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    • Going on the Seaplane

    • Going on the Seaplane

    • Host community friends

    • Whenever anyone left the island, either by seaplane or boat, they were richly decorated with many flower garlands. Sometimes we were so heavily decorated it was hard to move from the weight and the strong fragrance. Truly an honor to be loved so...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Learning to Dance Like a Tuvaluan

    • Learning to Dance Like a Tuvaluan

    • Dance

    • The islanders loved it when we would at least try to do some of their favorite things, like dancing. They were always full of praise and laughter whenever we tried. They were always so very generous in all ways. At first we thought they partied...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Lee and Work Crew Building a Water Tank

    • Lee and Work Crew Building a Water Tank

    • Water and sanitation

    • Water catchment and storage was a big part of what we did to make a real difference in the life of a Tuvaluan. As Peace Corps Volunteers we had a wonderful collaboration with Save the Children Foundation to build 1,000 gallon water tanks in the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Our Family

    • Our Family

    • Host families

    • Our Peace Corps experience was a huge success in large part because of our loving family. We were soon adopted by the islanders after they figured out that we were really going to stay. At first they believed we would soon be leaving after being...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Panapa Panapa

    • Panapa Panapa

    • Counterparts

    • This a picture of Panapa Panapa. A person takes their father's first name for their last name and so if you are named after your father you first and last names will be the same. Panapa was our right hand person for developing and implementing so...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • PC Tuvalu - Our House

    • PC Tuvalu - Our House

    • Housing; Volunteers

    • Volunteers Scott and Myra Erickson in front of home, Nukulaelae atoll, August 1980. The home was local style with thatch roof, open walls, and gravel floor covered with mats typical of the type provided to civil servants working on the outer...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • PC Tuvalu Departure

    • PC Tuvalu Departure

    • Volunteers; Close of Service (COS); Ceremonies

    • Scott and Myra Erickson preparing to depart Tuvalu following the completion of two and a half years of service on Nukulaelae atoll, November 1982. Our departure followed the first visit of her majesty Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip to Tuvalu.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • PC Tuvalu En Route

    • PC Tuvalu En Route

    • New country entries; Volunteers

    • Peace Corps group departing Los Angeles airport for Tuvalu via Fiji, May 17, 1980. The group consisted of five married couples and one individual and was the second group to be assigned to the country. Each couple was posted on one of the outer...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • PC Tuvalu National Development Plan

    • PC Tuvalu National Development Plan

    • Education; Life skills; Site development; Training

    • National Development Plan training workshop coordinated by Save the Children Federation (SCF) in collaboration with Volunteers, Nukulaelae atoll, March 1982. SCF and PC were directly involved in the preparation of Tuvalu's 1982 National...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • PC Tuvalu Seaplane

    • PC Tuvalu Seaplane

    • Transportation; Host community

    • Four-passenger seaplane arriving on the beach at Nukulaelae atoll from the capital Funafuti, August 1980. Seaplane service was provided by the New Zealand government in the early 1980's to provide improved access to the remote outer islands. The...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • PC Tuvalu Solar Dryer Project

    • PC Tuvalu Solar Dryer Project

    • Business development; Income generation; Training; Food and meals

    • Construction of a demonstration solar copra dryer, Nukulaelae atoll, January 1982. The solar dryer was constructed by a group of local workers trained by the Volunteer and utilized mainly local materials including chain sawn coconut timber. The...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • PC Tuvalu Training

    • PC Tuvalu Training

    • Training sites; Training; Volunteers; Water and sanitation

    • Volunteers complete the first demonstration ferrocement water tank during training held in the capital of Funafuti, May 1980. This project, which was conducted in collaboration with local development coordinators trained by Save the Children...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • PC Tuvalu Volunteer Home

    • PC Tuvalu Volunteer Home

    • Housing; Volunteers

    • Volunteers Lee and Vicky Dilley in front of their home on Vaitupu atoll, April 1981. The home is constructed in the local style with thatched room and open walls and is typical of homes provided to civil servants working on the outer islands.
    • Volunteer Photos

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