The Task Ahead

In 1994 the government of Suriname formally invited Peace Corps to establish a rural community development program designed to assist its Amerindian and Maroon communities in the country's rural interior. Today, more than 300 volunteers have served in the country, including the 40 presently serving.

In February 2011 I too was invited to serve as a volunteer in Suriname. I was assigned to the Community Economic Development (CED) program, which strives to promote participatory community development, children and youth skills development and sustainable business practices. I hope to use this blog to inform family and friends about my activities, adventures and mishaps. Enjoy!

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

More Photos from PST

A building in the capital. Beautiful old buildings lie in rot next to the impeccably maintained ones. It's a very stark contrast.

Right before CBT.

The group being silly.

Aucan speakers!

The kids at CBT. Love them :)

Outside the dam in Brookopondo.

The dam.

The lake in Brookopondo.

The sun setting over the Cottica River in Pikin Santi.

A rainbow on my way to site.

Suzie Kay and my new house! Quite luxurious.

At grounds after bagging Pom Taya (taro)

Some kids on the porch at our new house.


Me very muddy after a game of slagball.

After a game of slagball against one of the team's in Brookopondo. Needless to say, we won :)

Suzie Kay and I displaying our new pangi.

The cook house at home stay.

Another one of the kids at CBT.

Masi Pasi at the school.

A rainbow over the house in Company Creek.

My host mom, Fernanda (on left) and her sister, Minerva.

My host Oma, Norma, and I
Posted by sullikat at 11:10 AM

2 comments:

  1. AshleyJuly 14, 2011 at 4:53 PM

    Hey!I'm sorry this is completely random, but I'm heading to Suriname sometime in September. Suffice to say, I got a bit nervous when the majority of useful info on the web was from Peace Corp volunteers. I have no expectations and our program director seems to be poo pooing my questions with "it'll all work out." I was hoping to fire a few questions your way if you had time, but you didn't seem to have any contact info available.

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  2. sullikatJuly 15, 2011 at 12:18 PM

    Of course! Feel free to shoot me an email at sullivan.kate10@gmail.com with any questions you have.

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