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- AboutLife is calling. How far will you go? For information on Peace Corps and how to apply, visit http://www.peacecorps.gov/
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- Earlier this month, Peace Corps Volunteer David Malana taught photography tricks to youth in Kyrgyzstan. Check out the great photos they took!
- "This is how I remember September 11th.
I went on a school field trip with my teachers and students to the ruins of Old Leon, Nicaragua. After the field trip I was exhausted and hungry. I wanted to get home and make tuna casserole. Howeve...r, my neighbors were adamant that I watch the news on their television. I acquiesced and found them watching a movie. I kept watching and watching, waiting for the credits to roll across the screen. They kept saying that this was real and happening in real life, that this was no movie, that this was a great tragedy in my country and for the world.See More
After we understood what was going on, my teachers and friends came to my house to check on me and my family in the States. I had not felt so much love and concern before that moment.
For me, this picture evokes those memories of concern, love, and friendship. I like to remember September 11th as this picture." - Peace Corps Volunteer R Diehl
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- Peace Corps/Nepal Trainees (5 photos)The first group of Peace Corps volunteers to re-enter Nepal after an eight-year absence departed for Kathmandu early this morning. Yesterday, we spoke with some of them about their thoughts before heading overseas for training.
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"On behalf of the government and people of Nepal, I would like to express our eagerness to welcome Peace Corps volunteers back into our country. Nepalese people have always admired and appreciated the contribution and friendliness of Peace ...Corps volunteers. We believe that Peace Corps volunteers will gain a lifetime positive experience in working with the villages of Nepal.” - Nepalese Ambassador to the United States Shankar SharmaSee MorePeace Corps shared a link.
Thinking about applying but want a more info before you get started? If you've got 6 minutes to spare, this mini info session covers what you need to know about Peace Corps and the application process!- We've unveiled our new online application system just in time for college seniors to get prepped, packed and ready to serve as soon as they graduate in the spring or summer of 2013! Check it out at www.peacecorps.gov/apply
The new online s...ystem makes the application process easier, increases access to status information and allows college seniors to receive an invitation to serve before graduation. It will also allow users to add information to the application in stages and track their progress through each stage of the process.See More
Think you're ready to apply? We strongly encouraged submitting your online application by September 30 to be considered for an assignment departing during spring and summer 2013. The application process typically takes between nine and 12 months from start to placement abroad.
- Join us for Peace Corps Night at Nationals Park on Wednesday, September 19! Tickets are available at www.nationals.com/peacecorps
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- “The community has concluded that basic computer knowledge and understanding are vital to the future success of the village. Having a computer lab will not only benefit the primary school students in the village, but it will also provide co...mputer access to the entire community, including secondary students and adults.”See More
Married Peace Corps Volunteers Harmony Hill and Travis Weber are working with their Guyanese community to build a solar-powered computer lab in the local primary school that will provide nearly 300 students and community members access to computers and technical training sessions. The computer lab will also allow local residents to expand communication and trade with other communities.
Thanks to your donations and money raised by the community, the project is fully funded! Read more about it here http://1.usa.gov/S5Aw31
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Peace Corps Volunteer Jena Barjenbruch and members of her community work to ensure a better future for the local children by running a week-long summer camp. http://bit.ly/RnwlJiPeace Corps shared a link.
“One thing you learn in Peace Corps, I think you probably learn it no matter where you go, is that nothing works, development doesn’t work unless it’s what the people in that community really want. And finding out what they want, instead of just coming in with what you think they need, is the only way anything’s going to get done.” - Peace Corps Volunteer Elizabeth CuadraPeace Corps shared a link.
U.S. Ambassador to Peru, Rose M. Likins swore-in 41 new Peace Corps Volunteers in a ceremony at her residence in Lima. The Volunteers will join the 220 Peace Corps Volunteers currently serving across Peru.
The ceremony included a special t...ribute to Peace Corps/Peru’s first Peruvian staff member, Aquiles Lanao, who attended with members of his family. Lanao began working for the Peace Corps in 1965 as a pioneer for microcredit projects and other projects to end poverty. More than a dozen RPCVs traveled to Lima to honor their former colleague.See MorePeace Corps shared a link.
“An opportunity to provide quality education is at the heart of this community-initiated project. Without an opportunity to eat during the day, students and faculty are left feeling lethargic and distracted. As a result, active learning becomes more of a challenge than it should be.” - Peace Corps Volunteer Aisha KennedyPeace Corps shared a link.
“Girls and women just do not have the same opportunities that we have in America. I think that the gender inequality here has definitely been the hardest thing to see and to deal with.” - Peace Corps Volunteer Erin DonnellanPeace Corps shared a link.
"Before the sports fields there was never really any place that kids had designated to play. This gave not only kids a place to play safely, but also the sports fields can give adults an area where they can be active other than in the fields all day long." - Peace Corps Volunteer Bethany WinfreyPeace Corps shared a link.
“I wanted to work shoulder-to-shoulder with people on the ground who were involved in global health, not from an office in the capital or from the United States in order to learn how to navigate challenges with an emphasis on cultural integration." - Peace Corps Health Volunteer Kate Dieringer- Peace Corps Volunteer Ana De la Rosa is working with her local community to build a new classroom for students with learning disabilities and provide additional training at the local primary school in northern Peru. The new classroom will i...nclude computers outfitted with educational software and updated classroom equipment that will create a more vibrant learning environment for the students. The classroom will also include new floor mats, step ladders, toys and a trampoline.See More
“The classroom will be a stimulating environment of lights, sounds and tactile experiences, specially designed to tap into the unique abilities of each student,” said De la Rosa, who has been a community health Volunteer in Peru since September 2010. “The students have disabilities such as Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, mental retardation, or autism, as well as physical and behavioral disabilities. The new specialized learning materials, including adaptive computer technology, will allow each student to explore his or her senses and interact with the world in a more stimulating environment.”
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