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Grand Prize Winner [Kimana, Kenya] – Maasai culture is defined by its strong sense of community and extended family ties. The ... read more
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01 Jun 2007
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01 Jun 2008
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A Volunteer's Gift to a Ghanian Community
by Jill Robinson with Greenheart Travel There is a genuine enthusiasm when you talk to Maya Brod about her volunteer experience in Ghana. You can hear it in her voice as she searches for words to describe an adventure that she says is almost impossible to articulate. Volunteering for Greenheart ... read more
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[Uttar Pradesh, India] – Shivani, a student at a recently opened vocational school for girls, helps her mother with chores around their one-room home on a Sunday morning. Shivani's family lives in the impoverished Anoopshahr sub-district of Uttar Pradesh State in India, where poverty and tradition often prohibit girls from finishing school. Shivani's mother never completed grade school, but on this morning, over chai, she speaks with great pride about her daughter's new prospects. Shivani plans to finish school and go to university; if she does, she will be the first in her family.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Alex Stonehill</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/Hrkmpv/small.png)
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[Uttar Pradesh, India] – Shivani, a student at a recently opened vocational school for girls, helps her mother with chores around their one-room home on a Sunday morning. Shivani's family lives in the impoverished Anoopshahr sub-district of Uttar Pradesh State in India, where poverty and tradition often prohibit girls from finishing school. Shivani's mother never completed grade school, but on this morning, over chai, she speaks with great pride about her daughter's new prospects. Shivani plans to finish school and go to university; if she does, she will be the first in her family.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Alex Stonehill</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/Hrkmpv/large.png)
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[Kologo, Ghana] This photo captures the maturity of my ever tranquil and extraordinarily patient eight-year-old companion, Fafa Benedicta, in the surrounding chaos and struggle of the world's poorest region: West Africa. Fafa became my cherished friend, and we kept close tabs on each other during the months I spent volunteering with the Ewe people of Southern Togo and Ghana. I took this photo during our visit to the local market, where I hoped to buy several hundred exercise books to donate to the severely under-funded local secondary school in the village of Kologo.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Carrie Stiles</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/qQPkl1/small.png)
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[Kologo, Ghana] This photo captures the maturity of my ever tranquil and extraordinarily patient eight-year-old companion, Fafa Benedicta, in the surrounding chaos and struggle of the world's poorest region: West Africa. Fafa became my cherished friend, and we kept close tabs on each other during the months I spent volunteering with the Ewe people of Southern Togo and Ghana. I took this photo during our visit to the local market, where I hoped to buy several hundred exercise books to donate to the severely under-funded local secondary school in the village of Kologo.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Carrie Stiles</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/qQPkl1/large.png)
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[Antofagasta, Chile] – During the festivities of “La Patria,” Chileans in Antofagasta celebrate their independence. During La Patria, the country comes to a standstill as Chileans don traditional garb, dance the cueca (the national dance) and fly the country's flag. Schools encourage children to wear traditional dress, and hold cueca contests for both students and parents. I lived with the two boys in white, who are brothers, ages 9 and 11, and are wearing the more formal version of traditional Chilean dress. The boy on the left, 11 years old, wears the traditional dress of huasos (rural-dwellers). The high level of patriotism in Chile is paralleled by a strong sense of family; sometimes, three or more generations live in one home.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Justin Cox</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/3JUq2V/small.png)
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[Antofagasta, Chile] – During the festivities of “La Patria,” Chileans in Antofagasta celebrate their independence. During La Patria, the country comes to a standstill as Chileans don traditional garb, dance the cueca (the national dance) and fly the country's flag. Schools encourage children to wear traditional dress, and hold cueca contests for both students and parents. I lived with the two boys in white, who are brothers, ages 9 and 11, and are wearing the more formal version of traditional Chilean dress. The boy on the left, 11 years old, wears the traditional dress of huasos (rural-dwellers). The high level of patriotism in Chile is paralleled by a strong sense of family; sometimes, three or more generations live in one home.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Justin Cox</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/3JUq2V/large.png)
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[Suva, Fiji] This family sells <em>duruka</em>, which has been dubbed by my host mother as "Fiji's version of asparagus." The photo was taken at the central produce market in Fiji's capital city, Suva. Since Fiji is a developing nation, the local markets are an essential component of the economy: They provide an income for vendors and reasonable prices for consumers on a tight budget. The busy market in Suva also doubles as a vibrant point of convergence and represents the strong social ties between Fijians.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Jon Klocek</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/efzNrN/small.png)
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[Suva, Fiji] This family sells <em>duruka</em>, which has been dubbed by my host mother as "Fiji's version of asparagus." The photo was taken at the central produce market in Fiji's capital city, Suva. Since Fiji is a developing nation, the local markets are an essential component of the economy: They provide an income for vendors and reasonable prices for consumers on a tight budget. The busy market in Suva also doubles as a vibrant point of convergence and represents the strong social ties between Fijians.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Jon Klocek</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/efzNrN/large.png)
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[Kimana, Kenya] – Maasai culture is defined by its strong sense of community and extended family ties. The whole boma, or village, is often involved in helping to raise its children. Here, a father sits outside his home playing with his daughter on a hot, sunny day in Kimana, a small village located near the border of Kenya and Tanzania.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Amy Lee</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/8f1eeB/small.png)
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[Kimana, Kenya] – Maasai culture is defined by its strong sense of community and extended family ties. The whole boma, or village, is often involved in helping to raise its children. Here, a father sits outside his home playing with his daughter on a hot, sunny day in Kimana, a small village located near the border of Kenya and Tanzania.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Amy Lee</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/8f1eeB/large.png)
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[Mawlamyine, Myanmar] This particular marketplace in Myanmar is famous for its cheap knock-off DVDs and fake Polo shirts. It is located on the very edge of Myanmar, next to the Thai border. Vendors are particularly skilled at convincing customers to buy much more than they intended, enticing them with items such as large lighters shaped as various sexual organs, Guccini sunglasses and various treats, including green pickled plums, jelly candies and prickly fruits. The market’s main attractions are the energetic males who run around convincing foreigners to buy Viagra.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Kayla Wexelberg</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/B_avRr/small.png)
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[Mawlamyine, Myanmar] This particular marketplace in Myanmar is famous for its cheap knock-off DVDs and fake Polo shirts. It is located on the very edge of Myanmar, next to the Thai border. Vendors are particularly skilled at convincing customers to buy much more than they intended, enticing them with items such as large lighters shaped as various sexual organs, Guccini sunglasses and various treats, including green pickled plums, jelly candies and prickly fruits. The market’s main attractions are the energetic males who run around convincing foreigners to buy Viagra.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Kayla Wexelberg</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/B_avRr/large.png)
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[Siem Reap, Cambodia] – In Cambodia, the fragility of life is never taken for granted. Thousands of UXO (unexploded ordinances) litter the fields, roads and villages, buried underneath thin layers of soil. Their explosions have maimed almost one in three Cambodians. These remnants of history tear families apart, leaving homes without mothers to care for children and without fathers to provide for the family. This young girl is holding her brother, a common sight in Siem Reap, where daily explosions force children to take on parental roles, robbing them of their childhoods and yet demonstrating just how important family is. Under the direst of circumstances, relatives pick up the pieces, fill in the gaps and begin life anew.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Danielle Staymates</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/LtklBC/small.png)
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[Siem Reap, Cambodia] – In Cambodia, the fragility of life is never taken for granted. Thousands of UXO (unexploded ordinances) litter the fields, roads and villages, buried underneath thin layers of soil. Their explosions have maimed almost one in three Cambodians. These remnants of history tear families apart, leaving homes without mothers to care for children and without fathers to provide for the family. This young girl is holding her brother, a common sight in Siem Reap, where daily explosions force children to take on parental roles, robbing them of their childhoods and yet demonstrating just how important family is. Under the direst of circumstances, relatives pick up the pieces, fill in the gaps and begin life anew.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Danielle Staymates</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/LtklBC/large.png)
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[Dajabón, Dominican Republic] Dajabón, a city in the Dominican Republic, sits across the river from Haiti. The Dominican Republic opens its border on Mondays and Fridays to encourage trade with Haiti, which is the poorest, least developed nation in the Western hemisphere.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Ryan Bowen</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/Ujv4pS/small.png)
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[Dajabón, Dominican Republic] Dajabón, a city in the Dominican Republic, sits across the river from Haiti. The Dominican Republic opens its border on Mondays and Fridays to encourage trade with Haiti, which is the poorest, least developed nation in the Western hemisphere.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Ryan Bowen</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/Ujv4pS/large.png)
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[Daegu, South Korea] This photo was taken during a student organization fair at the university I attended in South Korea. The streets were filled with vendors selling all different kinds of snacks and trinkets. The "umbrellas" pictured here were made from a mixture of corn flour and water that was forced through a pipe.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Michelle Bennett</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/6RJ_YV/small.png)
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[Daegu, South Korea] This photo was taken during a student organization fair at the university I attended in South Korea. The streets were filled with vendors selling all different kinds of snacks and trinkets. The "umbrellas" pictured here were made from a mixture of corn flour and water that was forced through a pipe.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Michelle Bennett</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/6RJ_YV/large.png)
