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- Mama with Firewood
- Host community friends; Food and meals; Elders
- This photo was taken in the area Craig Cove, on the island of Ambrym (west), in the country of Vanuatu. The old lady just came from the bush after collecting firewood and coconuts for preparing dinner. This photo symbolizes the strength and...
- Volunteer Photos
- A Look in the Past
- Host community friends; Elders
- My 96-yr old (now 97) Grenadian neighbor was placed in a nursing home facility last year. Her freedom to operate her own home was becoming too burdensome for her, despite her wishes to remain in my community. Her attitude changed with every visit I...
- Volunteer Photos
- Basotho Herd Boy
- Host families; Animals; Terrain
- Abuti, a herd boy, on his donkey collecting corn feed for the cows. This 14 year old boy spends most days walking across the mountains in the Senqu river valley of Lesotho, herding my host family's cow, donkeys and sheep.
- Volunteer Photos
- Grandmother in Lesotho
- Host families; Elders; Housing
- My host family Grandmother. Too old to work in the fields, she spends most days sitting against the stone wall of her hut absorbing the heat of the stones. She patiently sorts grain and beans, watches the goings-on of the village and sends all her...
- Volunteer Photos
- Yemeni Shepherd Girls
- Traditional dress; Host community friends
- Taken in the highlands of Yemen, somewhere between Amran and Thula, in Fall of 1977. My husband and I had arrived in Yemen about a week before and were hiking toward the highest mountain on the Arabian peninsula, and wondering how we would be...
- Volunteer Photos
- Lesotho Bus Ride
- Transportation
- Waiting for the Lesotho Freight Bus to take us from Qacha's Nek to Sethlabathebe National Park. Our backpacks were loaded in the undercarriage of the bus, along with a few reluctant sheep.
- Volunteer Photos
- The Printer is Thirsty
- Host community friends; Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
- This is my landlord showing me how Ukrainians refill ink cartridges in Ukraine. The photo was taken in my apartment in the city of Uman.
- Volunteer Photos
- Boy with Nike Hat
- Youth
- Portrait of a boy that used to frequently beg on the streets of Arad. He was frequently with his bigger sister and his smaller sister.
- Volunteer Photos
- Roma Woman Selling Rugs
- Markets
- This is part of the market portrait photos. (This all began early after I started to work for an orphanage as an arts and crafts instructor/ English teacher. I would buy my fruits, cheese, vegetables and bread at the local "piața" or market. In...
- Volunteer Photos
- At the Local Market
- Elders; Markets
- This all began early after I started to work for an orphanage as an arts and crafts instructor/ English teacher. I would buy my fruits, cheese, vegetables and bread at the local "piața" or market. In the front by the street sidewalk was also a...
- Volunteer Photos
- Peace Corps Congressional Budget Presentation, Fiscal Year 1997
- Budget; Congress
- Full text of the Peace Corps Congressional Budget Justification for fiscal year 1997.
- Congressional and Legislative Materials
- Peace Corps Congressional Budget Presentation, Fiscal Year 1998
- Budget; Congress
- Full text of the Peace Corps Congressional Budget Justification for fiscal year 1998.
- Congressional and Legislative Materials
- A Night to Remember: My first night in El Valle, Colombia
- Housing; Resiliency; Food security
- Volunteer Stories
- Twice in My Life
- Schools; Celebrations
- Volunteer Stories