Third Goal

Coming Together

During one of our fundraising awareness walks that we organized, some of the children were spending their time hugging and drinking water.  Just goes to show the Diabetes walk influenced more than just awareness to the issue, but a coming together as well.

Girls Circle

I have organized and facilitated an empowerment group for girls between the ages of 9-16 called Girls Circle.  The Circle provides a support system for the girls with role models and peers alike.  One of the sessions during the 10 week Relationship building segment was traditional peace tea ceremony.  The girls could not talk and were asked to only communicate through eye contact while they shared tea and biscuits. 

Violet Petty After School

I love how each child's personality comes out when they are consciously trying to pose for a photo.

Violet Petty After School

This is a picture of a few fourth graders who I worked with for two years.  I feel the lighting and the closeness of the photo enhances their expressions and beauty succinctly. 

Coal Pots for Care

In the course of my year long after school programme here in St. Lucia, I held a three day workshop on how to make coal pots.  It included 15 children ages 7-16 and involved both girls and boys.  All of the children took to it very fast.  They were given lessons on how to use the coal pots following. 

A Vincentian Calypsonian

Boys in St. Lucia

We met these boys while hiking in remote Belle Vue, St. Lucia.  They were helping their father who was a coconut farmer. While much of the island has access to North American amenities such as cable tv, Costco-style super markets, and wifi, these boys were the essence of natural innocence.

Cooling out at NSDC

Staff, employees and trainees alike viewed 17 and 18 December 2002 at the National Skills Development Center with great anticipation.  It was our annual Open Day, a chance to showcase our new-found skills and abilities to the entire community.  Months of preparation went into everything from each class’s display, to the layout of the presentation rooms, to the sequence of events for the two days.  We were bolstered in our efforts just a few days before the event when we heard that the Governo...

Fly away

This is a picture of me jumping off a pier at Villa Beach in St. Vincent. As you can see, this is a beautiful place to watch the sunset over the Caribbean and let your mind sort of "fly away" for a while.

Just Cliff

In order to promote my volleyball program, Vertical, I started interviewing the participants and put the interviews on my blog called Jump. Here's one story.. what do you want me to call you on Jump? just cliff. cliff is a 5th grader at new grounds primary school. he is short and skinny and has had his ears pierced for as long as he can remember. he lives with his aunt and grandmother in new grounds village. when cliff was a baby, the vincentian government attempted to eradicate ganja farms ...