Marketing campaigns; Returned Volunteer services; Volunteer recruitment
Full text of a brochure highlighting four of the earliest Peace Corps Volunteers--what inspired them to join, what they encountered overseas and how their experiences have helped shape their lives after their Peace Corps service. Although no exact...
A young boy who is a relative of my host family was skeptical of my camera abilities. The photo was taken in the front yard of my host household in ga-Mathabatha, Limpoopo, South Africa, towards the end of my Peace Corps service.
During long meetings at Fanang Diatla Self Help Project, volunteers would break into song and dance. In this photo in late July 2011, Mathona entertains a room backed with care givers and other volunteers. Taken at the Fanang Diatla main office in...
Host community friends; Volunteers; Traditional dress
In the final days of my service, Fanang Diatla Self Help Project hosted a going-away party. Mathona introduced the care givers to young Kabelo. Through my organization, I was able to help Kabelo and his mother find a new home and support from care...
Host community friends; Volunteers; Traditional dress
Over the course of my service, I helped foster the existing income generating projects. Kopano and I worked closely to improve accounting practices in the bakery. Over the course of my two years, he and I became close friends. We worked together to...
This photo was taken in our house in Ziahtown, Zwedru County, Liberia in 1976. These are neighbor children who enjoyed hanging out in our house in the afternoon. They are enjoying the list drops of an afternoon snack.
Host community friends; Volunteers; Traditional dress
Agnes Qwabe, founder and director of Fanang Diatla Self Help Project, pulled me close during a meeting. Her vision and leadership grew the organization to serve many thousands of people in the surrounding in community, and she is often inspired to...