Posts tagged current countries
Life is calling. How far will you go?
This photo was taken in Karfigula, Burkina Faso during a camp for young girls. The camp used soccer as a tool to educate girls on HIV/AIDS. The photo shows Peace Corps Volunteer Brandon Perkins, and Burkinabe counterpart leading a group of young girls in some stretching exercises before an educational match.
HIV-AIDS workshop in Ytaity del Norte, San Pedro, Paraguay. 50 kids were educated and trained on prevention.
A Peace Corps Volunteer helps build playgrounds out of recycled tires in Thailand
(Source: go.usa.gov)
Benin - 2001
“You don’t have to know the language to understand the crowd’s reaction when he explains he’s a Peace Corps Volunteer.”
:) Way to do us proud Rafael
Peace Corps Volunteers around the world use holidays like Halloween to share American culture with their students.
(Source: collection.peacececorps.gov)
Azerbaijan - 2010
I had incredible experiences with mothers. I saw a delivery in the crowded district hospital and after, an episiotomy repair. I also visited a traditional birth attendant home, arriving just after two women had delivered the most beautiful and perfect babies. When I left Malawi, I felt inspired and proud of my impact and the footprint I hoped I had left behind. - Peace Corps Response Volunteer Lauren Goodwin
According to figures released by UNICEF, a Malawian woman’s lifetime risk of maternal death is 1 in 36; compare that to America’s 1 in 2,100 and Norway’s 1 in 7,600. High maternal mortality in Malawi is due in part to the fact that only 54 percent of deliveries have a skilled medical professional present. Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) fill the gap in rural, resource-deprived areas where maternal health facilities are not accessible.
Learn more about how Lauren is trying to make “1 in 36” a thing of the past: Because 1 in 36 Is Too Much
Armenia - 2000
A Peace Corps Education Volunteer in Belize works as camp counselor for a young girls education summer camp called Camp GLOW.
