This photo is taken of my wife, PCV Melinda Bothe, and myself with two Masai warriers. Our site of Kibaya, Tanzania has a high Masai concentration, so we get to attend some Masai events. This pictue was taken right before these men rejoined their...
I took this photo of my wife, PCV Melinda Bothe, during one of her chemisty labs. My wife and I are science teachers in Kibaya, Tanzania. These form 3 students rarely ever get to even touch labortory equipment, so when we tell them that we will...
This is a photo of me with some children from a tribe in Tanzania. We have many traditional living tribes in my area. I spent the full day and night with a family where they fed me implala meat and showed me their entire village and means of...
This photo was taken during PST by Rebecca. The photo is of PCV Sarah working with primary school students from Kilulu Primary School during a hands on lesson about permaculture. Rebecca and Sarah studied culture and Swahili together in the...
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.
I took this photo on July 26, 2011 at Malindi Juu Primary School in Maringo, Tanzania. Pictured are my grandsons with the Malindi students sharing a cultural experience of playing the drums. Conner and Cameron and their parents were visiting me. An...
This is a photo I took of a Masai girl who is all dressed up for her village's celebration. My wife and I are are placed in Kibaya, Tanzania where we have a large Masai population. We have a good deal of Masai friends as well, so we get to attend...
This is a photo of some Masai women dancing during their village's celebration. My wife and I are are placed in Kibaya, Tanzania where we have a large Masai population. We have a good deal of Masai friends as well, so we get to attend some of...
Animals; Culture shock and adaptation; Site orientation
This photo was taken in December 2010 from my door step and is of me, Michael Goralczyk. I am teaching math and biology in Tanzania. Our neighbors have many live stock animals or like to roam around my house.
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 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...
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.
This photo was taken on October 26th, 2010 in Livonia, NY. The photo shows my niece dressed up in Tanzanian dress with a doll strapped on her back. She chose to dress up as a Peace Corps Volunteer for 5th Grade Career Day at the Livonia...
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...
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)
Volunteer Sativa demonstrates the difference between the inside and the outside of a condom during a regional girls conference at Kitangali Teacher's Training College, Newala, Mtwara, Tanzania on May 27, 2012. The girls empowerment conference...
Secondary school girls during a May 2012 girls conference at Kitangali Teacher's Training College in Newala, Mtwara, Tanzania play hot potato with an inflated condom containing a true or false questions inside. Once the music stops, whoever is...
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...
Two students of a girls' secondary school share a happy moment during an exercise at soccer practice. In the lesson the students learn about team work and how to praise one another for a job well done. The girls are enrolled in the grassroots...
This was an end result of a PEPFAR-funded chicken project. The group consists of 10 HIV positive people, 5 people with disabilities and 5 fully healthy people. The group broke down stigma among the village regarding HIV positive people and people...