This photo was taken in southern Morocco, in my site, which is comfortably nestled into a river valley in the Sahara Desert. In April 2009, my mom came to visit me in Morocco. I treasure this picture, sitting in between my real mother (on the left)...
This is a photo of six members of the "Golden Fingers" association in Massa, Morocco, leaving to sell six plates of couscous. Couscous is a local delicacy in Morocco and traditionally eaten on Friday, their holy day. "Golden Fingers" uses the...
Aicha Boulmahuahib was the midwife at the local hospital at Ouled Berhill, Taroudant, Morocco where I lived for 2 years. The day I met her, we automatically started developing health workshops for women in the community. Also, I assisted her on...
Peace Corps Morocco began a collaboration with Morocco Special Olympics with 20 Volunteers assisting at a regional event in Tangers in May 2011. In the photo my husband, Jim (YD Morocco 2010-2012) awards a Special Olympic medal to a young boy...
This is a picture of the Volunteer playing basketball with local youth behind the youth center. The hoops were renovated with funding from a Peace Corps/USAID SPA grant.
I took this photo on March 9th, 2011 at the Lycee in my site in Morocco. We watched the "You Can Dream" film and had an educated, motivating discussion on women and the future goals of these youths. This was taken after the event to commemorate...
This photo was taken during an advanced English class at an English immersion camp in Morocco. The students were participating in a spelling competition.
Taken during spring camp in Morocco, this is Peace Corps Voulunteer Jeff (Jawad), with one of our best English students who insisted we call him "Fat Tony."
One of my favorite jobs in Morocco was mentoring youth at a juvenile facility in Fes, the country's oldest city. Some of the kids joined me for a candid moment after an attempt to teach them a few words in English in the fall of 2006.
I love Moroccan clothing and so I couldn't wait to try them on. I was thrilled when one of my host relatives suggested that I wear a Kaftan at a dinner party. My aunts and cousins dressed me up in this fabulous dress that was a bit long for me, but...
Moroccan weddings are an event that can include the entire town. Early in the morning, family members of the bride wake up and march through the streets singing and chanting to let everyone know that a member of the community is about to be wed....
Eager to learn, level three students at an orphanage camp in Rabat are writing their daily lesson. They are excited to learn what I was going to teach them next. These young minds are full of questions about proper ways of writing and speaking...
Despite of the rain, the students’ eager to collected as much trash as they could in order to help promote a cleaner environment and raise environmental awareness throughout the community of Ait Ben Haddou, Morocco. This photo shows the students...
After an environmental trash pick-up activity and lesson in Ait Ben Haddou, Morocco, we’ve divided the students in groups and asked them to present what they have learned from the activity and how they envision a healthy environment to be.
Zakaria placed the collected trashes into the garbage can from an environmental trash pick-up activity in Ait Ben Haddou. This activity enhances the youth awareness and helps promote a cleaner and healthier environment.
After an environmental trash pick-up activity, we planned an art and craft activity to teach the students/youth to enhance their creative mind through making tables and chairs from recycle goods like soda cans. As the students explored their...
After an environmental trash pick-up activity, we planned an art and craft activity to teach the students/youth to enhance their creative mind through making tables and chairs from recycle goods like soda cans. As the students explored their...
Volunteer takes time from teaching visually handicapped students in Rabat, Morocco, to help his daughter with her math. She studies languages in the local school, but her parents teacher her math from a specially prepared home study course.