Swear-In -- September 21, 2007

The morning our official oath was taken, we had a lovely ceremony at the Ambassador's residence. Unfortunately, because of security concerns, no cameras were allowed in the ceremony proper and we have yet to get the official shots digitized.

We did, however, get some good group shots of the various sectors before hand.

Side Note - the Beninese never smile for photos, and for some reason think we're silly for doing so. Thus the reason why some look just a little too serious.

Teaching English as Foreign Language (TEFL)

Enviromental Advocacy (EA)

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Rural Community Health (RCH)

Small Enterprise Development (SED)

There ceremony itself included greetings from the Ambassador, the Country Director, as well as the Ministers of Health, Education and Tourism. We were also treated to the considerable MC'ing skills of Jacque Bio, head of Peace Corps Benin's Small Enterprise Development and Information and Communication Technology sectors.

Finally, short speeches were given in all the local languages, including one in Nagot from Jaren. While the actual speech wasn't audio recorded, we will make a recording of it and post it on this site.