Layout options:

Thumbnail with title
Grid with smaller thumbnails and more detail
Select the collections to add or remove from your search
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
 
OK