USAID Food Bag for North Korea, 1998.
Two of our three regular drivers, very nice fellows. But they'd tattle on you if you snuck too far away from the minders! (1998).
One of our larger Food for Work projects -- reconstruction of a sea wall to protect farmland -- located in Yomju County on the northeast coast.
A Sinpyong County work crew rebuilding an embankment to protect crops from flooding. Sinpyong is in south-central North Korea. 1998.
A woman prepares lunch for the work crew in Sinpyong. 1998.
Although most counties had some earth moving equipment they were rarely available due to lack of spare parts and fuel, so work was all done by hand. 1998.
A sumptious picnic lunch in Sariwon County. 1998.
A food distribution warehouse in Kumya County on the east coast. This mill grinds corn into flour for distribution to individual families. 1998.
In six months we were rarely allowed to see a county's food distribution warehouse such as this, and never allowed to see one in operation. 1998.
Moving earth to rebuild an embankment in Kumya County. 1998.
Everyone helps out, Kumya County, 1998.
Kumya County Party officials. 1998.
Perhaps our most impressive project, the Kumjingang Resevoir earthen dam that was washed out during storms in 1996-7. 1998.
A vat of amaranth & other wild greens soaking before “hyanche” is prepared. Soaking breaks down the tough fibers of these weeds. Anju County, North Korea, 1998.
Anju County, North Korea
Hyanche “cake.” Anju County, North Korea 1998.
Huge crowds of Food for Work laborers put on a show for our inspection. Half an hour after we left the project side was totally vacated. Chongdan County, North Korea, 1998.
We were often treated to embarrasingly plentyful lunches when we visited project sites. Our hostess is the Yomju County chairwoman, probably the most practical and effective local leader we worked with. Yomju County is along the northwest coast not far from the Yalu River and the Chinese border.
Our beloved Sal hailed from Missouri but lived in La Paz with his lovely Bolivian wife. This project was to rebuild a sea wall in Yomju County, on the northwest coast. 1998. Sal, where are you?
We approved a Food for Work project along this river in Singye County to build a flood containment wall to protect this farmland from floods. 1998.
One of our 12 food shipments arrives in Nampo Port, south of Pyongyang. 1998.
Nampo Port, south of Pyongyang.
This shipment of corn arrived pre-bagged. Some arrived in bulk and was machine bagged as it was unloaded from the ship. Nampo Port, 1998.
Some food was hauled away by truck, some by rail. Nampo Port, south of Pyongyang. 1998.
This food is a mixture of corn and soy flower for distribution by the World Food Program. Nampo Port, south of Pyongyang. 1998.
A seawall reconstruction project in Mundok County, just north of Pyongyang. 1998.
Children in an orphanage in Hamhung city, North Korea. 1998.
A common experience along the roads in North Korea. 1998.
A very malnourished child in a Hamhung hospital. 1998.
Severely malnourished children in a Ryanggang orphanage. 1998.
These children in a Ryanggang orphanage are relatively healthy. 1998.
Goodbye, kids! Ryanggang, 1998.
Hyanche noodles in the making. 1998.
Mixing amaranth greens with corn and soy flour. 1998.
Our beach hotel in Hamhung, North Korea, from which we traveled to our east coast project sites. 1998.
A river embankment reconstruction project in Pyongsang, North Korea. 1998.
Our hosts in Pyongsan County were a delightful group -- open and warm, frank about their plight, and not intiimdated by our senior minder. The lunch was fantastic! 1998.
Extruding a hyanche product in Pyongsan, North Korea. 1998.
