We are celebrating Pride Month by sharing the voices, experiences, and insights of members of the Peace Corps’ LGBTQI+ community.

Each and every day is a chance to protect and better our planet. Whether they’re an educator, agriculturalist, or environmentalist, Peace Corps Volunteers strive to make a positive environmental impact in their countries of service.

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Robert Goetschkes has organized Peace Corps Day activities in classrooms for about 20 years.

Peace Corps, the opportunity to travel to another country and serve, was always a dream of mine. 

August 31, 2017 was a big day for Tonga Group 82.

Our five intrepid Volunteers who described their "Successes" in a previous web site posting are back! 

Tonga Group 80 Volunteers gathered for two days at the end of July, 2017 for their “Close/Continuation of Service (COS) Conference” at a seaside resort on the main island of Tongatapu.   

On July 4^th, Volunteers joined Tongan staff and community members to celebrate two versions of a national holiday.

Tonga Volunteers recently sent in their semi-annual Volunteer Report Forms.

A friendship between returned Volunteer Cate (Togo 2005-07) and current Volunteer Kelsi (Tonga 2016-18) grew through letter writing and a shared love of art. The weekly exchange of letters has helped encourage Kelsi during her service.

Around the globe, Peace Corps Volunteers work with local counterparts to design and implement safe, affordable and sustainable water and sanitation projects.

Peace Corps/Tonga is now producing a series of short videos which tell who we are and what we do. 

Since 2015, a team of Tonga Volunteers has been collaborating with Tongan agencies, artists, writers, and editors to create an innovative series of print materials for use by students, teachers, and other stakeholders like parents. Examples include:

At a time when changing weather patterns have brought drought conditions to island nation Tonga, a growing number of Peace Corps Volunteers are doing special projects to upgrade the water catchment systems their schools and communities rely on.