This photo was taken on World AIDS Day (1 December 2011) at a march organized to raise awareness about AIDS. The picture shows some 9th grade students holding posters they made encouraging safe sex, dispelling stigmas and unfair stereotypes, and...
In parched north-eastern Nicaragua, a bell pepper can mean the difference between good health and malnourishment. For someone living with HIV/AIDS, it can mean the difference between life and death. This photo was in 2012 taken at a family garden...
AnKay, pictured, contemplates his work in contributing to group of over 30 youth that teamed up with Volunteer Martin do Nascimento to paint two huge murals on the walls of their high school dedicated to HIV/AIDS prevention.
This photo was taken September 2006, for the patron saint festivals of San Miguel in the community of San Miguel Ingenio, Metapan, Santa Ana, El Salvador. There is a Catholic church in the background, which is the host of the festivities. The...
The Bateyes, or Haitian migrant sugarcane-camps, are culturally isolated and the most impoverished communities within the Dominican Republic. In this photograph, four batey children play with an improvised toy while they run through the smoke...
This photo was taken in El Salvador during our COS conference, September 2006. Out of the original 15 in our Agroforesty/Environmental Education training group (2004-2006), these are the only ones who COS'ed, although two others were still in...
In Nicaragua, clowns are a popular tool for discussing questions of the stigma and discrimination faced by HIV/AIDS positive people. In this scene, an ambulance worker and a TV reporter argue over whether or not to provide care for a man who has...
This photograph is of coffee beans picked during the harvest in the mountains of the Dominican Republic where my husband and I worked with traditional coffee growers on an organic pesticide project. This photograph was taken in 2009.
This photograph was taken in Mata Grande, Dominican Republic where my husband Taylor Joyal and I worked on a organic pesticide project with local coffee farmers. Inthis particular shot, one of our best friends, Mecho Fernndez shows off her...