What is the Peace Corps?
The Peace Corps is an organization of men and women who live and work in another country for 27 months (about three months of training and two years of service). Peace Corps Volunteers share their skills at the grassroots level to help solve some of the most important challenges that face communities in the developing world. Volunteers also build bridges of cross-cultural understanding. They help people from other countries learn about Americans beyond Baywatch and Kobe Bryant, and they bring home a better understanding of other people and cultures.
What are the goals of the Peace Corps?
The Peace Corps mission consists of three goals:
- Helping the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women.
- Helping promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served.
- Helping promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans.
What do Volunteers do?
Peace Corps Volunteers work in various sectors of service: education, youth outreach, and community development, business development, agriculture, environment, health, HIV/AIDS, and information technology.
Who can Volunteer/apply?
The Peace Corps is part of the U.S. government. You must be a U.S. citizen and at least 18 years old to qualify. More than 90 percent of Peace Corps Volunteers hold college degrees, so a degree in recommended when applying. Get more info.