Peace Corps’ Virtual Service provides a unique opportunity for U.S. citizens to donate their services and collaborate online with counterparts abroad on short-term projects. Early pilot participants were also returned Peace Corps Volunteers and for many, engaging online with dedicated counterparts inspired them to serve once more in person.
Welcome to the second episode of Anniversary Podcasts, a testimony about the impact Peace Corps had on the former Peace Corps Volunteers who have served in North Macedonia.
Welcome to the first episode of Anniversary Podcasts, a testimony about the impact Peace Corps had on the lives of our former colleagues who started the amazing PC journey back in 1996.
Though they represent less than 5% of the overall Volunteer population, Americans over the age of 50 are a valuable asset to the Peace Corps community.
From rural villages to busy cities, women are the backbone of society. They are health care professionals, local organizers, inventive entrepreneurs, sustainability-minded farmers and dedicated educators.
After college, I worked as an associate scout for the Toronto Blue Jays. At some point, during that time, I realized that I could make a life of serving our country and the citizens of the world.
Far away in a foreign land known as the Kingdom of Thailand in southeast Asia, reclined on the bed in my humble abode as a study abroad student, I'm watching a commencement ceremony on YouTube.