Author Archives: Rachel

As I have been working with persons with disabilities in the Northwest region of Cameroon, I have been learning that many of them have been left out of HIV education and services.  When I did my community needs assessment early in my service, I learned that one-fourth of persons with disabilities whom I interviewed never […]

Art is near and dear to my heart.  I grew up with passion in drawing, painting, sculpting, graphic design and going to art museums.  I graduated from an art school with a degree in photography.  In Cameroon, unlike in the US, art is not valued and is often a rare treasure.  Thanks to a restaurant […]

During the last seven months of my Peace Corps service, I am featuring photographs and stories of several persons with disabilities living in Cameroon. All the photos are part of a series called “Persons with Disabilities of Cameroon.” The goal of presenting photographs and their stories is to create better awareness about the plights that […]

During the last seven months of my Peace Corps service, I am featuring photographs and stories of several persons with disabilities living in Cameroon. All the photos are part of a series called “Persons with Disabilities of Cameroon.” The goal of presenting photographs and their stories is to create better awareness about the plights that […]

Peace Corps service is a time when we spend two years living in a life that is so different from what we have lived in the United States. It is truly one of the toughest jobs we love doing. To help my readers better understand our experiences and life, I created various graphs that describe […]