Benin
I took this photo on June 22, 2013. It shows a group of girls and women planting Moringa seedlings. This was a life-defining moment for me for many reasons: Firstly, it was the culmination of the community service project that my scholarship girl had put together -- she organized a women's group keep the village clean, save money, and work on development projects for the village; Secondly, it marked the beginning of a partnership between this group and local Peace Corps volunteers -- when I returned to the US, I passed along work with this group to a fellow PCV; and lastly, it proved this group's committment to improving the nutrition as it was their first Moringa plantation.