“The Heart of Peace Corps Values”
Volunteers show resilience and feel heartbreak amid the agency’s global evacuation By Tasha Prados Photo courtesy Ana Santos “Hours before our flight, at our Close of Service conference, my [Peace Corps] Country Director asked me how I was feeling,” Quinton...
Here to Serve You: A Letter from Dan Baker, Global Reentry Program Director
Dear Peace Corps community, I am honored to step into the role of Program Director for NPCA’s Global Reentry program. Like so many of us, following my 4+ years of Peace Corps service (Bolivia 1999-2002, Timor-Leste 2002-2003), I distinctly remember...
Letters Spring 2020: WorldView Readers Write
Zambia Microfinance I am a Peace Corps Volunteer posted in Zambia. I lent a copy of [the Spring 2019] WorldView to some members of my community and they saw the article about TCP Global, “Empowering a Village.” They’re interested in microfinance and...
Gold in Peace
WHY I GIVE: From Mongolia to the San Francisco Police. For Kenneth Syring, it’s about service. A Conversation with WorldView Magazine Kenneth Syring joined Peace Corps when Volunteers didn’t choose their destination. He was thrilled when Peace Corps asked him to go...
World-Class Teachers
Thirty years of connecting Peace Corps Volunteers, educators, and classrooms For three decades the Peace Corps’ Paul D. Coverdell World Wise Schools program has fostered global learning in the United States and around the world. And the program is celebrating its...
Keep Peace Corps Independent
A Senate bill would make Peace Corps part of the State Department. Ten former Peace Corps directors write why that’s a terrible idea. Here’s the text of a letter that ten former Peace Corps directors delivered on January 7 to senators James Risch...
China Farewell and Other Developments In the Peace Corps Community
China Farewell The eve of the Lunar New Year brought some startling Peace Corps news: The program in China — which has sent 1,321 volunteers to teach English in different provinces — would begin winding down immediately. No new Volunteers would...
The Toughest Evacuation You’ll Never Love
Ten Tips for Staying Mentally Resilient from a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer and Former Peace Corps Headquarters Staff Psychologist By Huong Diep So you just landed back at your home of record (or HOR in Peace Corps acronym-speak —...
Record Number of Senators Sign Peace Corps Funding Letter
In face of the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the United States Senate are expressing strong long-term support for the operation and eventual re-deployment of Peace Corps Volunteers. A record 42 Senators signed an annual "Dear Colleague" letter circulated by Susan...
On Capitol Hill, Peace Corps Legislation Starts to Emerge
Last week Congress approved legislation calling for $2.2 trillion in emergency stimulus—legislation that included $88 million for Peace Corps. That was the third law passed by Congress to address the coronavirus pandemic and its economic consequences. Work is now well underway on...