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    • Weighing Babies for Maternal and Child Health 3

    • Weighing Babies for Maternal and Child Health 3

    • Maternal and child health

    • Each week at the local dispensary we have maternal and child health day where, moms bring in their infants and babies to be weighed, update immunizations, and make sure their baby is developing normally. This photo was taken of me at one of these...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Traditional Dress

    • Traditional Dress

    • Traditional dress

    • Each year on Francophonie Day, our school celebrates the culture and customs of the various regions of Vanuatu by dressing in traditional costumes and doing traditional dances. This is a picture of me and my fellow teacher who were dressed in the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Weighing Babies for Maternal and Child Health 2

    • Weighing Babies for Maternal and Child Health 2

    • Maternal and child health

    • Each week at the local dispensary, we have maternal and child health day, where moms bring in their infants and babies to be weighed, update immunizations and make sure their baby is developing normally. This photo was taken of me at one of these...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Weighing Babies for Maternal and Child Health

    • Weighing Babies for Maternal and Child Health

    • Maternal and child health

    • Each week at the local dispensary, we have maternal and child health day where moms bring in their infants and babies to be weighed, update immunizations and make sure their baby is developing normally. This photo was taken of me at one of these...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Explaining the Immune System

    • Explaining the Immune System

    • HIV/AIDS; Education

    • I took this photo on May 29th, 2012 in Vanuatu, at a week-long workshop I led for Ni-Vanuatu Village Health Workers. We taught them simple tools and resources they can use to effectively teach their remote communities about HIV and AIDS and to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • HIV/AIDS "String Activity"

    • HIV/AIDS "String Activity"

    • HIV/AIDS; Games

    • I took this photo on May 31st, 2012 in Vanuatu. The photo shows Ni-Vanuatu Village Health Workers learning a string activity which can be used in various ways to illustrate how HIV can be transmitted and the ABC’s of HIV prevention (Abstinence,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Earthquake Icebreaker

    • Earthquake Icebreaker

    • HIV/AIDS; Games; Education

    • This is a photo from our week-long workshop on HIV/AIDS for Ni-Vanuatu Village Health Workers. In Vanuatu, a highly religious and conservative country, topics such as body parts, sex, risky behaviors and condoms are generally taboo and can be...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Training Local Village Health Workers

    • Training Local Village Health Workers

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This photo was taken during a week-long workshop for Village Health Workers in Vanuatu. The purposes of the workshop were to provide Village Health Workers (who work in very remote areas) with education on HIV/AIDS and to train them in tools and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • HIV/AIDS Drama

    • HIV/AIDS Drama

    • HIV/AIDS; Drama

    • I took this photo of Ni-Vanuatu Village Health Workers learning a drama they could use in their home communities to simply explain how HIV works in the body and when it becomes AIDS.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Free Condoms

    • Free Condoms

    • HIV/AIDS

    • Photo was taken outside the clinic in Liro, Paama in the Republic of Vanuatu. Volunteer Amy Chan and Peace Corps staff Excellent Toka are showing off the free condoms that are available to the community.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Weaving Baskets

    • Weaving Baskets

    • Crafts

    • Weaving of all kinds is a favorite (and traditional) activity in Vanuatu; each island claims a particular style or specialty in weaving. Here, my friend Edna is teaching me how to weave a basket in the style of the island Futuna. It was taken on...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Waiting for the Boat

    • Waiting for the Boat

    • Transportation; Traditional dress

    • This photo was taken in November 2012. Me and a few local Ni-Vans were waiting for a boat to take us across to another island to attend a church service. The 'Island Dress' is a traditional outfit worn by the local women.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Act Like a Local

    • Act Like a Local

    • Water and sanitation

    • Photo was taken January 17, 2013. In my village, water is collected and stored in water bins because our water system is not reliable or able to flow on a daily basis. The majority of villagers have multiple water bins placed around their homes to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Making LapLap

    • Making LapLap

    • Food and meals; Pre-service training (PST)

    • LapLap is a staple dish in Vanuatu. During pre-service training in October 2012, our group created the dish for our training village from scratch. One of the processess of making LapLap is 'scratching' or 'ras-rassing' the root crop until it is a...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fresh Food

    • Fresh Food

    • Food and meals; Markets

    • Vanuatu has many 'mama's markets' filled with local produce. Coconuts and Bananas are two fruits eaten on a daily basis by volunteers
    • Volunteer Photos
    • World Map

    • World Map

    • Crafts; World Map Project; Youth; Schools

    • This photo was taken in January 2013. My friend and I helped create a world map at my primary school, and the local community members and children loved to sit and watch us while we drew out the individual countries. Some were even brave enough to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Making Lap Lap

    • Making Lap Lap

    • Food and meals; Cooking; Host families

    • This photo was taken while I was helping my host family make the traditional dish of Lap Lap. In Vanuatu, the locals still cook on fire, and LapLap is a dish which uses all local ingredients and materials. It is cooked under hot rocks for 2-4...
    • Volunteer Photos

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