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    • Evala Wrestling in Affem Kabye, Togo

    • Evala Wrestling in Affem Kabye, Togo

    • Ceremonies

    • 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
    • Health Education- Why We Weigh Babies

    • Health Education- Why We Weigh Babies

    • Maternal and child health

    • On a monthly basis, the community health Volunteers who worked at the "Case de Sante" (health hut) would conduct baby weighings using the salter scale in the photo. We would weigh the children aged 5 and under. This is part of routine growth...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • We Got Vaccinated!!!

    • We Got Vaccinated!!!

    • Medicine; Children

    • Vaccination day is a busy day at the "Case de Sante" (health hut) in Affem Kabye, Togo. The health hut did not have refrigeration so we did not stock vaccinations. Instead the health workers from the Hopsital in Tchamba (20 km away) would send us...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Baby Weighing

    • Baby Weighing

    • Maternal and child health

    • Henou (Patrice) is a community health Volunteer. On a monthly basis, weather permitting (in other words, it wasn't raining), we would bike to the villages & farms surrounding Affem Kabye and weigh the children aged 5 and under. This is part of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Cotton harvest, Affem Kabye/Tchamba/Togo

    • Cotton harvest, Affem Kabye/Tchamba/Togo

    • Transportation; Agriculture; Markets

    • 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, weigh their cotton and load it onto enormous trucks. One year the truck laden with cotton, got...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Cotton harvest in Affem Kabye, Togo

    • Cotton harvest in Affem Kabye, Togo

    • Transportation; Markets; 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, weigh their cotton and load it onto enormous trucks. One year the truck laden with cotton, got...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Making Pate

    • Making Pate

    • Host community friends; Food and meals

    • Affem Kabye's village health volunteer and my counterpart Adjoua is making pate in her foyer ameliore. Pate is the staple in the Central Region of Togo. Pate is made by boiling water, adding corn flour and stirring it vigorously; it turns into a...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Collecting Water

    • Collecting Water

    • Water and sanitation

    • Amavi is collecting water for her family for drinking, cooking, cleaning and bathing. At the time the only place to find water near her house was to dig a hole and hope for the best. Unfortunately some cattle found her family's water hole but she...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Replacement Oven

    • Replacement Oven

    • Housing; Volunteers

    • The oven in the kitchen of the Peace Corps office broke and was removed. One industrious volunteer fabricated this replacement. Apia, Samoa. 2009.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Samoa Embassy Staff: Fourth of July

    • Samoa Embassy Staff: Fourth of July

    • Ceremonies; Host community friends;

    • Samoan staff members of the US Embassy in Apia Samoa lower the American flag at nightfall on the Fourth of July during the Independence Celebrations hosted by the US Embassy. July 4, 2008. Apia, Samoa.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Chess Lesson

    • Chess Lesson

    • Games; Host community

    • Volunteer Cale Reeves plays chess with Carpentry and Joinery student, Mafua. The chess board and pieces were made by volunteers Cale Reeves and Aaron Cook. 2008. Laumua o Punaoa Technical College, Faleula, Samoa
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Book Break

    • Book Break

    • Schools; Children; Education; Volunteers

    • Peace Corps Volunteer Sara Reeves reads while host family members Heni and Claire join in. Lalomauga, Samoa. 2007.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Samoan Scrabble

    • Samoan Scrabble

    • Games; Host community

    • Peace Corps Volunteer Cale Reeves plays a Samoan version of Scrabble with his host mother, Va'ai. He made the board from a sheet of newsprint, the tiles from a square wooden dowel, and the pouch from a scrap of fabric provided by his host mother, a...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Carpentry and Joinery Class

    • Carpentry and Joinery Class

    • Construction; site; Children

    • Peace Corps Volunteer Cale Reeves works with co-teacher, Gaui, and Carpentry and Joinery students to construct a wooden table using advanced joinery and woodworking techniques. Laumua o Punaoa, Faleula, Samoa. 2008.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Carpentry and Joinery Class

    • Carpentry and Joinery Class

    • Host community friends; Construction; Volunteers

    • First year students at the Laumua o Punaoa Technical College in Faleula, Samoa proudly display their handiwork with instructor and Peace Corps Volunteer Cale Reeves. 2008.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Siapo Artisan

    • Siapo Artisan

    • Artisans; Host community; Traditional dress

    • Siapo (or tapa) is a cloth made from the bark of mulberry trees and painted in traditional Samoan motifs. This artisan had just completed this custom siapo for Peace Corps Volunteer Erik Martin to commemorate the completion of his service....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Children Standing in Front of "Case de Sante"

    • Children Standing in Front of "Case de Sante"

    • Health; Architecture; Children

    • These children are standing in front of Affem Kabye's "case de sante" (health hut). As you can see from the photo, the fence that is supposed to keep sheep and goats from entering the health hut is falling down, which means the village's volunteer...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Samoan Independence Day

    • Samoan Independence Day

    • Host community; Traditional dress; Ceremonies

    • Students of Laumua o Punaoa dressed in traditional wear (though made out of modern materials) to perform at the Independence Day celebration in June 2009.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Siva Afi

    • Siva Afi

    • Ceremonies; Host community friends; Traditional dress

    • Samoan Fire Knife Dancing. We were lucky enough to be in country for both the 7th and 8th Annual International Siva Afi competitions. Apia, Samoa
    • Volunteer Photos

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