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    • A Lesson in Soy

    • A Lesson in Soy

    • Health; Nutrition

    • Photograph taken in Honduras during a nutrition and healthy cooking class for mothers in June of 2011. The photograph shows the mothers and children cheering with the fresh glasses of soy milk we just made. Malnutrition is a tremendous problem...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • New Methods

    • New Methods

    • Agriculture; Food security

    • USAID has teamed up with my coordinating NGO, World Vision, to promote and implement a new food security initiative throughout Honduras. Intibucá is one of the poorest departments of Honduras and the malnutrition rate among the Lencans, the local...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Blue House

    • Blue House

    • Housing; Architecture

    • The brilliant colors of the homes, abundance of greenery, and lounging animals are a universal scene in Honduras, regardless of location. The brilliant color of this house reflects the brilliancy of the lives of the people who reside within it....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Wardrobe Change

    • Wardrobe Change

    • Traditional dress; Host families

    • This is a photo taken of my host mother, her grandson, and I after she dressed me up in traditional Albanian clothing. The photo was taken in March 2010.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • We Roll Together

    • We Roll Together

    • Cooking; Host families; Food and meals

    • This is a photo of my host mother (Aishe) and I. This was the first time we made byrek together. She was teaching me how to effectively roll thin layers of pastry dough for the byrek. The photo was taken March 20, 2010.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Six Teeth Minus One

    • Six Teeth Minus One

    • host community friends; children

    • I took this photo during my three months of training in a village called Koudougou, Burkina Faso. My training was from the months of June to August of 2010. Bringing out a camera always caused a lot of attention, more than usual, and lots of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • More Bouille, Please

    • More Bouille, Please

    • food and meals; health; children

    • I took this photo during an enriched porridge demonstration on Aug. 6, 2010 at a school in Koudougou, Burkina Faso. Malnutrition is a very big issue here in Burkina Faso and many volunteers try to combat it by teaching mothers how to make enriched...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Full Load

    • Full Load

    • agriculture; children; host community friends

    • I took this photo on June 1, 2011 in the very small village I live in called Sourou, Burkina Faso. My neighbor was going out to the fields to plant crops in preparation to the rainy season. During this season the village seems like a ghost town...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • These Smiles Are Rare

    • These Smiles Are Rare

    • elders; markets

    • I took this photo during a large market day in Sourou, Burkina Faso on the 14th of August 2011. There are three different ethnic groups within the small village I live in and the two women captured in the photo are of the Pheul ethnicity. This...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Comilla Outreach

    • Comilla Outreach

    • youth development; community development; health

    • Pinky, my student at the Department of Youth Development, is teaching a hygiene class in a poor part of Comilla. One part of our class involved a community outreach project.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Self Esteem Circle

    • The Self Esteem Circle

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This photo was taken on May 12, 2012 at a secondary chool in Kenya. On this day, we had a Girls' Empowerment Day, during which we taught the girls various skills including HIV/AIDS prevention (proper condom use), reproductive health, and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Circle Reflection

    • Circle Reflection

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This photo was taken at one of the HIV and AIDS Prevention Education Workshops in Asuncion, Paraguay. These workshops were collaborative efforts from HIV and AIDS education professionals from the Ministry of Health and Peace Corps Volunteers....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Way They Learn

    • The Way They Learn

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This photo was taken in Capiata, Paraguay - a community located one hour outside the capitol. Often, it is referred to as a "dormotorio" community, or a place where you sleep, as the majority of the residents commute into the capitol for work. This...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Elements of Discrimination

    • Elements of Discrimination

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This photo was taken at an HIV and AIDS prevention education workshop in Asuncion, Paraguay. The presenter is a professional educator who works with the National Secretariat of Children and Adolescents and had been working with this particular...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Christmas in Kyrgyzstan 2008

    • Christmas in Kyrgyzstan 2008

    • Host families; Celebrations

    • This photo was taken on Christmas Eve 2008. My host mom threw me a surprise dinner, This was done in the Kyrgyz tradition known as "guesting". My host mom invited me to come and eat with the family as her honored guest, not as her daughter. ...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Ukrainian Cooking Lesson

    • A Ukrainian Cooking Lesson

    • Host families; Cooking

    • Shortly after arriving to site and moving in with our host family, three generations of Ukrainians teach Lauren how to make varenyky, stuffed dumplings, which were then filled with sour cherries. A labor of love that is so worth the effort!
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Secondary Projects: Fitness Center

    • Secondary Projects: Fitness Center

    • Secondary projects; Sports

    • Development Volunteer Lauren Warchol and her Ukrainian counterpart opened a Fitness Center for youth in her community, with the help of a Small Projects Assistance Grant. The Center is run by student volunteers, who monitor the Center, take care of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Our Porcelain Goddess

    • Our Porcelain Goddess

    • Housing

    • After two years of service, Youth Development Volunteer Lauren Warchol knows to bring her own toilet paper to this bathroom in the government funded Social Services Center where she works in Ukraine. Not much more than a hole in the ground, but at...
    • Volunteer Photos

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