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...
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...
A storm is coming across the fields in Adeta, Togo in July 2009 during my work with a partnering NGO to construct a community center dedicated to promoting creativity in the youth. The main door to the center remains sheltered as it awaits the...
This photo was taken at an annual Peace Corp Togo camp (camp espoir, or 'hope' in English). This camp occurs every year and for children and youth in every region of the country who are infected or affected by HIV/AIDS. The camp gives the kids an...
Affem Kabye, Tchamba prefecture, Central region, Togo
Henou (Patrice) and his wife Joselyn
Pig slaughter. After slaughtering the pig with a knife, Henou charred the pig on a fire to burn the hair and skin, and then his wife Joselyn prepares it....
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...
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...
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...
I took this photo at the end of the construction of an enviromentally-friendly latrine at the end of April 2010 in a village in Togo, West Africa. This photo shows the two masons, myself, and the community health worker celebrating the end the...