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 You are in: Under Secretary for Political Affairs > Bureau of African Affairs > Office of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs > Special Self-Help Program (SSH) > Special Self-Help Photo Gallery 

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Charge d'Affaires of Embassy Cotonou David Brown, back row, sixth from left, meets with employees of a newly-built grain storage facility in Koussantiko Charge d'Affaires of Embassy Cotonou David Brown, fifth from right, assists local officials of Dassa Zoume with a ribbon cutting honoring the acquisition, with SSH funds, of a mini tractor which will help villagers cultivate their rice fields Ambassador Bridgewater tours site of a two-phase project to restore the royal tombs of King Guezo and the wives of King Agonglo at the Historic Museum of Abomey School advisor Kibushingo Wilulukya, left, and Mr. Ramazani Pipa, Director of the 'Don de Dieu de Kinama' school in front of three additional classrooms constructed with SSH funds in August 2002 for grades 8, 9, and 10 Grade-10 class in session in one of the three newly-constructed classrooms at 'Don de Dieu de Kinama' school
Mr. Eyong Simon, left, of Technical Community Development with Eshobi village construction technicians during work on a sedimentary tank and water storage tank Mr. Eyong Simon, left, of Technical Community Development with Eshobi village construction technicians during work on a sedimentary tank and water storage tank The Culinary and Seamstress, 'Servo Para Servir', project serves out-of-school teens in acquiring job skills. Here is the group at work, with several youngsters displaying some of their own designs Bridge spanning Chad's Bragoto River which had collapsed, forcing farmers in the region of Koumogo to travel 127 km to market their produce in Sarh, as opposed to the direct link of 63 km using bridge. It was rebuilt with SSH funds by the Koumogo Village Association Members of a women's association in Massaguet look on as peanuts are ground and pressed into cooking oil
Diankenda Lema, far left, Director of Water Projects, instructs crew in installing wooden forms used for constructing the holding tanks for three small water sources Beginning work on salvaging a school located in the heavily-populated district of Massina, one of the poorest communities of Kinshasa Teenagers from the community of Kimbanseke, a poverty-stricken community on the outskirts of Kinshasa, carry sand and gravel used in constructing the forms for three small water-source holding tank Skilled laborers are bending and tying iron rods while the masons are pouring concrete to cement the floors of a 20-seater public toilet for the Amantem Nkwanta community Asuadei Town Development Committee members with community skilled laborers plastering and fixing windows of a six-unit teachers block
Garralla group displays SSH sign in front of newly-built room to house a millet grinding machine purchased with SSH funds Talmoorid sorghum fields, right before harvest. SSH funds provided barbed wire for its protection Disabled clients from the Onyose Trust pick vegetables from their garden. The project was sponsored by Embassy Windhoeks SSH Program and provides a means of generating income for the center The Niger at low tide Two of the 570 island inhabitants contemplate small animal carcass lying in the shrubs alongside river
Women peer inside structure containing grinding mill purchased with SSH funds. It will allow them to use their time for other important tasks, including child care and engaging in income-generating activities A group of community workers, which helped construct the building for the grinding mill, observe the fruits of their labor, with women and children participating in the excitement. The ground rice and millet are being judged by other community members. These products will generate revenue for them that will help maintain the mill and fund further community development projects. Members of the Urunana Association, Rwandas Gisenyi province, use their collective labor in building a pigsty A staff member of Balakas District Forestry Office conducts community training on soil erosion
Students collecting stones for foundation of 36-bed girls' hostel being constructed in Tanzania Students carrying stones to building site of 36-bed girls' hostel being constructed in Tanzania Adding concrete above hard core of foundation of 36-bed girls' hostel being constructed in Tanzania Front entrance of finished hostel built in Tanzania The construction of a Bio-Gas Plant in the northern region of Malawi is underway
The Bio-Gas dome is almost completed The makeshift tap implemented by the Participatory Rural Development Organization, PRDO, for hygiene awareness is next to every pit latrine Project Manager Robert Egolet demonstrates hand-washing procedure using the makeshift tap Every household now has a pit latrine as shown here at the right Members of the Mugirirwa Self-Help Group in Chuka carry pipe provided by the SSH Program
Members of the Mugirirwa Self-Help Group in Chuka hook up a final 1.5 km of pipe provided by the SSH Program A straw shelter used as classroom for 52 children in Kada, Burkina Faso. Siyakhana-Baking-Project members show how they used to bake. Ambassador Hume presents check to Nghezimani Clinic. New classroom is under construction. The ground is prepared for the laying of bricks, with women and children observing the process.
New classroom is under construction. Women carry water from the community well to the site of construction. New classroom is under construction. Heavy tree limbs made into rakes are used to prepare classroom floor for the pouring of cement. New classroom is under construction. A group of women do their part by transporting heavy loads of sand to the construction site. New classroom is under construction. An inspection takes place to determine when completion of the structure can be expected. Niger villagers display a sign that explains the collaborative nature of new garden project.
Villager of Niger shows off seeds used to plant in the garden. Women of Kobi, Niger gather together to celebrate after planting cowpeas in late April for food security purposes. This orphanage in Mokali, Kinshasa was built in 2002 to provide a home for orphaned and abandoned children Children with animals theyre raising at newly-built orphanage in Mokali, Kinshasa Pigsty attached to the orphanage in Mokali, Kinshasa gives children the opportunity to learn how to raise farm animals
House endangered by erosion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Men of the Democratic Republic of the Congo attempt to slow down the erosion of the land Children of the community face a dark future if erosion is not controlled Women of the Democratic Republic of the Congo prepare dried fish to sell Women of the Democratic Republic of the Congo prepare dried fish to sell
Local girl arrives with bags of maize to be ground by the new Jichidza Secondary School grinding mill. ,Photo taken June 10, 2003 by Embassy Zimbabwe Special Self-Help Coordinator John Verdoes,

 

 

 


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