In Bangladesh there are many rivers to cross in order to get from one district to another. It is a fact of life for a country that lies below sea level and is crisscrossed with thousands of waterways. Most ferries like the one in Khulna pack on as...
This photo was taken at the beach in Alligator Pond, Jamaica in 2004. The south coast of Jamaica has a large ing community, and when the morning's catch in brought in, people from local towns would come down to the beach to haggle for . Some of my...
The sheep herders in the Bran area of rural Romania sometimes pick up and carry a lamb who is not keeping pace with the herd. This lamb got a ride on the herder's donkey.
Full-text of the February 1, 1961 draft of Warren Wiggins' essay 'The Towering Task.' This essay discusses the early history of the concept of the Peace Corps and outlines Wiggins' suggestions for implementing Peace Corps at a starting level of...
This Volunteer works to improve water management in a Tamashek camp on an island in the Niger River Delta. She is shown helping villagers unload supplies, which she will use to construct three wells in her village. They will transport these...
This Peace Corps Volunteer is working on the Kenyan coast in Klifi to provide adequate drinking water for a resettlement area. He is organizing the construction of a large rural water supply. There are 135 individuals working under his direction....
Pictured are members of Colombia V, a rural community development group that trained at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. After the photo op, the Volunteers sang the Colombian National Anthem for the press and Colombian dignitaries.
This photo was taken on the banks of the Niger River in Mopti Town, Mopti Region, Mali on March 26, 2011 during the dry season. The picture depicts the bustling market and village transport activities that take place along the river.