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    • Dam Project 2

    • Dam Project 2

    • Water and sanitation

    • Another picture of the construction of a dam by several Volunteers around a spring near Agbor, Nigeria to allow villagers to fill their buckets with water each morning.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • To The Market

    • To The Market

    • Traditional dress; Cross-cultural transition

    • A Yoruba lady on her way to market in Nigeria just after arriving for our tour in January 1964.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Dam Project

    • Dam Project

    • Environment; Volunteers

    • Several of the volunteers built a dam around a slow running spring to allow the villagers to fill their buckets each morning after the water collected during the night.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Cordwood

    • Cordwood

    • Transportation

    • The train pulling this load would often have to back up and take multiple runs at the grade to make it out of Tarkwa to the coastal port of Takoradi.
    • 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
    • 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
    • Introduction to Wildlife of the Forest

    • Introduction to Wildlife of the Forest

    • Animals; Forestry; Crafts; Environment

    • A hunter stopped by the house shortly after our arrival. He gave us an interesting, off-guard introduction to the wildlife of the rainforest region around Macenta, Guiinea. He had a fresh snake skin that he wanted to show us - that is sell us. ...
    • 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
    • Leave It Behind!

    • Leave It Behind!

    • Art

    • As a Volunteer I felt a need to provide business to the street vendor, and I needed a haircut. I looked at the BOENG 707 and the PARLIAMENT, but I have straight hair, so I opted for the MODELLE CURENCY. It became clear that he had never cut a...
    • 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
    • Guinean Agricultural Students

    • Guinean Agricultural Students

    • Teachers and students; Animals

    • The students are standing in front of their recently completed construction of a chicken barn. The barn is built of local materials, primarily split bamboo and palm tree leaves for roofing.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Tuareg Camel Riders

    • Tuareg Camel Riders

    • Celebrations; Animals

    • The Tuareg camel riders completed the 1967 Independence Day Parade in Niger. The Tuareg are the desert people of Northern Niger. The camels are sensitive to humidity and are limited to desert conditions. This is about 15.3 degrees latitude, the...
    • Volunteer Photos

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