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Stories From Tanzania

Every Peace Corps Volunteer has a story to tell. Read stories from Volunteers about what it's like to live and work in Tanzania.

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A school picture of Dr. Jiwaji from around 1968
Sharing the sky: A talk with Peace Corps counterpart Dr. Jiwaji
By Peace Corps
March 3, 2026
Peace Corps Perspectives
Chris Lins sits with community members on the steps of a home in Paraguay.
A legacy of play, long after Peace Corps service
By Peace Corps
June 20, 2025
After Service
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Enriching my nursing career as a Peace Corps Response Volunteer in Tanzania
By Jennie Van Schyndel
December 7, 2024
Serving As A Volunteer
Advancing nursing practice in Africa
By Rebecca Jones Munger
July 9, 2024
Serving As A Volunteer
Regina with two women
What 39 years with Peace Corps Tanzania has taught me
By Regina Kinuda
September 12, 2022
After Service
Jazz Perry with hosts in Cambodia
6 returned Peace Corps Volunteers explain who inspired them to serve
By Peace Corps
September 9, 2021
After Service
Four adult people stand infront of a crowd of Tanzanian school children holding malaria net materials.
A child of Jim Crow laws, senior citizen promotes education
By Peace Corps
May 1, 2020
Serving As A Volunteer
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The African American/Black Volunteer experience
By Peace Corps
February 1, 2020
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7 young people who are making the world a better place
By Peace Corps
August 12, 2019
Serving As A Volunteer
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Reconnecting with my East African Heritage
By Amina Johari
July 17, 2019
Serving As A Volunteer
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The Asian American and Pacific Islander Volunteer experience
By Peace Corps
May 24, 2019
Serving As A Volunteer
Pamela Watkins
8 Peace Corps Volunteers weigh in on serving later in life
By Peace Corps
May 24, 2019
Serving As A Volunteer
An American woman digs in the dirt with her fellow Senegalese friends
What 5 Peace Corps Volunteers say about serving in the Agriculture sector
By Peace Corps
April 22, 2019
Serving As A Volunteer
VIDEO: A day in the life in Tanzania
VIDEO: A day in the life in Tanzania
By Peace Corps
February 28, 2019
Serving As A Volunteer
Jeanette Sasek 1
Fuel-efficient cookstoves
By Jeanette Sasek
September 7, 2017
Serving As A Volunteer
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Nutrition Mamas
By Jennifer Dapolito
June 9, 2017
Serving As A Volunteer
tanzania landscape
My students are my teacher: Together we are growing
By Tess Weidner
June 7, 2017
Serving As A Volunteer
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Peace Corps Taught My Family and Now I Am a Volunteer
By Mark Rayos
May 24, 2017
Serving As A Volunteer
Susan Schneider 2
Peace Corps Service Keeps Me Young
By Susan Schneider
May 22, 2017
Serving As A Volunteer
Brain & Joel 3
What Are the Odds?
By Kelly Anderson
May 10, 2017
After Service