I took this picture of my wife sitting with a bunch of girls from our community. My wife is also a volunteer and she teaches chemistry and biology in Kibaya, Tanzania. This was taken at our school during the school's sports and games time. Every...
Women and Development (WID)/Gender and Development (GAD)
This photo was taken in June 2011 in Tanzania during our Girls Empowerment Conference. There were 68 girls from across the region that participated in learning about HIV/AIDS, health education, self-defense, environment, and career opportunities. ...
Between the village school and the mosque, there is a beautiful playing area that turns delightfully green during the rainy season. After praying in the afternoon, students sit for a while and play or, in this case, read novels to learn English....
This photo is of my Form IV Physics students my last year of teaching in a small mountain village in Mbinga, Tanzania. They came on a Saturday in order to cram in as much study time as possible before their national exams. I spent all my extra time...
The culture exchange began February 2011 when students of an American teacher at Heritage Intermediate School and students of Tanzanian teacher at Malinid Juu corresponded with each other to lean more about the culture of each other's country.
This picture was taken in July of 2011. What I have learned about the children of Tanzania is that they are genius toy makers. There inventiveness drives them to develop skills at a younger age than their American counterparts.
HIV/AIDS; Women in Development (WID)/ Gender and Development (GAD)
Volunteer Ryan oversees a condom demonstration as secondary school girls practice applying a condom to a soda bottle during a regional girls conference at Kitangali Teacher's Training College in Newala, Mtwara, Tanzania on May 27, 2012. The bottles...
HIV/AIDS; Women in Development (WID)/ Gender and Development (GAD)
Secondary school girls practice applying a condom to a soda bottle during a regional girls conference at Kitangali Teacher's Training College in Newala, Mtwara, Tanzania on May 27, 2012. The bottles serve as readily accessible substitutes when...
Ceremonies; Food and meals; Host community friends
Volunteer Michael Goralczyk and a friend show pieces of a cow that were slaughtered for a Masai celebration in Tanzania. The meat of two cows were placed on a stick and inserted into the ground next to a large fire for all to enjoy.
HIV/AIDS; Women in Development (WID)/ Gender and Development (GAD)
Volunteer Sativa demonstrates the proper use of a condom and answers questions during a regional girls conference at Kitangali Teacher's Training College, Newala, Mtwara, Tanzania on May 27, 2012. The girls empowerment conference included...
During a break from a Peace Corps meeting in Iringa, Tanzania, a fellow Volunteer took the opportunity to teach a few of the local kids the "fist bump".
3-18-08, Tanzania.
A man arrived at the HIV testing site & asked if his 4 year old son could be tested. We only test adults but he said that the son was born in a rough environment. This indirectness implies that the parents are infected. The nurse...
This picture was taken in my village in the Region of Mbeya, Tanzania. It was taken during a training session on Communicable Diseases and Water Sanitation in one of the sub-villages. During the training one of the small children decided to take...
Terrain; Women and Development (WID)/Gender and Development (GAD); Environment
This is a picture of the road leading out of my town, Kibaya, Tanzania. There are many farms and gardens out this way which the local women tend to everyday. Photo was taken Spring 2011.
I took this photo of my wife, PCV Melinda Bothe, at a Masai celebration. My wife and I both serve as science teachers in Kibaya, Tanzania. Our site as many different ethnic traditional cultures with the Masai being the most popular. Having of...