Programming may be MY passion, but thankfully we had a great crew of Togolese and PCV trainers who made sure that the girls were having tons of fun during and outside of sessions! And in Togo, that means dancing and singing.
The first morning of camp started with a session on food security followed by hands-on practice with solar drying, banana jam making and tomato canning. All three activities help girls have access to fruits and vegetables throughout the year, thereby improving food security.
Facilitating a lesson about role models at a primary school in Morogoro, Tanzania.
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“This photo is original work of the Girls’ Club of Uukwiyuushona Combined School, Namibia from 28 June 2012. Thirty female learners ages 14-20 collaborated ideas and were given a camera to capture them. As learners in grades either 9 or 10, they decided to focus on the theme of education in the contest. This photo dramatizes their interpretation of the process of using education as a medium to achieve an AIDS-free generation. In the photo, the subjects are Selma, grade 10, age 16 and Maria, also grade 10, age 16. Selma is captured as the educator who is bringing her peer, Maria, to terms with realities of HIV transmission, effects of AIDS, and means of prevention. As teaching aids, Selma chose an HIV/AIDS information booklet that was published by a community development project in Namibia. In addition, Selma chose to educate Maria on the importance of prevention as a means to reaching an AIDS free generation by displaying condom contraceptives.”
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I took this photo during the celebration of Namibia’s independence. Independence came to Namibia on March 21, 1990. I was visiting a fellow Peace Corps volunteer (she’s my wife today). The picture is of a few students wearing traditional Nama clothing and getting ready to have a lot of fun. It was a great day… many songs to sing and traditional meals to enjoy.”
“This photo was taken on the island of Grenada. This photograph is from Grenada’s inaugural Camp G.L.O.W. (Girls Leading Our World) 2012. This affirmation wall hung at the camp throughout the week where campers and counselors could write positive messages to one another. At the end of the camp, each camper took their own puzzle piece home to remember the love they have around them and what an amazing person they are.”
“From early on in service a blank wall had been staring at me, perfect for a mural. In my second year of service that vision became a reality. My English Club students enthusiastically took on the project. Here my English Club, which is mostly composed of teen girls, brings some color and life to that blank wall with a world map.”
“This photo was taken on the island of Grenada. This photograph is from Grenada’s inaugural Camp G.L.O.W. (Girls Leading Our World) 2012. The mornings began with outdoor yoga. In this photo two campers are working together to achieve a partner pose.”
“This photo was taken in the parish of St. George’s, Grenada. This was a SPA funded project called Reducing the Risks. This project was a transition program to help girls residing at the Bel Air Home for Children and Adolescents be prepared for life after the home. In this photo one of the girls holds up an affirmation mural the girls worked on together to hang in the hallway of their bedrooms to remember to think positive.”
“During my final October in Indonesia, every thing had begun to fall into place. One of the big reasons for that was finally having a consistent core group of committed English Club students. They were all 10th graders at the time, and during this particular day, I gave a lesson on pumpkin carving. Students brought in precarious looking kitchen knives wrapped in old news paper that had been sitting in their backpacks all day, to accompany the lumpiest pumpkins that I had ever carved. They had a great time getting messy and making pumpkin faces, but their attention was soon lost when Gangnam Style started leaking from one of their cell phones, we all broke out into dance. I still communicate with these girls and think about them every day.”
Some girls in Sandvoort preparing for #EmancipationDay. #peacecorps #guy26 #dance #guyana
“This photo was taken hiking Mt Qua Qua during a week long sleep over camp to empower girls funded by a SPA grant. Grenada’s Camp G.L.O.W.”
“This photo was taken March 26, 2011 at an orphan center Kenya. Young students in Kenya often dance for visitors on special occasions. In this photo, two girls dance for their guardians and staff of the local branch of Barclays Bank. Barclays visited to pass on financial advice to the guardians of the orphans.”
“This photo was taken in Ecuador during the Tsáchila tribe’s New Year celebration on March 28, 2013. This photo depicts three young girls dressed up in traditional clothing and their grandfather who has his hair traditionally painted with achiote (annato) seeds. The girls were waiting for the men to prepare their traditional instruments so they could perform their dance.”