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Stories From Zambia

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

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Peace Corps Volunteer in Togo engages principal on school farm
5 Peace Corps Volunteers share how service has changed them
By The Peace Corps
November 25, 2024
Serving As A Volunteer
Spreading out a mosquito bed net
6 Peace Corps projects to fight malaria around the world
By Peace Corps
April 20, 2022
Becoming A Volunteer
five volunteers next to a peace corps sign
An inside look at the return of Peace Corps Volunteers to Zambia
By Peace Corps
March 23, 2022
Becoming A Volunteer
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Saving cattle with a dip tank
By Peace Corps Zambia
November 5, 2020
Serving As A Volunteer
Three people stand together outside. The woman on the left and the man in the middle are wearing graduation gowns
Peace Corps Prep: A Service on Hold
By Megan Irby
September 28, 2020
Becoming A Volunteer
Hispanic female Peace Corps volunteer review paper documents with two female community members outside in Guatemala
The Hispanic-American Volunteer Experience
By Peace Corps
September 18, 2020
Serving As A Volunteer
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Being true to my LDS roots: helping a neighbor in need
By Megan Abila
July 13, 2020
Serving As A Volunteer
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Q&A with a first-generation college student who served in Zambia
By Thomas Badilla
June 24, 2020
Serving As A Volunteer
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Reflections from my service in Zambia
By Colby Howell
February 20, 2020
After Service
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Q&A with a first-generation college student who served in Zambia
By May Thach
January 27, 2020
Serving As A Volunteer
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A father’s Peace Corps legacy to his son
By Matt Young
June 14, 2019
Becoming A Volunteer
Several Nepalese women and one American volunteer, all in colorful clothing, sit together on a porch reading and smiling.
8 Peace Corps projects to inspire you on International Women’s Day
By Peace Corps
March 8, 2019
Peace Corps Perspectives
VIDEO: A day in the life in Zambia
VIDEO: A day in the life in Zambia
By Peace Corps
February 28, 2019
Serving As A Volunteer
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Kagunda Women
By Peace Corps
February 11, 2019
Peace Corps Perspectives
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Making the most of my service with limited savings
By Kendrall Masten
October 9, 2018
Serving As A Volunteer
Students work on computers in the newly renovated library.
5 library projects bringing books and resources to communities around the world
By Peace Corps
April 10, 2018
Peace Corps Perspectives
Francis Phiri with friends
In Search of a Different Career Path
By Francis Phiri
September 28, 2017
After Service
Volunteer Emily Hirsch teaching math in Zambia
Teaching math and challenging gender stereotypes, one equation at a time
By Emily Hirsch
June 13, 2017
Serving As A Volunteer
view out of a clinic window at women who will utilize the new ward
"May this ward be a place that brings joy and life"
By Dana Sellers
May 19, 2017
After Service
Cambodia water project
8 projects bring safe, sustainable water sources to communities around the world
By Peace Corps
March 22, 2017
Peace Corps Perspectives