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The Peace Corps is an organization that was established in the United States in March 1961. The Peace Corps is an agency of the United States federal government which sends volunteers worldwide to assist developing nations and is internationally recognized as a service organization. The Peace Corps is a volunteer service organization operating directly under the authority of the president of the US and designed to provide technical assistance to countries requesting services. The Corps sends volunteers abroad for a period of two years. One of the goals of the Peace Corps is to further develop cultural understanding between people from the United States and the areas that are served.
Peace Corps Volunteers Create Soap Opera to Teach Youth Life Skills in the Dominican Republic
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Peace Corps Volunteer Voices PodcastsHear Peace Corps Volunteer Laura Kutner reflect on her first impressions of Guatemala and a brief history of Peace Corps Volunteers' involvement with bottle construction projects in Guatemala.
Peter DiCampo worked to eradicate guinea worm disease as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ghana from 2006-2008. He is interviewed today by Emily Hestness of Coverdell World Wise Schools.
El Grillo Y El Mar is a folk tale told to Coverdell World Wise Schools by Monica Fitzgerald who was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala from 1986 to 1988. Today's podcast is read in Spanish by Michael Garcia, who also served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala from 2003 to 2005.
Des Ailes a Ses Pieds is a folk tale told to Coverdell World Wise Schools by Adam Price who was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Haiti from 1996 to 1998. Today's podcast was translated and read in French by Tim Quinn.
Mike Tidwell served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the chiefdom of Kalambayi, in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), as an agriculture extension agent.
Peace Corps Volunteer Katie Pepiot served in South Africa as an elementary education Peace Corps Volunteer. Hear Katie read her poem, "Declaration (of a Kgomotso Girl)."
Peace Corps Volunteer Katie Pepiot served in South Africa as an elementary education Peace Corps Volunteer. Hear Katie read her poem, "Mosetsana."
Peace Corps Volunteer Katie Pepiot served in South Africa as an elementary education Peace Corps Volunteer. Hear Katie sing and play her song, "South African Child."
Peace Corps service for Mary Ann Camp meant three tours-in Lesotho, Malawi, and Botswana-tackling health, agriculture, and education problems with her host communities.
"Of Brooms and Filmmaking" is a story by Peace Corps Volunteer Susan Miller-Coulter detailing some of the hilarious twists and turns that a group of Jordanian girls encountered as they made a film about water.