The Domestic Dividend: Part I
How do you measure the value of transformation? As Peace Corps Volunteers, we give 27 months of our lives in exchange for a lifetime of impact. Ask almost any RPCV if it was worth it and you get a resounding “Yes.” But ask any one of the many people in this country who question how their tax dollars are being spent, and you may get a different answer. In the summer of 2020, with Donald Trump in office and Peace Corps’ 60th anniversary less than a year away, a task force conceived by Dick Pyle (Jamaica 1966–68) and two RPCV...
Follow the Energy
It was a frigid winter in 1993, and Damian Jones (Nepal 1987–91) was shivering in a sleeping bag inside his car some- where near the Eastern Market in Washington, D.C.. His big idea, to bring aid to Nepal through artisan trade, was just beginning to take off. Large entities like UNICEF and Save the Children had begun exploring small-scale handicraft initiatives in developing countries, but not in a way that Jones saw as sustainable. “Nepal receives a ton of aid, and none of it makes its way back to the villages. All this money comes in, but then it’s kind...
RPCV-Founded Chica Bean Makes Impact and Supports the Peace Corps Community
Enjoy fresh Guatemalan specialty coffee while supporting the Peace Corps community. Shop at Chica Bean through March 21 and NPCA will receive 15 percent from online sales. By NPCA Staff Treat yourself to incredible coffee that contributes to a better world with Chica Bean — from an RPCV entrepreneur whose Peace Corps service shaped a successful business committed to producing quality Guatemalan roasted coffee, shipped fresh from their roastery to your doorstep. Stock up on Chica Bean products through March 21 and help support the Peace Corps community. Co-founded by returned Volunteer Alene Seiler-Martinez (Guatemala 2008–12) and husband Josue Martinez, CHICA BEAN has brewed up a way to more equally distribute value between coffee producing and consuming countries. Try out...