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🎉 Happy Independence Day, Peru! Since 1962, Peace Corps Volunteers have partnered with community changemakers across Peru—sharing knowledge, exchanging culture, and learning from one another. Felicidades, Peru!
Peace Corps Panama Volunteer Caitlin is working with the Ministry of Environment and her host community to create cleaner and safer surroundings for everyone to enjoy. 🌱 Some of their projects include building 14 eco-stoves, organizing trash clean-ups, writing grants, planting…
Happy Independence Day to our friends, staff, Volunteers, and counterparts in Liberia. 🇱🇷 After decades of collaboration, we’re grateful to continue our work with communities across the country. 🌍 Have teaching or public health experience? Apply to serve in Liberia today:…
Peace Corps Fiji Volunteer Lauren collaborated with community members to plant mangrove seedlings that will protect the village in cyclone seasons. Not only that, but this project also supports economic growth in the community. 👏 Want to serve overseas with the Peace Corps? 🌊…
Peace Corps Botswana Trainees had a mix of nerves and excitement as they gathered for staging—their final orientation before departure. After two days of activities, they grabbed their bags, boarded the bus, and headed to the airport. Next stop: Gaborone! 🇧🇼
Peace Corps Colombia Volunteer Kendall collaborated with her community to put on an English Day celebration where participants sharpened their language skills. 💬📚
Volunteers Sworn In on the 35th Anniversary of Peace Corps in Vanuatu 🇺🇸🇻🇺 Since 1990, more than 850 Volunteers have served across 16 islands in Vanuatu, working alongside community members on vital Health and Education projects. As these Volunteers continue their service…
Curious what life is like on the world's fourth largest island? 🌍 Volunteers in Madagascar share tips and highlights from their service in our recent blog post. Whether you’re packing your bags or wondering what Volunteers do on the 'Great Red Island,' this one's for you. 🌴…
“Advice I would give to anyone thinking about the Peace Corps is that it’s the chance to make a difference in the world... and give back in a meaningful way.” Take a glimpse into what Isbah and her students have accomplished and what she has learned during her time as a…
As Peace Corps Senegal Volunteers wrapped up their 2-year service, the community gathered to celebrate their accomplishments. Driven by the desire to understand, respect, and work alongside others, these Volunteers created lasting bonds of friendship and appreciation in their…
Happy Independence Day to our friends in Colombia! 🇨🇴 Colombia was one of the first countries to receive Peace Corps Volunteers in 1961. Today, Volunteers work alongside the people of Colombia to support Education and Community Economic Development. Interested in short-term,…
Happy Space Exploration Day! 🚀🖖🏻 Students in North Macedonia recently took their creativity out of this world — exploring space through hands-on experiments, performance, and art. Here’s to small steps that inspire big dreams. 🔭
On the Galápagos Islands, Peace Corps Response Volunteer Lauren lives among great blue herons, pelicans, Sally Lightfoot crabs, and Galapagueños. As part of a community-led effort to protect the island’s biodiversity, Lauren helps monitor and collect data on vulnerable species…
Love is in the air in North Macedonia. ❤️ Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Lauren visited five years after her service ended and brought her partner Hampton. Knowing how much her service in North Macedonia meant to her, Hampton proposed to Lauren back in her second home.…
Meet Elisa, a Peace Corps Volunteer serving in Guatemala 🇬🇹 Listen to Elisa share her Volunteer experience and explain why she decided to extend her time working with the community in Guatemala. Learn more: 👉🏻 peacecorps.gov
6 a.m. rooster calls. Morning meetings with the women’s club. Summer camp preparations with counterparts. Errands. Sunflower field gazing. Puppy petting. Camp activities at the youth center. Karaoke. Sunset run and a shoe scrub. Rinse and repeat. All in a day's work for a Peace…
It’s World Youth Skills Day! 🙋🏽 In Sri Lanka, Volunteers and counterparts hosted a jungle-themed English camp for language practice that turned into a joyful, community-wide effort to help students build the skills they need to be confident and successful adults. Check out the…
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In Liberia, Trainees were blindfolded and guided onto a giant map. When the Trainees' blindfolds came off, they looked down and knew exactly where they would live and work for the next two years. 📍🗺️
When Susan was nine, Peace Corps Volunteers gave her sister a chessboard as a prize for excelling at math. ♟️ That single board sparked Susan's love for chess and soon she and her friends bought boards for their school using the little money they had. Today, she’s introduced…
