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    • Chris George, Sultanate of Oman

    • Chris George, Sultanate of Oman

    • Traditional dress; ceremonies

    • This photograph of Chris (on the left against the back wall) meeting with Omanis was taken by a Volunteer while on a field trip in Oman. Also in the photo is Abdulla from 1977-79. Three men were Peace Corps Volunteers with the Department of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Kindergarteners

    • Kindergarteners

    • Youth; Children; Teachers and students; Schools

    • I took this picture on a visit to Hortelão, Sao Nicolau. The kindergarten is composed of one room. The teacher is a high school graduate who is very motivated and loves to teach. Due to her economic status she was not able to go beyond a high...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Soloman Islands House

    • Soloman Islands House

    • Housing; Animals; Youth

    • Village girl with cat, Aruliho, Solomon Islands, 1982. My house was used for many things, including meetings; the kids would come with their parents and avail themselves of any reading material I happened to have including Newsweek and National...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Latrine

    • Latrine

    • Volunteers; In-country training; Site Development

    • Laterine construction, Solomon Islands 1981. During our in-country training we were taught how to build Ventilated Improved Pit Laterines (VIP).
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The First World Map Project Map in the Peace Corps

    • The First World Map Project Map in the Peace Corps

    • Children; Education; Work; Schools; Teachers and students;

    • This is the first World Map Project Map in what was to become a standard Peace Corps activity worldwide. It is in the school in Hondo Valle, Dominican Republic. Volunteer Barbara Jo White is working with two high school students on the map. It was...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Roof Cap

    • Roof Cap

    • Community development

    • Building the clinic, Aruliho, Solomon Islands, 1982. Six villages got together to build a Village Health Aid Post, as part of the requirment to have a local person trained as a Village Health Aid.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Water Supply

    • Water Supply

    • Water and sanitation; Site development

    • Running pipe, Aruliho, Solomon Islands, 1982. The women of the village were the movers and shakers and they were the driving force to get this water supply installed so they would not have to carry water up a very steep clay hill side.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Santa in the West Indies

    • Santa in the West Indies

    • Children; Celebrations

    • This is a picture of the preschoolers at Cottage Faith Preschool in Cottage, Dominica. They are showing off Santa crafts they made for the the upcoming 2009 Christmas season.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Cricket Celebration

    • Cricket Celebration

    • Sports; Music; Celebrations

    • This photo was taken in July 2009 at the Dominica National Stadium. The cricket match was the West Indies vs. Bangladesh. During the match, I joined in a Lapo Cabwit band with other horn blowers and drummers.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Caught in the Rain

    • Caught in the Rain

    • Children

    • In August of 2009, I held a children's summer camp in my village of Cottage, Dominica. While we were taking a nature walk we got caught in a downpour and took shelter under a "Christmas" tree until the rain stopped.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Mighty Kenny and Me

    • Mighty Kenny and Me

    • Teachers and students; Ecotourism

    • I took this photo in July 2009 on a school trip with the Savanne Paille Primary School from Savanne Paille, Dominica. We visited Scottshead, Dominica which has a peninsula where the Caribbean Sea is on one side and the Atlantic Ocean is on the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Summer Camp Sports

    • Summer Camp Sports

    • Camps and clubs; Youth

    • In August 2009 I held a summer camp in my village of Cottage, Dominica. This is a picture of some of the kids and I waiting in line to get a chance to hit during our rounders match.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Sitting on the Stoop with Baba Stoyakovich

    • Sitting on the Stoop with Baba Stoyakovich

    • Host community friends

    • I was greeted coming home from language training each day by an 84-year old grandmother next door. She often gave me fruit or boiled potatoes, and invited me to sit down and chat, though we could not understand each other. In this photo, I was...
    • Volunteer Photos

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