Celebrate Black History Month by Supporting an RPCV Black-Owned Business — and the Peace Corps Community
Ethically-sourced, organic, and natural handcrafted skincare products — and a way to support the Peace Corps community. Shop at Shea Yeleen through February 27 and NPCA will receive 20 percent of the online sales. By NPCA Staff This year,...
A Conversation with RPCV and Shea Yeleen Founder Rahama Wright
From Peace Corps Volunteer to first-time entrepreneur to creator of a makerspace facility for beauty businesses: a conversation with RPCV and Shea Yeleen Founder Rahama Wright. By Tiffany James Rahama Wright founded Shea Yeleen, a social impact company that creates living wage jobs for...
Peace Corps Is Back
Volunteers Have Returned to Some Four Dozen Countries By NPCA Staff More good news about Peace Corps Volunteers returning to service in countries around the world comes every month. As of the beginning of February 2023, Volunteers have now...
Meet the Winners of the Women of Peace Corps Legacy Awards
As part of Peace Corps Connect 2022, Women of Peace Corps Legacy honored two outstanding leaders in the Peace Corps community. The awards were presented by WPCL co-presidents Megan Celistine, who served as a Volunteer in Dominica 2014–17, and Jody Olsen, who...
Peace Corps Achievements — January and February 2023
News and updates from the Peace Corps community — across the country, around the world, and spanning generations of returned Volunteers and staff. By Peter V. Deekle (Iran 1968–70) Martin Puryear (pictured, Sierra Leone 1964–66) internationally renowned American sculptor, has been commissioned to create a site-specific,...
Carol Spahn Sworn In as Peace Corps Director
In a voice vote on December 13, the U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Carol Spahn to serve as the 21st director of the agency. And in a January 11 ceremony, Spahn took the oath office administered by RPCV Rep. John Garamendi....
President’s Letter: Helping the Peace Corps Be Its Best
As we celebrate Volunteers returning to service in dozens of countries, we pay tribute to a leader here at NPCA who made a difference at a critical time for the Peace Corps community. By Dan Baker At left: El Paso,...
Be Good, Be Kind, and Be Lucky
Parting advice from a writer and friend By Steven Boyd Saum Almost three decades ago, before I left California to begin serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ukraine, my friend Clark Blaise passed along the phone number for a fellow writer...
Mapping a Life
A Life Unimagined: The Rewards of Mission-Driven Service in the Peace Corps and Beyond By Aaron S. Williams International Division, University of Wisconsin-Madison Reviewed by Steven Boyd Saum Aaron S. Williams grew up in a segregated neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side in the...
The Future that Almost Was
The Peace Corps Reauthorization Act was the most sweeping legislation in a generation. It passed the House and was on the verge of success in the Senate when the clock ran out. Here’s why that matters. By Jonathan Pearson, Joel...