Peace Corps Partners With Babson College
MarketWatch (press release) WELLESLEY, Mass., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Peace Corps welcomes Babson College in Wellesley to its Paul D. Coverdell Fellows program, a graduate fellowship that offers financial assistance to returned Peace Corps volunteers (RPCVs) ... and more » 
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Resident Recalls Experience in Peace Corps
Gazette Newspapers HELPING OUT. Long Beach resident Nathaniel Miller, 28, recently returned about spending four years in Senegal, as part of the Peace Corps. After serving four years as a rural health Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal, Nathaniel Miller, 28, is back in his ...
Peace Corps Partners with Babson College
Newswise (press release) Newswise — The Peace Corps welcomes Babson College in Wellesley to its Paul D. Coverdell Fellows program, a graduate fellowship that offers financial assistance to returned Peace Corps volunteers (RPCVs) in pursuit of a Master's degree with an ...
Peace Corps Promotes Maternal Health On Mother's Day
AllAfrica.com Washington — To mark Mother's Day, celebrated in the United States on the second Sunday in May, Peace Corps volunteers worldwide are engaging in projects to improve maternal health, educate new mothers and support women and children. and more » 
Tico Times
Costa Rica welcomes new Peace Corps volunteers Tico Times 21 new Peace Corp volunteers were sworn in at the house of US ambassador to Costa Rica, Ann Andrew, in Escazú. A group of 21 volunteers were sworn Friday as new members of the US Peace Corps in a ceremony held at the residence of US Ambassador Anne S. and more »
18 US Peace Corps Volunteers Sworn-in
AllAfrica.com By Alieu Ceesay and Zainab Faal, 14 May 2012 Eighteen health and agriculture Peace Corps volunteers from the United States of America were Friday sworn-in at the residence of the US ambassador in Fajara. The ceremony marked the completion of a 10-week ...
US Peace Corps Building Girls' Dorm
AllAfrica.com Washington — Peace Corps volunteer Erica Ward of Asheville, North Carolina, is working with her community in Malawi to construct a girls' dormitory for the local boarding school. The new dormitory will enable more students to attend the school and ...
Peace Corps work gives Kansas woman a new appreciation for home
The Republic SALINA, Kan. — Elizabeth Higgins possessed a social conscience at Salina South High School and as a psychology student at the University of Kansas, and the logical extension of that, in her view, was to join the Peace Corps.
A MOTHER'S DAY SALUTE TO A SPECIAL WILMINGTON NATIVE, PEACE CORPS: A LIFE ...
Wilmington Journal BY SARAH JEAN DAVIDSON September 2011 marked the 50th Anniversary celebration of the Peace Corps created by President John F. Kennedy who signed an Executive Order establishing the Peace Corps in March 1961. Since its creation, 200000 Americans have ...
Peace Corps service draws in North graduate
ThisWeekNews By JENNIFER NESBITT Alissa Ortman has found a way to satisfy her two goals of seeing the world and serving others. For the past 18 months, the 24-year-old Westerville North High School alumna has served as a member of the Peace Corps in Mozambique.
Honduras: Exit Peace Corps, enter war corps
GlobalPost (blog) Need a hand? Honduran military seen attending to a recent prison fire. The country's military struggles to stamp out narco trafficking. Now they are carrying out joint operations with US Special Forces to chase down drug runners. and more »
Peace Corps volunteer serving in Maun, Botswana
Huffington Post Peace Corps Volunteers are known for their ability to adapt, succeed in spite of difficult odds and learn about themselves in the process. GLBTQ Peace Corps Volunteers definitely possess all of these traits and so many more as they serve in countries ... and more »
GLBTQ Peace Corps Volunteers Overcome Challenges with Disclosing Their Sexuality
Huffington Post Peace Corps Volunteers are known for their ability to adapt, succeed in spite of difficult odds and learn about themselves in the process. GLBTQ Peace Corps Volunteers definitely possess all of these traits and so many more as they serve in countries ...
New Group of Peace Corps Volunteers to Arrive in Georgia Tomorrow
Journal of Turkish Weekly Deputy US Ambassador to Georgia will meet the volunteers at Tbilisi international airport, the US Embassy told InterpressNews. The number of Peace Corps volunteers will reach 94 after the new group starts working in Georgia. The group represents the ...
Joining the Peace Corps was next logical step
Battle Creek Enquirer Jordan Blekking, a 2005 Pennfield High graduate, is now in Zambia as a Peace Corps volunteer. This photo, from 2009, was from a trip to Kenya and was taken at the Masai Mara Game Reserve. / Submitted Photo Jordan Blekking poses with left, Tom Kennedy, ... 
Press Herald
Steve Solloway: Finding peace in the Peace Corps Press Herald A former Portland High and UMaine baseball player is helping make a difference in the turbulent Ukraine. Simon Williams' biggest fans these days are no older than 6 and no taller than 4 feet. They watch for him almost every morning.
Corps Members Seek Peace Through Entertainment
AllAfrica.com By Christiana T. Alabi, 3 May 2012 Kaduna — Some members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in Kaduna State have resolved to restore peace through entertainment. The youths noted that it was time to police the minds of the people so ...
University of Cincinnati and Peace Corps join forces
The News Record by | Whether in the classroom or in the heart of the rainforest, students at the University of Cincinnati's School of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning are pursuing both peace and academic superiority through the School of Planning's collaborative ...
Peace Corps Career Fair Attracts 400 Participants
AllAfrica.com Washington — More than 400 students in Southeastern Morocco attended a career fair organized by the Peace Corps. During the fair, Moroccan professionals and college students from the area led panel discussions and workshops to help inspire Moroccan ...
Peace Corps volunteers talk to Rotary about Guatemala work
Lompoc Record Royce, second from left, and Diane Smith, right, are shown presenting 150 pounds of library books to teachers in San Antonio, Guatemala, during one of their trips to the country. The Smiths, who are “returned Peace Corps volunteers” return annually on ...
Former Peace Corps volunteers get new job website
Foster's Daily Democrat WASHINGTON—The National Peace Corps Association, the nation's leading 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization supporting Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and the Peace Corps community, announced today it has launched a new website called the Next Step Job ... Peace Corps Volunteers Teach Malaria PreventionAllAfrica.com all 2 news articles »
Peace Corps chief talks of 'sacred trust'
Newsday Suffolk Newsday > Long Island > Suffolk Print Aa Peace Corps chief talks of 'sacred trust' Originally published: April 27, 2012 3:02 PM Updated: April 27, 2012 9:07 PM By CANDICE FERRETTE candice.ferrette@newsday.com Stony Brook University junior ... and more »
Peace Corps leader to SBU: 'It's a sacred trust'
Newsday Suffolk Newsday > Long Island > Suffolk Print Aa Peace Corps leader to SBU: 'It's a sacred trust' Originally published: April 27, 2012 3:02 PM Updated: April 27, 2012 3:06 PM By CANDICE FERRETTE candice.ferrette@newsday.com Peace Corps director Aaron ... and more »
Peace Corps Volunteers Teach Malaria Prevention
AllAfrica.com Washington — In commemoration of World Malaria Day April 25, thousands of Peace Corps volunteers participated in events to help educate communities on malaria prevention and ways to reduce malaria-related deaths. The theme for World Malaria Day 2012 ...
US Peace Corps Reassesses Central America Operations
Americas Quarterly Concern over the safety of volunteers has forced the US to cut back its program in Central America. But many of the volunteers don't want to leave. “The worst thing about it is that now I am a liar,” said Kevin Wandolowski, reflecting on the ... The Peace Corps: The Ultimate Resume-BoosterHuffington Post Peace Corps Director to Speak at SBUPatch.com all 4 news articles »
Peace Corps volunteer goes the distance
Oak Park Leaves By Nick Moroni Contributor April 26, 2012 9:24AM Hayley Webster of River Forest hugs a Kenyan girl in the village where Webster is working for the Peace Corps and other groups. | Courtesy of Carol Webster “She's always looking out for the other person ... and more »
Peace Corps volunteer fights malaria spread
Sarasota Herald-Tribune Shane Meckler of Sarasota, back row, fourth from left, has been teaching people in his Peace Corps village in Mozambique to prevent malaria infections. COURTESY PHOTO Sarasota resident Shane Meckler, a Peace Corps volunteer in Mozambique since May, ...
The Peace Corps: The Ultimate Resume-Booster
Huffington Post There has always been a connection between Peace Corps Volunteer service and jobs, although until recently that connection has been underappreciated. The experience of 200000 Volunteers provides compelling evidence that Peace Corps service helps ...
IU Peace Corps program makes top graduate school list
Indiana Daily Student IU boasts a high number of students in new rankings of Peace Corps Master's International and Coverdell Fellows graduate schools. IU-Bloomington ranks 10th in the Peace Corps rankings with 13 returned Peace Corps volunteers. IU Bloomington ranked a top Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows graduate schoolIndiana University all 2 news articles »
IU Bloomington ranked a top Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows graduate school
Indiana University BLOOMINGTON -- With 13 returned Peace Corps volunteers enrolled in the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows graduate program, Indiana University Bloomington is No. 10 in a ranking of Peace Corps Master's International and Coverdell Fellows graduate schools.
Family asks UN to help free former Peace Corps volunteer jailed in Nicaragua
MinnPost.com By Tim Rogers, Christian Science Monitor | 08:17 am After 18 months of watching her brother languish in a Nicaraguan prison cell on what many say are questionable drug charges, Janis Puracal, the younger sister and legal representative of Jason Puracal ... and more »
Lecture series presents Peace Corps memories
Dubuque Telegraph Herald The Clarke University Mackin-Mailander Lecture Series will present "Life in the Peace Corps" at 7:30 pm Tuesday, April 25, in Jansen Music Hall on Clarke's campus. The event is free and open to the public. An online service is needed to view this ...
Michele A. Turek, 83, health administrator, Peace Corps volunteer
Philadelphia Inquirer By Walter F. Naedele When the Allies hit the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, Michele Anguenot scoffed at the rumors she heard at her school in eastern France. That day happened to be her 16th birthday and, she told her family, she thought the ...
23 US Peace Corps Volunteers Arrive At Ghana's Anyinasin
Peace FM Online Mr Michael Koffman, Country Director of Peace Corps, on Friday swore in 23 Peace Corps Volunteers at a ceremony at Anyinasin in the East Akyem Municipality. The volunteers from different States in the USA would undertake voluntary works in Health, ... Twenty three Peace Corps Volunteers arrive at Anyinasinallghananews.com all 6 news articles »
Twenty three Peace Corps Volunteers arrive at Anyinasin
allghananews.com Anyinasin (E/R), April 20, GNA - Mr Michael Koffman, Country Director of Peace Corps, on Friday swore in 23 Peace Corps Volunteers at a ceremony at Anyinasin in the East Akyem Municipality. The volunteers from different States in the USA would ... 23 US Peace Corps Volunteers arrive at Ghana's AnyinasinGhana Business News all 4 news articles » 
Omaha World-Herald
Neb. Peace Corps volunteers out of Mali Omaha World-Herald By Jay Withrow Two Peace Corps volunteers with Nebraska ties say they are safe and sound after they were uprooted from duty in the politically unstable west African nation of Mali following a recent coup. One of the volunteers, David McCoy, 26, ...
Twenty three Peace Corps Volunteers arrive at Anyinasin
GhanaWeb Mr Michael Koffman, Country Director of Peace Corps, on Friday swore in 23 Peace Corps Volunteers at a ceremony at Anyinasin in the East Akyem Municipality. The volunteers from different States in the USA would undertake voluntary works in Health, ... 
Christian Science Monitor
UN joins campaign to free former Peace Corps volunteer jailed in Nicaragua Christian Science Monitor Of the 725 US citizens in jail abroad, more than half are behind bars in Latin America. Jason Puracal was imprisoned last August, and his family says the US embassy hasn't done enough in his case. By Tim Rogers, Correspondent / April 20, 2012 After 18 ...
Twenty three Peace Corps Volunteers arrive at Anyinasin
Vibe Ghana Mr Michael Koffman, Country Director of Peace Corps, on Friday swore in 23 Peace Corps Volunteers at a ceremony at Anyinasin in the East Akyem Municipality. The volunteers from different States in the USA would undertake voluntary works in Health, ... 
Aljazeera.com
The social media peace corps Aljazeera.com No amount of PR or rebranding techniques can address the primary goal of neutralising anti-American sentiment. Washington, DC - After a 16 year hiatus, the US Peace Corps is reopening operations in Tunisia. The first group of volunteers is scheduled to ...
US$200000 Peace Corps Training Center Inaugurated in Kakata VP Boakai, US ...
Liberian Daily Observer A US$200000.00 Peace Corps Liberia Training Center funded under the American Peace Corps program was yesterday officially inaugurated by Vice President Joseph Nyumah Boakai, top officials of the US Embassy near Monrovia and Liberian Government ... 
The Daily Titan
CSUF tops Peace Corps volunteer list The Daily Titan By Tim Worden The Peace Corps recently named Cal State Fullerton the worldwide organization's top volunteer-producing Hispanic Serving Institution. Among universities that cater to Hispanic students, CSUF leads with 27 undergraduate alumni currently ...
Mercer Ranks No. 3 in Peace Corps Volunteer Placement in Southeast
Patch.com Mercer University is ranked in the top three in the Southeast for placement of Peace Corps volunteers among colleges and universities with fewer than 5000 undergraduate students. In the most recent fiscal year, 11 Mercer graduates were serving in the ...
Peace Corps Fellows Program Among Top 10 In National Ranking
Western Illinois University News WIU's Peace Corps Fellows Program in Community Development ranks number 10 in the 2012 rankings of top Peace Corps Paul D. Coverdell Fellows graduate schools. Pictured here are students in Western's Peace Corps Fellows program at a workshop in late ...
Peace Corps Unveil Training Center Here
AllAfrica.com By Edwin G. Genoway, Jr, 18 April 2012 The Government of Liberia and the United States Embassy in Monrovia have unveiled a training center in Margibi County, while bidding farewell to the first group of Peace Corps Volunteers after a two-year service ...
Exhibition tells of Peace Corps' contribution in Malaysia
Malaysia Star Kuala Lumpur: Karen Palko came to Malaysia in 1979 under the Peace Corps programme to work in a drug rehabilitation centre in Bukit Mertajam, Penang. She fell in love with her Malaysian family, the food and the people, and stayed on till today. and more »
Rahm given UAF Peace Corps award
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner by Staff Report FAIRBANKS — Jacqueline Rahm has been awarded the Peace Corps Paul D. Coverdell Fellowship by the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The award, a new fellowship from the Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development, ...
National Peace Corps Association launches the Young Farmers Idea Contest
Sierra Express Media WASHINGTON—Africa Rural Connect, an online project of the National Peace Corps Association, announced it will launch a new contest this month to promote youth-oriented agricultural initiatives aimed at generating ideas for new programs.
Promote girls' enrolment in schools, Phiri urges Peace Corps volunteers
postzambia.com By Dziko Mwanza EDUCATION minister Dr John Phiri has asked American Peace Corps volunteers in Zambia to promote the enrolment and retention of girls in schools. Speaking during a graduation ceremony for volunteers under US Peace Corps-Zambia's Rural ...
Retired couple's next stop: Peace Corps
Pittsburgh Post Gazette By Dave Zuchowski / Jan and Leslie Czechowski, both 60-somethings, are living proof that it is never too late for adventure. On the cusp of retirement, the Peters couple said they have led full and happy lives and have had successful careers that are ... 
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