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    The Peace Corps is a federal agency established in 1961 that sends American volunteers abroad to promote peace and friendship. Over 182,000 volunteers have served in 138 countries assisting with education, health, agriculture, environment and community development projects. Currently there are around 8,000 volunteers in 75 countries working in areas like teaching, health education, food security, and environmental protection. The Peace Corps aims to help other countries by providing trained volunteers, to promote international understanding, and to bring knowledge home to Americans.

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    The Peace Corps is a federal agency established in 1961 that sends American volunteers abroad to promote peace and friendship. Over 182,000 volunteers have served in 138 countries assisting with education, health, agriculture, environment and community development projects. Currently there are around 8,000 volunteers in 75 countries working in areas like teaching, health education, food security, and environmental protection. The Peace Corps aims to help other countries by providing trained volunteers, to promote international understanding, and to bring knowledge home to Americans.

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    The Peace Corps is a federal agency established in 1961 that sends American volunteers abroad to promote peace and friendship. Over 182,000 volunteers have served in 138 countries assisting with education, health, agriculture, environment and community development projects. Currently there are around 8,000 volunteers in 75 countries working in areas like teaching, health education, food security, and environmental protection. The Peace Corps aims to help other countries by providing trained volunteers, to promote international understanding, and to bring knowledge home to Americans.

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    About the Peace Corps

    • Established by President John F. Kennedy on March 1, 1961.

    • 182,000 Peace Corps Volunteers served in 138 countries

    • Currently in 75 countries, Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin


    America, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, North Africa, the Middle
    East, and the Pacific Islands.

    • Current operating budget: $318.8 million USD (approximately


    248.1 million EUR)

    • Independent federal agency. Not a part of official foreign policy


    Peace Corps Mission and Goals
    Mission:
    To promote world peace and friendship.

    Three Goals:
    • To help the people of interested countries in meeting their
    need for trained men and women.

    • To help promote a better understanding of Americans on the


    part of the peoples served.

    • To help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the


    part of Americans.
    Peace Corps Highlights
    • The Peace Corps is at a 30-year high with the number of
    Volunteers in the field, 7,810 Volunteers. The highest
    year was 1966 with 15,556 Volunteers.
    • Volunteer safety and security a top priority. Volunteers
    learn local languages, live with host families, work and
    live in same community, have access to good
    communication.
    Peace Corps: Recruitment
    • Accepts about 1/3 of all Americans who apply.

    • Strives for diversity of Volunteers.

    • Average age is 28 years old

    • 80% are under 30; 6% over 50.


    Volunteer Service
    • 27-month commitment

    • Three-month in-country training in cross-cultural,


    health, safety/security, language, and technical
    competencies

    • Live in local communities, at local standard of living

    • Pairing with host country counterparts


    Peace Corps: Host Countries

    • Enter or re-enters a country through host country


    invitation.

    • Conducts country assessment for Volunteer program,


    administration, safety support.

    • Currently, 20 country requesting a Peace Corps program.


    Approach to Development
    “A process that helps people develop the capacity
    to use their own resources and skills to improve
    their lives”

    • Grassroots

    • Asset-based development

    • Sustainable, long-term capacity building


    Peace Corps Volunteer Program Sectors

    Education

    20% Health and HIV/AIDS


    34%
    Environment

    14% Business Development

    Agriculture
    16%
    3%
    Other
    7%
    6% Youth
    Benefits After Service
    • Job placement support (one year non-competitive
    eligibility for federal service)
    • Graduate school opportunities
    • Health benefits for 18 months after service
    • $6,000 to transition back to U.S.
    • Develop skills for global marketplace
    Benefits of Serving
    • Once in a life time experience
    – new language
    – exchange ideas
    – take part in communities
    – serve ideals larger than themselves – understanding, tolerance,
    kindness, patience
    • All the essentials provided
    – living allowance
    – medical care
    – transportation
    Private Sector Giving
    • Volunteers partner with communities to develop small
    sustainable projects ($500 - $5,000 USD)
    • Proposals reviewed in-country and HQ then posted on
    Peace Corps website for funding
    • Local groups (RPCVs, Rotary Clubs, schools, places of
    worship, community groups) contribute through Peace
    Corps.
    • Correspondance between local group and Volunteer
    community throughout project
    Audiences
    • General Public: Volunteer and RPCV stories
    – Newspaper articles
    – RPCV presentations to local groups, colleges & universities
    – Peace Corps Website
    • Family and friends
    – Peace Corps Website
    – Correspondance with Volunteers and staff
    – Special Events
    • Host Governments and Host Communities
    • Policy Makers (i.e. Members of Congress, other federal agencies)
    Available Resources
    Peace Corps Website www.peacecorps.gov
    • Manuals and related materials
    – Cross cultural information for Volunteers, educators, community
    organizations, etc.
    – Technical manuals (HIV/AIDS, agriculture, environment, etc.)
    – Language learning manuals
    • Information about countries of service
    • Safety and security information
    Available Resources II
    • In-country language / technical / cross culture materials
    (available in country of service)

    • Recruitment materials

    • Evaulation materials (Volunteer survey, etc.)

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