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    Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Central America and Mexico, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, North Africa and the Middle East, Pacific Islands, South America

    Africa

    Benin
    1968-present
    155 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Agriculture Agriculture Education Education Health Health President's Malaria Initiative President's Malaria Initiative
    Botswana
    1966-1997, 2003-present
    174 Current Volunteers | Openings
    Projects: Health Health Education Education President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
    Burkina Faso
    1967-1987, 1995-2017 Suspended
    0 Current Volunteers
    Cameroon
    1962-present
    144 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Agriculture Agriculture Education Education Health Health Feed the Future Feed the Future President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief President's Malaria Initiative President's Malaria Initiative
    Comoros
    1988-1995, 2014-present
    38 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Education Education
    Eswatini
    1969-1996, 2003-present
    88 Current Volunteers | Openings
    Projects: Health Health Youth in Development Youth in Development President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
    Ethiopia
    1962-1977, 1995-1999, 2007-present
    142 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Agriculture Agriculture Education Education Health Health
    Ghana
    1961-present
    139 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Agriculture Agriculture Education Education Health Health
    Guinea
    1963-1966, 1969-1971, 1985-present
    131 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Agriculture Agriculture Education Education Health Health
    Kenya
    1964-2014, 2019-Present
    0 Current Volunteers | Openings
    Lesotho
    1967-present
    155 Current Volunteers | Openings
    Projects: Education Education Health Health
    Liberia
    1962-1990, 2008-present
    114 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Education Education Health Health
    Madagascar
    1993-2009, 2009-present
    164 Current Volunteers | Openings
    Projects: Agriculture Agriculture Education Education Health Health
    Malawi
    1963-1976, 1978-present
    113 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Education Education Environment Environment Health Health
    Mali
    1971-2012, 2014-2015 Suspended
    0 Current Volunteers
    Mozambique
    1998-present
    196 Current Volunteers | Openings
    Projects: Education Education Health Health President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief President's Malaria Initiative President's Malaria Initiative
    Namibia
    1990-present
    163 Current Volunteers | Openings
    Projects: Community Economic Development Community Economic Development Education Education President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
    Niger
    1962-2011 Suspended
    0 Current Volunteers
    Rwanda
    1975-1993, 2008-present
    173 Current Volunteers | Openings
    Projects: Health Health Education Education
    Senegal
    1963-present
    270 Current Volunteers | Openings
    Projects: Agriculture Agriculture Community Economic Development Community Economic Development Health Health Feed the Future Feed the Future President's Malaria Initiative President's Malaria Initiative
    Sierra Leone
    1962-1994, 2010-present
    87 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Education Education Health Health
    South Africa
    1997-present
    144 Current Volunteers | Openings
    Projects: Education Education Health Health President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
    Tanzania
    1961-1969, 1979-present
    214 Current Volunteers | Openings
    Projects: Agriculture Agriculture Education Education Health Health Feed the Future Feed the Future President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief President's Malaria Initiative President's Malaria Initiative
    The Gambia
    1967-present
    79 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Agriculture Agriculture Education Education Health Health Feed the Future Feed the Future
    Togo
    1962-present
    89 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Education Education Environment Environment Health Health
    Uganda
    1964-1972, 1991-1999, 2001-present
    154 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Agriculture Agriculture Education Education Health Health President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief President's Malaria Initiative President's Malaria Initiative
    Zambia
    1994-present
    279 Current Volunteers | Openings
    Projects: Agriculture Agriculture Education Education Environment Environment Health Health President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief President's Malaria Initiative President's Malaria Initiative Feed the Future Feed the Future
    Past Countries
    Burundi
    1983-1993
    150 Volunteers Served
    Cape Verde
    1988-2013
    524 Volunteers Served
    Central African Republic
    1972-1996
    906 Volunteers Served
    Chad
    1966-1979, 1987-1990, 1990-1998, 2003-2006
    726 Volunteers Served
    Congo, Republic of
    1991-1997
    139 Volunteers Served
    Cote d'Ivoire
    1962-1981, 1990-2003
    1533 Volunteers Served
    Equatorial Guinea
    1988-1993
    61 Volunteers Served
    Eritrea
    1995-1998
    86 Volunteers Served
    Gabon
    1963-1968, 1973-2005
    1460 Volunteers Served
    Guinea-Bissau
    1988-1998
    177 Volunteers Served
    Mauritania
    1966-1967, 1971-2011
    1259 Volunteers Served
    Mauritius
    1969-1976
    48 Volunteers Served
    Nigeria
    1961-1976, 1992-1995
    2094 Volunteers Served
    Sao Tome and Principe
    1990-1996
    62 Volunteers Served
    Seychelles
    1974-1995
    49 Volunteers Served
    Somalia
    1962-1970
    357 Volunteers Served
    Sudan
    1984-1986
    8 Volunteers Served
    Zaire
    1970-1991
    2530 Volunteers Served
    Zimbabwe
    1991-2001
    366 Volunteers Served

    Asia

    Cambodia
    2007-present
    51 Current Volunteers | Openings
    Projects: Education Education
    China
    1993-present
    134 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Education Education
    Indonesia
    1963-1965, 2010-present
    54 Current Volunteers | Openings
    Projects: Education Education
    Mongolia
    1991-present
    99 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Education Education Health Health
    Myanmar
    2016-Present
    43 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Education Education
    Nepal
    1962-2004, 2012-present
    70 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Education Education Agriculture Agriculture
    Philippines
    1961-1990, 1992-present
    152 Current Volunteers | Openings
    Projects: Education Education Environment Environment Youth in Development Youth in Development
    Sri Lanka
    1962-1964, 1967-1970, 1983-1998, 2018-Present
    0 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Education Education
    Thailand
    1962-present
    115 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Education Education Youth in Development Youth in Development
    Timor-Leste
    2002-2006, 2015-present
    28 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Community Economic Development Community Economic Development Education Education
    Past Countries
    Afghanistan
    1962-1979
    1652 Volunteers Served
    Bangladesh
    1998-2006
    280 Volunteers Served
    India
    1961-1976
    4325 Volunteers Served
    Malaysia
    1962-1983
    4067 Volunteers Served
    Pakistan
    1961-1967, 1988-1991
    517 Volunteers Served
    South Korea
    1966-1981
    2068 Volunteers Served

    Caribbean

    Dominican Republic
    1962-present
    179 Current Volunteers | Openings
    Projects: Education Education Community Economic Development Community Economic Development Youth in Development Youth in Development
    Eastern Caribbean
    1961-present
    91 Current Volunteers | Openings
    Projects: Education Education
    Jamaica
    1962-present
    47 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Education Education Environment Environment
    Past Countries
    Haiti
    1982-1987, 1990-1991, 1996-2005
    516 Volunteers Served

    Central America and Mexico

    Belize
    1962-present
    45 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Health Health
    Costa Rica
    1963-present
    114 Current Volunteers | Openings
    Projects: Community Economic Development Community Economic Development Education Education Youth in Development Youth in Development
    Guatemala
    1963-present
    136 Current Volunteers | Openings
    Projects: Health Health Youth in Development Youth in Development Feed the Future Feed the Future
    Mexico
    2004-present
    68 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Education Education Environment Environment
    Nicaragua
    1968-1979, 1991-2018 Suspended
    0 Current Volunteers
    Panama
    1963-1971, 1990-present
    193 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Agriculture Agriculture Education Education Environment Environment Health Health
    Past Countries
    El Salvador
    1962-1980, 1993-2016
    2303 Volunteers Served
    Honduras
    1962-2012
    5750 Volunteers Served

    Eastern Europe and Central Asia

    Albania
    1992-1997, 2003-present
    76 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Health Health Education Education Community Economic Development Community Economic Development
    Armenia
    1992-present
    78 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Education Education Youth in Development Youth in Development
    Georgia
    2001-present
    117 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Community Economic Development Community Economic Development Education Education Education Education
    Kosovo
    2014-present
    73 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Education Education Community Economic Development Community Economic Development
    Kyrgyz Republic
    1993-present
    88 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Education Education
    Moldova
    1993-present
    104 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Community Economic Development Community Economic Development Education Education Health Health
    Montenegro
    Opening 2020
    0 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Education Education
    North Macedonia
    1996-present
    140 Current Volunteers | Openings
    Projects: Community Economic Development Community Economic Development Education Education
    Ukraine
    1992-present
    350 Current Volunteers | Openings
    Projects: Education Education Community Economic Development Community Economic Development Youth in Development Youth in Development
    Past Countries
    Azerbaijan
    2003-2016
    502 Volunteers Served
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    2000-2002
    21 Volunteers Served
    Bulgaria
    1991-2013
    1303 Volunteers Served
    Cyprus
    1962-1964
    29 Volunteers Served
    Czech Republic
    1990-1997
    234 Volunteers Served
    Estonia
    1992-2002
    175 Volunteers Served
    Hungary
    1990-1997
    354 Volunteers Served
    Kazakhstan
    1993-2011
    1176 Volunteers Served
    Latvia
    1992-2002
    217 Volunteers Served
    Lithuania
    1992-2002
    219 Volunteers Served
    Poland
    1990-2001
    963 Volunteers Served
    Romania
    1991-2013
    1181 Volunteers Served
    Russia
    1992-2003
    729 Volunteers Served
    Slovak Republic
    1990-2002
    329 Volunteers Served
    Turkey
    1962-1971
    1460 Volunteers Served
    Turkmenistan
    1993-2013
    734 Volunteers Served
    Uzbekistan
    1992-2005
    767 Volunteers Served

    North Africa and the Middle East

    Jordan
    1997-2002, 2004-2015 Suspended
    0 Current Volunteers
    Morocco
    1963-present
    175 Current Volunteers | Openings
    Projects: Youth in Development Youth in Development
    Tunisia
    1962-1996, 2013 Suspended
    0 Current Volunteers
    Past Countries
    Bahrain
    1974-1979
    68 Volunteers Served
    Iran
    1962-1976
    1748 Volunteers Served
    Libya
    1966-1969
    295 Volunteers Served
    Malta
    1970-1975, 1990-1998
    26 Volunteers Served
    Oman
    1973-1983
    160 Volunteers Served
    Yemen
    1973-1994
    564 Volunteers Served

    Pacific Islands

    Fiji
    1968-1998, 2003-present
    88 Current Volunteers | Openings
    Projects: Youth in Development Youth in Development
    Samoa
    1967-present
    62 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Education Education
    Tonga
    1967-present
    70 Current Volunteers | Openings
    Projects: Education Education
    Vanuatu
    1990-present
    68 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Education Education Health Health
    Past Countries
    Cook Islands
    1982-1995
    33 Volunteers Served
    Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of Palau
    1966-2018
    4394 Volunteers Served
    Kiribati
    1974-2008
    489 Volunteers Served
    Marshall Islands
    1966-1996
    149 Volunteers Served
    Niue
    1994-2002
    19 Volunteers Served
    Papua New Guinea
    1981-2001
    701 Volunteers Served
    Solomon Islands
    1971-2000
    744 Volunteers Served
    Tuvalu
    1977-1997
    43 Volunteers Served

    South America

    Colombia
    1961-1981, 2010-present
    98 Current Volunteers | Openings
    Projects: Community Economic Development Community Economic Development Education Education
    Ecuador
    1962-present
    139 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Education Education Health Health Youth in Development Youth in Development
    Guyana
    1966-1971, 1995-present
    62 Current Volunteers
    Projects: Education Education Health Health Environment Environment
    Paraguay
    1966-present
    221 Current Volunteers | Openings
    Projects: Agriculture Agriculture Community Economic Development Community Economic Development Environment Environment Health Health
    Peru
    1962-1974, 2002-present
    188 Current Volunteers | Openings
    Projects: Health Health Community Economic Development Community Economic Development Youth in Development Youth in Development
    Past Countries
    Argentina
    1992-1994
    38 Volunteers Served
    Bolivia
    1962-1971, 1990-2008
    2702 Volunteers Served
    Brazil
    1962-1981
    4150 Volunteers Served
    Chile
    1961-1982, 1991-1998
    2096 Volunteers Served
    Suriname
    1995-2013
    426 Volunteers Served
    Uruguay
    1963-1973, 1991-1997
    338 Volunteers Served
    Venezuela
    1962-1976
    2134 Volunteers Served