Community Achievements – March 2019
Community News - Achievements of RPCVs Author: Peter Deekle March 2019 ALBANIA Brenna Mickey (Albania, 2011-2013; Vanuatu, 2016) in addition to working as a product user experience designer at a digital learning platform company, she holds an adjunct teaching position in art...
The Places I’ve Been
I can distinguish three different eras in my life on the road. The first focused on Getting the Furthest with the Most Stops at the Least Cost. My first overseas adventure started in 1956 thanks to Icelandic Air and Holland-American...
Universal Service
One of the many privileges of serving as director of the Peace Corps was the chance to see first-hand the value and impact service has in our communities, our country and across the globe. A commitment to service maximizes Americans’...
Welcome to Your New Home
The growing Peace Corps community invites you... … to unite in our vibrant Peace Corps community United and vibrant communities drive transformative change. Over four decades we’ve grown from the nascent National Council of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers to the...
Healing Grace for Our Times
The question over the phone unsettled me. “Will Senator Wofford be joining you?” I was calling to make a reservation for a regular group of Peace Corps friends at Ristorante La Perla, our preferred lunch spot on Pennsylvania Avenue. It...
Water for Everyone Initiative – Togo and The Gambia
NPCA and Water Charity have embarked on a bold new initiative to ensure that every person in Togo and The Gambia has access to clean water by 2023. Clean water is essential for the health, safety, education, and wellbeing of...
RPCVs needed in El Paso
El Paso has become a major crossing point along the 2,000 mile southern border. A large numbers of families, many with young children, are fleeing unendurable levels of violence, instability, and the resulting economic collapse in their home countries, especially in El...
In Memoriam – February 2019
For many, Peace Corps service becomes a family affair. That was the case with a number of individuals who recently passed away. Emily Dewhirst (1929-2019) was born in Minneapolis, a descendent of Abraham Clark, a signer of the Declaration of Independence....
Announcing the 2019 Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award Winner: Luis Argueta of Guatemala
National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2019 Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award is Luis Argueta of Guatemala. The Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award honors an outstanding global leader who grew up in...
Community Achievements – February 2019
Community News - Achievements of RPCVs Author: Peter Deekle February 2019 BELIZE Kevina Casaletto (2009-2011) is the interim president of Coastal Carolina Returned Peace Corps Volunteers group. She coordinated the CCRPCV’s first participation in the southeastern North Carolina Martin Luther King,...