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The Paul D. Coverdell World Wise Schools program fosters an understanding of other cultures and global issues by providing online educational resources based on the Peace Corps experience and facilitating communication among U.S. learners and current and returned Peace Corps Volunteers.

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  • Personal Essay
  • Women & Gender

A personal essay about day-to-day life for Aber, a girl from Kitgum in North-central Uganda.

  • Personal Essay
  • Women & Gender

A personal essay about day-to-day life for Adiya, a girl from an urban mining town in Guyana.

  • Personal Essay
  • Women & Gender

A personal essay about day-to-day life for Akello, a girl from Pabo in northern Uganda.

  • Grades 6 - 8
  • Grades 9 - 12
  • Lesson Plan
  • Intercultural Understanding

Students will examine what it means to be "American" in the eyes of people from other cultures.

  • Personal Essay
  • Women & Gender

A personal essay about day-to-day life for Amwato Catherine, a girl from Soroti in Northeastern Uganda.

  • Personal Essay
  • Women & Gender

A personal essay about day-to-day life for Devi, a girl from the eastern coastal region of Guyana.

  • Grades 3 - 5
  • Grades 6 - 8
  • Lesson Plan
  • Women & Gender

Read and discuss autobiographical essays about the daily lives of girls from Georgia, Guyana, and Uganda.

  • Article
  • Women & Gender

Gender equality is a human right, but our world faces a persistent gap in access to opportunities and decision-making power for women and men.

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  • Personal Essay
  • Women & Gender

A personal essay about day-to-day life for Lucine, a girl from the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia.

  • Personal Essay
  • Women & Gender

A personal essay about day-to-day life for Marlana, a girl from the Hinterland Savannah region of Guyana.

  • Personal Essay
  • Women & Gender

A personal essay about day-to-day life for Mary, a girl from the Hinterland River Community in Guyana.

  • Personal Essay
  • Women & Gender

A personal essay about day-to-day life for Nato, a girl from Adjara in Southern Georgia.

  • Personal Essay
  • Women & Gender

A personal essay about day-to-day life for Nelly, a girl from Mbale in Eastern Uganda.

  • Personal Essay
  • Women & Gender

A personal essay about day-to-day life for Sohia, a girl from the Kakheti Region of Georgia.

  • Personal Essay
  • Women & Gender

A personal essay about day-to-day life for Tatia, a girl from the Racha region of Georgia.

  • Grades 6 - 8
  • Grades 9 - 12
  • Lesson Plan
  • Environment
  • Social Studies

Students will examine the economic, health, and environmental risks of a one-crop economy in the developing world.