This photo was taken in the parish of St. George's, Grenada. This was a SPA funded project called Reducing the Risks. This project was a transition program to help girls residing at the Bel Air Home for Children and Adolescents be prepared for life...
Full text of Sargent Shriver's briefing to the press held on March 6, 1961. Shriver introduced members of the original Peace Corps task force, and fielded topics on a range of questions about the initial plans for how the Peace Corps would operate.
Ismael and Angel were trained by PCV Greg Plimpton to build Cocina Mejorada (improved cook stove). They have since gone on to build over 20 in their community. SPA provided about $15 of materials to build this initial unit.
A history of the Peace Corps in Chile, prepared on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the US Peace Corps, for distribution at the reunion of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers who served in Chile, hosted by the Embassy of Chile in Washington DC...
This photo was taken March 2011 during my pre-service training homestay, in a village about 1 hour outside of Bamako, Mali. My host brother, Madou, was spinning the tea fourneau to activate the coals to make tea. Tea is a major part of the Malian...
A volunteer is preparing tea after a long days hard work for all of the other volunteers. He participated in helping create bathrooms for an elementary school of 200 students in Morocco. You can still see the cement bags that have yet to be used in...
This impressive spread was for the birthday party of a 12-year-old girl in Kutaisi, Georgia. Georgian feasts, or supras, are not rare, though this table is especially elaborate. It's important to note that only half of the dishes are on the table...
This photo shows Volunteer Kimberly Joyce along with students from the Salvation Army School in Belize City, Belize. We are all taking a moment to pose for a picture while spending time outdoors in the school yard during recess.
This photo was taken at the district hospital's community garden in Namibia where I have been assisting community members with learning permagardening techniques after receiving training as part of my Peace Corps service. This picture is of a group...
This photo was taken on May 24th, 2010 at the primary school in a Bulgarian village. It was the last day of schools for the first graders. These girls are dancing a traditional Bulgarian dance, called the Horo, in celebration.