Tag Archive: Disability
September 3rd, 2016 by Rachel | Tags: Disability, Peace Corps, Persons with Disabilities of Cameroon, Photography | No Comments »
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 […]
September 2nd, 2016 by Rachel | Tags: Disability, Peace Corps, Sexual Reproductive Health, Women | No Comments »
I have never felt so passionate and emotional about women issues until coming Cameroon. When growing up, I was always aware of women issues as my grandmother often spoke in depth with me about it, but I have never felt so emotionally charged and angry to the point my blood has boiled. There has […]
September 1st, 2016 by Rachel | Tags: Disability, Peace Corps | No Comments »
A couple weeks ago, one of my work partners, Regina, and I took an hour ride to a village called Belo, to teach a group of persons with disabilities about HIV Prevention and Sexual Reproductive Health. When we arrived there, we received a warm welcome from the president of the group, but the members of […]
August 21st, 2016 by Rachel | Tags: Disability, HIV/AIDS, Peace Corps | No Comments »
In collaboration with Coordinating Unit of Association of Persons with Disabilities, we conducted a training of trainers workshop for 17 persons with disabilities from four different villages in Tubah sub-division, Bambui, Bambili, Kedjom-Keku, and Kejoum Ketingoh to teach them how to educate other persons with disabilities in their communities about HIV prevention in order to […]
August 16th, 2016 by Rachel | Tags: Disability, Peace Corps, Persons with Disabilities of Cameroon, Photography | No Comments »
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 […]