In Mlangeni, Ntcheu, Malawi, I was assigned to the Health-HIV/AIDS Sector in 2001, but before any work could be done, trust needed to be gained. I found children to be my path towards trust and partnership with my community. Here I am crouching...
It was 2003 and the end of my service in Mlangeni, Malawi. I had worked hard, especially with the youth raising awareness regarding HIV/AIDS and facilitating a rural volunteer counseling and testing program. All of these faces were a part of the...
This was taken in 2007 at Khwalala Community Day Secondary School in Malawi. I was teacher at the school from 2006-08. Assemblies like this one were held once or twice a week and featured announcements, dancing, singing and dramas.
This is a compilation showing a successful tree planting project started during my Peace Corps tour in Malawi (2006-08) at Khwalala CDSS. The school's Wildlife Club planted and watered the trees, which are now producing fruit.
This is a photo of an original watercolor painted by a fellow PCV. It depicts one of my secondary projects - bringing donated computers to my school by whatever means necessary. I was a teacher at Khwalala Day Secondary School, Mulanje District,...
Although Peace Corps issued me a mountain bike, I bought this local bike in 2007 to fit it. Like most local bikes in Khwalala Village, Malawi, it has been personalized by local painters.
This was a birthday party in a neighboring village. This girl had never seen a balloon before. The awe and wonder in her expression of discovery are so inspiring and touching. Bringing this kind of hope to my community and a picture of a bigger...
This was taken in the operating room of the Nsanje District Hospital in 1982 during a c-section. I was a PCV doctor and worked as the District Medical Officeer of Nsanje District in Malawi. This is one of many operations I performed during my...
This is a photo of my wife Karen Williams in Malawi in 1982. She is off to the local market with our two chidren. The youngest was born into the Peace Corps in December 1981 while we were stationed in Malawi.
Full text of a brochure aimed at recruiting medical doctors to serve as Peace Corps staff physicians. Discusses ways that Peace Corps doctors provided support to both Volunteers and host communities throughout the world. Although no exact date of...
Marketing campaigns; Volunteer recruitment; Women in Peace Corps
Full text of a brochure highlighting the unique challenges faced by women in the early years of the Peace Corps, as well as their many accomplishments around the world. Although no exact date of publication is given, the brochure is likely from...