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Peace Corps to Close Country Program in Mozambique
The Peace Corps has announced that the agency will close its country program in Mozambique. After nearly three decades of close partnership with the people and government of Mozambique, ongoing security concerns and persistent operational challenges prevent the return of Peace Corps Volunteers to service in the foreseeable future.
The legacy of friendship and partnership between Mozambique and the United States, fostered through lasting connections amongst returned Peace Corps Volunteers, host families, community partners, and agency staff will endure. Since the Peace Corps opened its country program in 1998 at the invitation of the government of Mozambique, over 1,400 volunteers have served in the Health and Education sectors across the country. There are no currently serving Volunteers in Mozambique.
About the Peace Corps: The Peace Corps sends passionate and talented American volunteers abroad to collaborate with community members on projects that advance both American and local priorities. Volunteers build relationships, model democratic values and make a lasting impact in the areas of education, health, environment, agriculture, community economic development, and youth development. The Peace Corps equips volunteers with valuable leadership, management and language skills that make them assets to the U.S. workforce and strengthen America’s economic competitiveness at home and abroad. Since 1961, more than 240,000 Americans have served in 144 countries worldwide. For more information, visit peacecorps.gov and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.
