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    • Tiny Market of Beignets and Tchouk Beer

    • Tiny Market of Beignets and Tchouk Beer

    • Markets; Food and meals

    • This is a tiny market on Wednesday afternoon in Affem Kabye. The women make beignets and beer to sell to the men after they come home from the fields. Women also drink the locally brewed millet beer. This market is so small that women do not even...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • I Want Silky Hair Like Naka, our Volunteer

    • I Want Silky Hair Like Naka, our Volunteer

    • Children

    • These children had never seen a white person until I arrived. They were always touching the hair on my head and arms. They liked the silkiness of my hair. Margueritte wanted hair like Naka's, so she put corn silk on her head so her hair would be...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Charring the Pig

    • Charring the Pig

    • Food and meals; Cooking

    • Affem Kabye, Tchamba prefecture, Central region, Togo Henou (Patrice) and his wife Joselyn Pig slaughter. After slaughtering the pig with a knife, Henou charred the pig on a fire to burn the hair and skin, and then his wife Joselyn prepares it....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Pig Slaughter

    • Pig Slaughter

    • Animals; Host community friends

    • Affem Kabye, Tchamba prefecture, Central region, Togo 1995-8 Pictured are Henou (Patrice) and his wife Joselyn.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Naka Pounding Yams

    • Naka Pounding Yams

    • Cooking; Food and meals

    • The Kabye people of northern Togo are famous for their huge yams. Village women share their way of making fufu, which is eaten with a variety of different sauces. A favorite in the photographer’s village of Affem Kabye was ground peanut, sesame,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Kabye Yam Mounds

    • Kabye Yam Mounds

    • Gardens; Agriculture

    • Kabye of northern Togo are famous for their gigantic yams. They take great pride in the size of their yam mounds and the enormous size of their yams. The best way to prepare yams is to make fufu. After boiling the yams, women put them in a large...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Coming of Age Ceremony Among Kabye of Togo

    • Coming of Age Ceremony Among Kabye of Togo

    • Ceremonies; Celebrations

    • Evala is the traditional wrestling ceremony that takes place every 5 years among the Kabye of Togo. Evala is part of the male coming of age ceremony/events. The guys must catch a dog, slaughter it, prepare it and eat it. They also make hats with...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Carrying Your Child

    • Carrying Your Child

    • Children

    • Here is the typical way children are carried in Zambia. This is one item that I am bringing back to America. When I have children all I need is a chitenge, no expensive baby carrier for me. :)
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Under 5 Clinic

    • Under 5 Clinic

    • Maternal and child health

    • While serving in Zambia, I worked very closely with my clinic. Every friday I would spend all day weighing children under 5, so that the clinic could chart health growth and stop malnutrition.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Serenje Market

    • Serenje Market

    • Markets

    • This photo shows the market that the central Peace Corps Volunteers frequented alot. Ba Alice was our go to gal, and this is a photo of her beautiful stand.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Lucila on Paint

    • Lucila on Paint

    • Art; Artisans

    • This photo portrays an elder woman painting the Peace Corps Volunteer with a temporary paint from the juices of a fruit called Jagua.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Roberto on Flute

    • Roberto on Flute

    • Traditional dress; Music; Ecotourism

    • This photo portrays a young community member playing a flute made out of bamboo, to greet arriving tourist in Chagres National Park in Panama.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Cotton harvest in Affem Kabye

    • Cotton harvest in Affem Kabye

    • Transportation; Agriculture

    • Cotton is a major cash crop in Affem Kabye. Villagers transport their cotton on cattle carts to the village's market area and for the next 7-10 days, and weigh their cotton and load it onto enormous trucks. One year the truck laden with cotton,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Baby's Bath Time

    • Baby's Bath Time

    • Water and sanitation; Maternal and child health

    • Bath time. This is how Kabye village women give their baby a bath. Lots of water and soap. The babies normally scream.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Dancing as Part of Male Coming of Age

    • Dancing as Part of Male Coming of Age

    • Ceremonies; Traditional dress

    • Evala is the traditional wrestling ceremony that takes place every 5 years among the Kabye of Togo. Evala is part of the male coming of age ceremony/events. The guys must catch a dog, slaughter it, prepare it and eat it. They also make hats with...
    • Volunteer Photos

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