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Mother & Child Survival Photo Library

The following photographs taken by Diana Barnett and Carolyn Njuki relate to some of UMCOR's work in Latin America related to Mother/Child Survival and Comprehensive Community-Based Primary Health Care. At the right of the small pictures are links to larger versions in either web (low resolution, 72 dpi, 20-50K) or printed media (high resolution, 300 dpi, 750-950K) format. Those for the web have been cropped; those for printed media reproduce the complete original photograph. As noted below, some originals are vertical photographs.

Street children with stuff to wash car windshields.

Community workers who have received training in Community-Based Primary Health Care reach out to street children like these boys in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil who earn money by washing windshields.
Credit: Diana Barnett, Brazil 1999



Toddler on the street.

Community workers who have received training in Community-Based Primary Health Care reach out to street children like this toddler in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Credit: Diana Barnett, Brazil 1999



Home on the Streets - 7785.

The family who calls this street "home" will benefit from the skills and knowledge gained by community workers who participate in Comprehensive Community-Based Health Care training.
Credit: Diana Barnett, Brazil 1999



Workshop Group - 7002.

Community workers participate in a recent Comprehensive Community-Based Primary Health Care training in Porto Velho, Brazil.
Credit: Caroline Njuki/UMCOR, Brazil 2000



Playing the accordion for the group.

Dalva Maria de Oliveira Ribeiro plays the accordion for participants in a recent Comprehensive Community-Based Health Workers Training in Porto Velho, Brazil. Dalva Maria is blind. Her music and work with local children has grown into a community center for children and their mothers. UMCOR supports CCPHC training throughout Latin America.
Credit: Caroline Njuki/UMCOR, Brazil 2000



2 girls and caregiver smile for the camera - 5834.

Children, their caregivers and teachers at a center for street children in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil benefit from Comprehensive Community-Based Primary Health Care training. UMCOR supports CCPHC training as well as programs for street children.
Credit: Caroline Njuki/UMCOR, Brazil 2000



Shoe shine boy - 7870.

Street children's programs in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil provide support for youth like this boy, who earns money shining shoes. Community workers who have received training in Community-Based Primary Health Care help attend to his needs for proper nutrition and basic health care.
Credit: Diana Barnett, Brazil 1999



Two smiling girls - 23442.

These girls, participants at a center for street children in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, benefit from the Comprehensive Community-Based Primary Health Care Training their caregivers have received. UMCOR supports CCPHC training as well as programs for street children.
Credit: Caroline Njuki/UMCOR, Brazil 2000



Two young street children hugging - 6498.

Community workers participate in Comprehensive Community-Based Primary Health Care Training and use the skills and knowledge they gain in working with children like these at centers for homeless and poor children in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. UMCOR supports CCPHC training as well as programs for street children.
Credit: Diana Barnett, Brazil 2000



Girl with pencil and notebook at desk - 4956.

Children take classes at a center for street children in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. UMCOR supports many programs for street children in Brazil.
Credit: Diana Barnett, Brazil 2000



Cute baby  - 5563.

This child is cared for at a center for street children in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She benefits from the skills and knowledge her caregivers received at a training session for Comprehensive Community-Based PrimaryHealth Care. UMCOR supports CCPHC training as well as programs for street children.
Credit: Diana Barnett, Brazil 2000



Children at long table eating - 7202.

Participants in Comprehensive Community-Based Primary Health Care Training use the skills and knowledge they gain to provide nutritious meals and basic health care for homeless and poor children in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. UMCOR supports CCPHC training as well as programs for street children.
Credit: Caroline Njuki/UMCOR, Brazil 2000



Children at play, piled up - 6998.

Boys play at a center for street children in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Their caregivers help keep them healthy by using skills and knowledge gained through Comprehensive Community-Based Primary Health Care training. UMCOR supports CCPHC training as well as programs for street children.
Credit: Diana Barnett,, Brazil 2000



Children in circle, playing a game - 8546.

Children enjoy a game at a center for street children in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Their caregivers help keep them healthy by using skills and knowledge gained through Comprehensive Community-Based Primary Health Care training. UMCOR supports CCPHC training as well as programs for street children.
Credit: Caroline Njuki/UMCOR, Brazil 2000



 Children on the street- 7302.

Community workers who have received training in Community-Based Primary Health Care reach out to street children like these boys in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Credit: Diana Barnett, Brazil 1999



Children in front of Escolinha Marinata - 6614.

Comprehensive Community-Based Health Care workers strive to reach out to street children like these to improve their overall health through nutrition, preventive and curative care, education, and training for their parents.
Credit: Diana Barnett, Brazil 1999



Children smile for the camera - 8029.

These children receive care and schooling at a center for street children in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They benefit from the skills and knowledge their caregivers receive through Comprehensive Community-Based Primary Health Care training. UMCOR supports CCPHC training as well as programs for street children.
Credit: Diana Barnett, Brazil 1999



Boy--Portrait - 4142.

Children and youth from infancy to age 21 participate in programs offered by centers for street children in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Their caregivers and teachers help them stay healthy by using the skills and knowledge they gain through Comprehensive Community-Based Primary Health Care training. UMCOR supports CCPHC training as well as programs for street children.
Credit: Diana Barnett, Brazil 2000


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Photos Credit: The photo of the baby at the top taken by Diana Barnett. Used by permission.

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