'Por, para y con la gente' is an expression in Spanish that means 'by, for and with the people.' It is a philosophy of sustainable development that involves the people in the process of their own change - and it is the process we are using where I...
In Sebaco there was a fruitstand on the main road near my apartment. It was made of wood slats, a metal roof, and had a rug over the dirt floor. The woman who owned it was called simply La Nubia, though she wasn't Nubian as far as I could tell. ...
After coming back from a day at the beach in February 2012, we were amazed by the amount of fresh, local fruit and wanted to take a picture of my host brother in front of the fruit stand where we bought mangoes and bananas!
This photo was taken on May 30, 2012 during a workshop my counterpart and I gave to a class of ninth graders. This is Leonor Vargas, my counterpart, and a ninth grade student. We are doing a dinamica to show the students how people use all kinds of...
These are participants of the soy workshop I organized as part of a series of income-generating activity trainings for AIDS patients at the local hospital. They have just made soymilk, learning about nutrition and also opportunities for earning...
I took this photo on December 12th, 2012, during my community's first ever Christmas Parade in Costa Rica. My nephews begged me to walk them to the square to watch the parade and they even managed to dig up some old Santa hats to wear. I am...
This is a photo of the lunch my host mother prepared for me in Moldova. I was the only one eating. Moldovans love to share food and homemade wine and they expect you to eat EVERYTHING. The food is delicious and my waistline is expanding. Many great...
Marketing campaigns; Volunteer selection; Volunteer recruitment; Training
Full text of a 1960s brochure highlighting Peace Corps programs and activities as well as the application and selection process. Although no exact date of publication is given, the brochure is likely from 1969.