Peace Corps Volunteers at work in Chile

Collection Title: Peace Corps Volunteers at work in Chile

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Description: This collection contains images taken by Kay Muldoon-Ibrahim, a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer and former Peace Corps Photographer. The images depict Peace Corps Volunteers working with Chilean community members to further programs in areas such as urban and rural community development, education, public health services, artisan cooperatives, and housing projects.

: A Mapuche woman and man standing with their oxen and cart, Chile; Mapuche woman and man, who are indigenous Chilean inhabitants.

: Peace Corps Volunteer Gail Bakken Goodhue displays Mapuche weavings and handicrafts at a conference, Chile; Peace Corps Volunteer Gail Bakken Goodhueworked with Mapuche weavers and wood carvers in Llama Volcano and Laguna Iclama regions to sell their crafts to supplement income. The Mapuche women of this region make traditional blankets, mantas, saddlebags, belts, and the Ski Llama vest. Mapuche men of this region make musical instruments and small wooden carvings.

: Peace Corps Volunteer Gail Bakken Goodhue leads a meeting with Mapuche weavers, Chile; Peace Corps Volunteer Gail Bakken Goodhue worked with Mapuche weavers and wood carvers in the Llama Volcano and Laguna Iclama regions to sell their crafts to supplement income. The Mapuche women of this region make traditional blankets, mantas, saddlebags, belts, and the Ski Llama vest. Mapuche men of this region make musical instruments and small wooden carvings.

: Peace Corps Volunteer Janie Beers presents a bowl of food to locals, Chile; Peace Corps Volunteers Janie Beers worked in rural community development with villagers.

: Peace Corps Volunteer John Vinton examines a woman's pottery in Cobquecura, Chile; Peace Corps Volunteer John Vinton worked with potters. Peace Corps volunteers frequently worked with artisans to create income generating cooperatives and industries selling their art.

: Peace Corps Volunteer nurse Diane Myers takes the blood pressure of a pediatric patient at John F. Kennedy Hospital in Valdivia, Chile; Peace Corps Volunteer nurse Diane Myers worked at the John F. Kennedy Hospital in Valdivia, Chile. Myers served alongside Chilean colleagues in pediatric, burn, medical and surgical units. The program focused on helping prepare practical nurses and nursing student at University Austral.

: Peace Corps Volunteer nurse Kate Lorig consults a mother regarding her child at the Consultorio Gil de Castro, Valdivia, Chile; Peace Corps Volunteer nurse Kate Lorig worked in the well-child clinic at the Consultorio Gil de Castro in Valdivia, Chile.

: Peace Corps Volunteer Rich Cross at the Instituto de Desarrollo Agropecuario (INDAP) in Pitrufquén, Chile; Peace Corps Volunteer Rich Cross worked with a savings and loan/consumer co-op in Pitrufquén, Chile. During his time in Chile, Cross wrote a text with flip charts for El Instituto de Desarrollo Agropecuario (INDAP) personnel to use.