Domestic Deployment
A vaccine against the virus was still a work in progress. The response to the pandemic was politicized and disorganized. And for the first time in its history, Peace Corps evacuated all Volunteers serving in the field. They returned through...
Keep the Pep in PEPFAR
From my first week living in Motse Mocha, Quthing District, Lesotho, I heard drums and singing late into the night every Friday. Only after meeting my neighbors and making friends did I understand that the music was for funeral preparations....
Peace Corps Achievements – May and June 2024
News and updates from the Peace Corps community — across the country, around the world, and spanning generations of returned Volunteers and staff. Compiled by Peter V. Deekle Sierra Plato (pictured, Costa Rica 2016–18) celebrated her one year work anniversary in March...
40 Senators Sign Annual Peace Corps Funding Letter
40 Senators signed the annual Peace Corps funding Dear Colleague letter, urging support for the president's FY 2025 request of $479 million for the Peace Corps. By Jonathan Pearson Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), the Chairman of the Senate Foreign...
112 House Reps Sign Annual Peace Corps Funding Letter
The annual House Peace Corps funding Dear Colleague letter is now closed, but not before 112 lawmakers demonstrated their support. By Jonathan Pearson On Thursday, April 25, RPCV Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), and fellow Congressman Garret Graves (R-LA),...
The Stream
WorldView selects its favorite media across channels, and invites you to share yours at worldview@peacecorpsconnect.org Scroll Down to See: FILMS PODCASTS BOOKS FILMS: Stranger at the Gate (The New Yorker) Our Great National Parks (Netflix) Retrograde (National Geographic) Occupied...
Black History Month: Interview with RPCV Carla Brown-Ndiaye
Fueled by a curiosity of people, cultures, and international travel, RPCV Carla Brown-Ndiaye shifted from a budding career in human resources to serving as a teacher in the Comoro Islands — along the way deepening her respect for cultural perspective....
20 Years Strong: National Days of Advocacy
NPCA celebrates two decades of advocating for a stronger Peace Corps By Jonathan Pearson Since its founding 45 years ago, National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) has been the constant, leading voice for our community when it comes to supporting and...
Retrograde
Baktash Ahadi (Mozambique, 2005– 07) is an award-winning filmmaker, human rights activist, TEDx Speaker and RPCV. His latest film, the Emmy Award winner Retrograde, offers a first-hand account of the controversial U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the human toll the...
Rallying Point
Peace Corps service instills an ethos of growth through giving back that still drives Returned Peace Corps Volunteers today. Volunteerism is declining across the United States, according to Philanthropy News Digest, but RPCVs understand the personal enrichment that comes from...