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- Vicki Visitng with a New Mom
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Volunteer Vicki visiting with Lasaini, her Tuvaluan sister and new baby Viki. Baby Viki was named after her Auntie Vicki. - Volunteer Photos
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- Panapa Panapa
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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
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- Going on the Seaplane
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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
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- Our Family
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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
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- Adoring Grandfather and Grandson
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Host community friends; Elders; Children -
Children are adored in Tuvalu and this is a photo of a grandfather adoring his grandson and namesake. Chidlren seldomly cried in Tuvalu, they were always being held, and their needs were quickly satisfied. After a child is born, the mother is... - Volunteer Photos
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- Lee and Work Crew Building a Water Tank
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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
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- Filifau and Her Mom, Mamele
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This is one of my favorite pictures. Mamele was the mother who adopted us into her family and Filifau was her daughter that was just a few years young than me. We loved so much doing things together. In this photo they are sitting a watching a... - Volunteer Photos
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- Seaplane Was Our Transportation
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Whenever the seaplane came to the island...usually twice a week, the children would run through the village announcing they had just heard it flying overhead. They would scream "Si bi eaa" for "Sea Bee Air" the name of the plane. The plane was... - Volunteer Photos
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- Farewell Party
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There were numerous farewell parties for us as we prepared to leave our beloved home of Vaitupu, Tuvalu. This is a picture of our little thatched house in the background that kept us as cool and comfortable as possible. We loved to look at the... - Volunteer Photos
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- Waiting Outside the Government Building
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Sina, Dan, Faiva, Donna, Vave and Olepa waiting outside the government building as Dan & Donna headed out to assignment after training in Nukulaelae, Tuvalu. October 1982 - Volunteer Photos
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- At the Fatelle
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Dan & Donna sitting with the host family mother and father (Sina & Faiva) at the party the night we were sworn in as Peace Corps Volunteers for Tuvalu. The white around the necks is baby powder; it is a custom in Tuvalu to show appreciation during... - Volunteer Photos
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- Luta and Donna Crossing the Lagoon
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Luta and Donna Ryherd in a boat crossing the lagoon of the atoll of Nui, Tuvalu. Luta stayed close to Donna, because she had a life presrever and Luta did not know how to swim. July 1983 - Volunteer Photos
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- Peace Corps Congressional Submission, Fiscal Year 1983
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Full text of the Peace Corps Congressional Budget Justification for fiscal year 1983. - Congressional and Legislative Materials
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- Peace Corps Congressional Presentation, Fiscal Year 1984
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Full text of the Peace Corps Congressional Budget Justification for fiscal year 1984. - Congressional and Legislative Materials
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- Peace Corps Congressional Presentation, Fiscal Year 1991
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Full text of the Peace Corps Congressional Budget Justification for fiscal year 1991. - Congressional and Legislative Materials
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- Peace Corps Congressional Presentation, Fiscal Year 1992
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Full text of the Peace Corps Congressional Budget Justification for fiscal year 1992. - Congressional and Legislative Materials
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- Peace Corps Congressional Presentation, Fiscal Year 1993
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Full text of the Peace Corps Congressional Budget Justification for fiscal year 1993. - Congressional and Legislative Materials
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- Peace Corps Congressional Presentation, Fiscal Year 1994
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Full text of the Peace Corps Congressional Budget Justification for fiscal year 1994. - Congressional and Legislative Materials
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- Peace Corps Congressional Budget Presentation, Fiscal Year 1996
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Full text of the Peace Corps Congressional Budget Justification for fiscal year 1996. - Congressional and Legislative Materials
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- Peace Corps Congressional Budget Presentation, Fiscal Year 1998
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Full text of the Peace Corps Congressional Budget Justification for fiscal year 1998. - Congressional and Legislative Materials
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