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    • Katuyola Ponds

    • Katuyola Ponds

    • Terrain; Fishing

    • This picture of two of my farmers' fish ponds in the village of Katuyola, Zambia. This photo was taken on the morning of our first fish harvest in 2002. It was a bit chilly and a mist was rising off the pond's surface. The pond on the right is...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Chipo going to kick football

    • Chipo going to kick football

    • sports; children

    • An American football brought to the family compound as a Christmas present was treated as a funny shaped soccer ball. Here, two-year-old Chipo Kayanda is coming in for a kick. Taken on the family compound in Chona district, outside of Monze town,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Mazoka and Nchimunya in the cotton field

    • Mazoka and Nchimunya in the cotton field

    • children; agriculture

    • Four year-old Mazoka Kayanda and his one year-old brother, Nchimunya, are out helping their mother clear the old branches from the cotton field during Zambia's cold season. Taken on the family compound, Chona district, near Monze town, Southern...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Nichmunya posed

    • Nichmunya posed

    • host families; children

    • One and a half year-old Nchinunya Kayanda posed by his mother for a photo. He's holding part of his Christmas present, the Fischer Price stakable ring toy. Sweater, hat and socks knit by mother. Taken on the family compound, Chona district, near...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Necessary Protein

    • Necessary Protein

    • Children; Fishing; Nutrition

    • This photo was taken in 2003 at Mwindwiji Farms, Zambia. The child holding the fish is most likely suffering from Kwashiorkor Syndrome, which is a severe protein malnutrition that affects children. I think this photo sums up the Peace Corps...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Cassava Lady

    • Cassava Lady

    • Host community friends

    • Katuyola, Zambia. I have no idea how people balance things like that on their head...that bucket was heavy! This is one of my neighbors who soaked her cassava in one of the fish ponds.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • In-Service Training on Lake Iteshi-teshi , Zambia

    • In-Service Training on Lake Iteshi-teshi , Zambia

    • Pre-service Training (PST); agriculture; fishing

    • This was taken on Lake Iteshi-teshi during in-service training for the Rural Aquaculture Promotion Project, Peace Corps, Zambia, April 2000. All of these volunteers were dedicated to improving the food security of Zambians by teaching them how to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Growing Trees for Fish Food

    • Growing Trees for Fish Food

    • agriculture; environment

    • Volunteers teach farmers how to grow trees with high nitrogen leaves which can be used to fertilize fish ponds. Rural Aquaculture Promotion Project, Northern Province, Zambia, Sept. 2001.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Good Harvest for Adding Income to the Family

    • A Good Harvest for Adding Income to the Family

    • Agriculture; Host Community; HIV/AIDS

    • This farmer was taught how to build a fish and raise tilapia by Elizabeth as part of the Peace Corps' Rural Aquaculture Promotion Project. Here he has taken some of his harvest to the town of Isoka, Zambia to sell, tying one kilogram (kg) of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Play Time

    • Play Time

    • Children; Host community friends; Transportation

    • A few of my neighbor kids playing around on the wagon. They are just too cute!
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Income Generating Activities

    • Income Generating Activities

    • Women in Development (WID)/ Gender and Development (GAD); Business Development

    • I worked with this women's group during my 3rd year extension. They started a a new income generating project that year. They would dye material and then sew them into bags for sale. All their profits went towards sending orphans from surrounding...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A New Water Source

    • A New Water Source

    • Water and sanitation

    • This is one of the health committees I worked with in Mtachi village, Katete. These hard working people wrote a proposal for a new bore hole and several new latrines. The cases of diarrhea went down due to their hard work and dedication.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Red Light Market- Liberia

    • Red Light Market- Liberia

    • Markets

    • In order to get into the capital of Monrovia, I would have to pass through this market. It has basically taken over the road, causing major disruptions! On a good day, it takes about an hour to go less than a mile... You have to dodge people, wheel...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Condom Demo

    • Condom Demo

    • HIV/AIDS

    • The photo was taking in Mpepo Village, Zambia. It was during VCT Day (Voluntary Counseling and Testing), June 30 2008. The man's name is Ed and he is one of the volunteer counselor who is a great counterpart that I worked with my two years in the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Kasempa's Clinic

    • Kasempa's Clinic

    • HIV/AIDS

    • My husband took this photo on my last day of my Crisis Corps assignment, on March 28, 2005, in the site clinic in Zambia. I was standing in my shared office, which was served as a base for incorporating an HIV prevention component into CCF programs...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Empowered Youth

    • Empowered Youth

    • HIV/AIDS

    • The young girls of Mibenge Basic schools Ishiwi lya Abanna, meaning voice of the children, come together as they dance and sing there way on the gravel road, uniting all to come together to fight against the stigma of HIV/AIDS. -Luapula, Zambia.
    • Volunteer Photos

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