Peace Corps

You've searched:

All Collections
  • All fields: Sophie
(20 results)



Display: 20

    • Women Selling Fish at the Market

    • Women Selling Fish at the Market

    • Markets

    • It’s Saturday morning, it’s market day in the village. Market day is a busy day. Saleswomen and men come a long (or not) way to sell their produce or products. It’s especially busy between June and September; especially busy in July. That is...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Party at the Protestant Church

    • Party at the Protestant Church

    • Celebrations; Religion

    • A village on the West coast of Madagascar, July 30th, 2011. It’s Sunday morning. It’s a long weekend at the protestant church, a fun weekend. The party went on Saturday evening, all night, and is still going on. The people are celebrating the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Preparing Mofo Vary

    • Preparing Mofo Vary

    • Markets; Cooking

    • A village on the West coast of Madagascar, July 14th, 2011. It’s about 8:30-9:00. Right off the main road, when you enter the village coming from the north is A….’s “hotely kely,” a small wooden stand in front of her house where she...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Finally Vegetables

    • Finally Vegetables

    • Markets

    • A village on the west coast of Madagascar, July 2nd, 2011. It’s Saturday morning, it’s market day in the village. The only day when we can find vegetables apart from “feliki”(a green), and tomatoes, thanks to the saleswomen from Ambanja,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Pounding Coffee

    • Pounding Coffee

    • Food and meals

    • A village on the west coast of Madagascar, July 14th, 2011. Pounding coffee. A family matter. It’s about 10:30am. I just finished interviewing a women owner of a small stand where she sells “mofo vary” (rice bread), every morning. On my way...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Pounding Coffee

    • Pounding Coffee

    • Food and meals

    • A village on the west coast of Madagascar, July 14th, 2011. Pounding coffee. A family matter. It’s about 10:30am. I just finished interviewing a women owner of a small stand where she sells “mofo vary” (rice bread) every morning. On my way...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Learning Geography

    • Learning Geography

    • Teachers and students; Schools

    • This photo was taken in a village on the west coast of Madagascar, July 1st, 2011, at the Classe de CM1 at the EPP, the Public Primary School. It’s hard to teach and to learn with a class of almost one hundred students. 94, to be precise, were...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Waiting for water

    • Waiting for water

    • Children; Environment; Water and sanitation

    • A village on the west coast of Madagascar. It’s July 7th, 2011. It’s a Friday, around 10:30am. Not a time when there is usually a lot of people at the fountain, and yet, the dry season has started, but there should still be water. Once again,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Morning Break at the EPP, Public Primary School

    • Morning Break at the EPP, Public Primary School

    • Children; Health; Medicine

    • A village on the west coast of Madagascar, July 1st, 2011. It’s Friday, it’s about 10:30am. The break should soon be over at the EPP, the Public Primary School. It usually starts at 10:00am and last 20 minutes to half an hour. Some children are...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Sorting Out Coffee

    • Sorting Out Coffee

    • Environment; Food security; Women in Development (WID)/ Gender and Development (GAD)

    • A village on the west coast of Madagascar. It’s July 15th, 2011. I want to fetch water at the fountain. But, once again, the flow is slow and it’s taking forever. I had brought the Economist to read. But, J… is sorting the coffee, taking out...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Almost There

    • Almost There

    • Environment; Water and sanitation; Women in Development (WID)/ Gender and Development (GAD)

    • A village on the west Coast of Madagascar, August 16th, 2011. A long day. Walked over 20 kilometers… 10 km to go, 10 km on the way back, and back and forth on the beach depending where the small boats full of fish would arrive. I had gotten up...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Moment of Grace

    • A Moment of Grace

    • Environment; Terrain; Women and Development (WID)/Gender and Development (GAD)

    • West Coast of Madagascar, August 16th, 2011. A long day. Walked over 20 kilometers…10 km to go, 10 km on the way back, and back and forth on the beach depending where the small boats full of fish would arrive. I had gotten up at 5:00am; asked...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • At the Beach

    • At the Beach

    • Children; Terrain; Environment

    • A village on the west coast of Madagascar, August 16th, 2011. A long day. Walked over 20 kilometers… 10 km to go, 10 km on the way back, and back and forth on the beach depending where the small boats full of fish would arrive. I had gotten up...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • When the Battle Begins

    • When the Battle Begins

    • Environment; Children; Terrain

    • A village on the west coast of Madagascar, August 16th, 2011. A long day. Walked over 20 kilometers… 10 km to go, 10 km on the way back, and back and forth on the beach depending where the small boats full of fish would arrive. I had gotten up...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fighting over Fish

    • Fighting over Fish

    • Environment; Women and Development (WID)/Gender and Development (GAD)

    • A village on the west coast of Madagascar, August 16th, 2011. A long day. Walked over 20 kilometers… 10 km to go, 10 km on the way back, and back and forth on the beach depending where the small boats full of fish would arrive. I had gotten up...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Preparing the Fish

    • Preparing the Fish

    • Environment; Women and Development (WID)/Gender and Development (GAD); Women in Peace Corps

    • A village on the west coast of Madagascar, August 16th, 2011. A long day. Walked over 20 kilometers… 10 km to go, 10 km on the way back, and back and forth on the beach depending where the small boats full of fish would arrive. I had gotten up...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Respite under a Tree

    • Respite under a Tree

    • Environment; Terrain

    • A village on the west coast of Madagascar, August 16th, 2011. A long day. Walked over 20 kilometers… 10 km to go, 10 km on the way back, and back and forth on the beach depending where the small boats full of fish would arrive. I had gotten up...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Loko!!

    • Loko!!

    • Games; Children; Terrain

    • A village on the west coast of Madagascar, July 29th, 2011. “Loko!!” (fish!!). A children’s play. The children are playing “loko!!”. They are reenacting what they see their mother and/or sisters do. As for the little one in the...
    • Volunteer Photos

QuickView

Display a larger image and more item information when the pointer pauses over a thumbnail
on off
 

Layout options:

Thumbnail with title
Grid with smaller thumbnails and more detail
Select the collections to add or remove from your search
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
 
OK