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    • Candles in the Night

    • Candles in the Night

    • HIV/AIDS; Celebrations

    • I took this photo in May 2012 at the end of the Rivne Awareness Project (Ukraine). The PEPFAR funded project included two trainings for both teachers/psychologists in Rivne and school students (grades 9-11). After completing the training teachers &...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Who Knows the Answer?

    • Who Knows the Answer?

    • Celebrations; Games

    • I took this photo during a World AIDS Day event at the end of November, 2011 at a primary school in Swaziland. World AIDS Day is a great event held yearly in order to educate children and adults alike in the community, an important and fun way to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Know Your Status Campaign

    • Know Your Status Campaign

    • HIV/AIDS; Celebrations

    • This photo was taken in the western region of Ghana. I, Britany Ferrell, am in the photo surrounded by a "sea of children" who were excited and followed us around on the "Know Your Status Float" that was driven around the town alerting people of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Supermen

    • Supermen

    • Camps and clubs; Celebrations

    • Chicos Superman is a program for boys aged 10-14 to meet and talk about positive self-esteem, values, and HIV/AIDS prevention. In May 2012, this group met to make Mother's Day cards for their moms. Their appreciation for their mothers' is one...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A New Year's Eve to Remember

    • A New Year's Eve to Remember

    • Celebrations; Elders

    • After visiting my host family for Christmas 2004, my now-husband and I were thinking about what to do for New Year's Eve. He remembered his grandfather was from a village nearby, deep in the Balkan mountains, and we decided to catch the bus there...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Getting to Zero

    • Getting to Zero

    • HIV/AIDS; Celebrations

    • Three youth from a local drama team look on at a local drama competition. The competition was held on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2012 in the Mwinilunga district of Zambia. The national theme for 2012 World AIDS Day was "Getting to Zero: I am a...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • CarniBull

    • CarniBull

    • Celebrations

    • The photo was taken in Uganda. A day of carnival games was held in the southwest of Uganda, and was called CarniBull. The winner of the CarniBull got to destroy the ceremonial pinata bull. The day was a great success and brought new ideas to the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Timket Service

    • Timket Service

    • Celebrations; Religion

    • Orthodox priests line up and chant during the Timket (Epiphany Celebration) Service on Jan. 19, 2013 in Gondar, Ethiopia. Gondar is a large pilgrimage site for Epiphany, and the service includes the blessing of holy water at Fasilides Baths, unique...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Candlelight Prayer at Dawn

    • Candlelight Prayer at Dawn

    • Celebrations; Religion

    • Woman praying by candlelight at dawn at the Timket (Epiphany Celebration) Service on Jan. 19, 2013 in Gondar, Ethiopia. Timket is celebrated every year on Jan. 19th and marks the baptism of Jesus by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church calendar.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Helping Hands

    • Helping Hands

    • Children; Celebrations

    • This photo was taken November 16, 2012 in Costa Rica at an anti-abuse march. Many schools, businesses, and PANI (Costa RIca's equivalent to Health and Human Services) were involved. Groups made signs and walked a mile in the main part of town.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Wedding Bliss

    • Wedding Bliss

    • Weddings; Celebrations; Dance; Traditional dress

    • The midwife at a local clinic celebrates on her wedding day in Burkina Faso. The bride is dancing with friends during a Muslim wedding celebration where friends stick money on her while singing and dancing. People all around are using technology...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Celebrating Independence Day

    • Celebrating Independence Day

    • Celebrations; Youth; Anniversaries; Schools; Crafts

    • I took this photo during my first few weeks teaching 3rd and 4th grade elementary school in Belize. Our indigenous K'ekchi Maya students were making homemade flags celebrating Belize's 25th year as an independent nation.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Guanacasteco Pride

    • Guanacasteco Pride

    • Celebrations; Host community; Dance

    • This photo was taken at the dia de anexión in Costa Rica July 25, 2012. Dia de anexión is a major holiday for this part of Costa Rica. It represents when Guanacaste became part of Costa Rica. This picture depicts the district wide acto civico...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Dance Party

    • Dance Party

    • Dance; Celebrations; Food and meals; Traditional dress

    • This photo was taken in May 2012. My village had a week long cultural week where all the villagers seperated themselves into the 6 provinces of Vanuatu and did culture/custom specific activities throughout the week. My group created a local food...
    • Volunteer Photos

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