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Big Omission in Comprehensive Report Date: July 27 2010 No: 1451 Big Omission in Comprehensive Report
The Peace Corps has always neglected the third goal, allocating less than 1% of their resources to it, so when Aaron Williams promised Senator Dodd to provide a "Comprehensive Assessment Report" with ideas to strengthen and reform the agency's operations we expected to see some forceful recommendations to address this critical weakness. Read the report and our commentary on the big omission in the third goal that committee members didn't address, discuss, or even mention.

July 20, 2010: Nita Lowey Pushes Expansion Date: July 24 2010 No: 1447 July 20, 2010: Nita Lowey Pushes Expansion
Nita Lowey pushes $46.15 million PC funding increase 1 Jul
Anne Goddard helps lead ChildFund 12 Jul
PCVs Safe after bombing in Uganda 12 Jul
PCVs Evacuated from Northern Burkina Faso 7 Jul
Ben Masters promotes bamboo bicycles 6 Jul
Danny Dunbar is a fan of Brazil soccer 2 Jul
Christopher Hill leaves Iraq Embassy For Academia 2 Jul
NPCA holds YouTube contest 2 Jul
Larry Palmer nominated as Ambassador to Venezuela 30 Jun
Laurence Leamer writes: America Looks Like a Fortress 29 Jun
Ed Reed writes: Troops’ service in Korea not in vain 28 Jun
Mary-Denise Tabar finishes tour in Iraq 24 Jun
Carrie Hessler-Radelet Sworn in as PC Deputy Director 24 Jun
PC Releases Comprehensive Agency Assessment Report 22 Jun
Michael Burden writes: The dilemma on your dinner plate 18 Jun
Safety at risk for Peace Corps volunteers? 17 Jun
PCVs in Southern Kyrgyzstan evacuated safely 15 Jun
Steve Harpt helps dropouts reconstruct their lives 11 Jun
Biden Meets with Peace Corps/Kenya Volunteers 11 Jun
19 Americans Sworn-in as PCVs in Indonesia 4 Jun
PC Celebrates Volunteers Return to Sierra Leone 3 Jun
John Coté makes cross-country walk for US Troops 16 May

May 12, 2010: PC Returns to Colombia Date: May 12 2010 No: 1434 May 12, 2010: PC Returns to Colombia
Colombia Program restarts after 30 Year Absence 11 May
Karen Smith works in Afghanistan and Sudan 24 Apr
Kevin Bubriski began photographing Nepal in 1975 24 Apr
Mark Lenzi writes: Can Poland get past the 'curse'? 14 Apr
Aaron Williams visits Jordan 13 Apr
Committee passes Dodd's Peace Corps Bill 13 Apr
NPCA's Africa Rural Connect wins Award 13 Apr
Brian Kuhn among Scientists on Ancestor Find 12 Apr
Melanie Edwards gathers data on “invisible poor” 12 Apr
Johnnie Carson writes: Africa Policy Under Obama 7 Apr
Be Part Of New Film About The Peace Corps 30 Mar
Chief of Staff encourages PCVs to serve third year 29 Mar
Williams Testifies on Vision for Future of Peace Corps 18 Mar
Heath Lowry teaches Turkish Studies at Princeton 14 Mar
Torkin Wakefield created "Bead for Life" in Uganda 14 Mar
Parents of Murdered PCV Speak Out 12 Mar
Village in Kenya Erects Monument to Megan DaPisa 10 Mar
Frank Swoboda at World Food Prize HQ 10 Mar
Ashley Bates reports from Gaza 4 Mar
Joe Zenisek started Share the Love 10 years ago 28 Feb
Peter Hessler publishes "Country Driving" 25 Feb
Stacia and Kristof Nordin call Malawi home 22 Feb

Memo to Incoming Director Williams Date: August 24 2009 No: 1419 Memo to Incoming Director Williams
PCOL has asked five prominent RPCVs and Staff to write a memo on the most important issues facing the Peace Corps today. Issues raised include the independence of the Peace Corps, political appointments at the agency, revitalizing the five-year rule, lowering the ET rate, empowering volunteers, removing financial barriers to service, increasing the agency's budget, reducing costs, and making the Peace Corps bureaucracy more efficient and responsive. Latest: Greetings from Director Williams

Join Us Mr. President! Date: June 26 2009 No: 1380 Join Us Mr. President!
"We will double the size of the Peace Corps by its 50th anniversary in 2011. And we'll reach out to other nations to engage their young people in similar programs, so that we work side by side to take on the common challenges that confront all humanity," said Barack Obama during his campaign. Returned Volunteers rally and and march to the White House to support a bold new Peace Corps for a new age. Latest: Senator Dodd introduces Peace Corps Improvement and Expansion Act of 2009 .



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Schedule of Events for the University of Michigan Celebration of...
Schedule of Events for the University of Michigan Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps 4 October 2010



The newly assigned United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone, H.E...
The newly assigned United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone, H.E. Michael S. Owen expressed delight over the return of the American Peace Corps Volunteers to Sierra Leone after sixteen years absence, noting that their venture was a sure sign of mutual trust and respect between the two countries 4 October 2010



Geri Critchley writes: Help show your appreciation of Sargent Shriver...
Geri Critchley writes: Help show your appreciation of Sargent Shriver and Eunice Kennedy Shriver's Lifetime Legacy of Service 4 October 2010



Peace Corps volunteer Census hits 40-year high
Peace Corps volunteer total hits a 40-year high 4 October 2010



Malaysia RPCV Dr. Paul Frommer is Creator of "Avatar" language...
Malaysia RPCV Dr. Paul Frommer is Creator of "Avatar" language 5 October 2010



An Interview With John Perkins: Does the Peace Corps serve...
An Interview With John Perkins: Does the Peace Corps serve as a gateway for more economic hit men? 5 October 2010



Ella Rychlewski writes: Between hope and despair
RPCV Ella Rychlewski writes: Kyangwali refugee camp: Between hope and despair 6 October 2010



Nicole Barren-Audette is now serving with the Peace Corps...
Nicole Barren-Audette is now serving with the Peace Corps in Zambia, accompanied by husband and fellow volunteer Chris Audette 6 October 2010



Ivory Coast Dr. Patrick Tobin, a research entomologist with the...
Ivory Coast Dr. Patrick Tobin, a research entomologist with the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, in Morgantown, West Virginia, wins Early Career Innovation Award from Entomological Society of America 7 October 2010



Romania RPCV Dr. Sean Cotter, associate professor of translation studies...
Romania RPCV Dr. Sean Cotter, associate professor of translation studies, international modernist literature and Romanian literature, Wins NEA Grant 7 October 2010



RPCV Jorge Zukoski is one of Ukraine's best known expats...
RPCV Jorge Zukoski is one of Ukraine's best known expats, often serving as the unofficial face of Western business in the country 7 October 2010



Volunteer Stephanie Chance dies in Niger
Peace Corps Mourns the Loss of Volunteer Stephanie Chance who served in Niger 8 October 2010



Nigeria RPCV Rob Nilsson Is Back With the World Premiere...
Nigeria RPCV Rob Nilsson Is Back With the World Premiere of "Sand," set in the New Mexican desert and follows two lonely, searching souls as they come together and split apart 8 October 2010



David McCray writes: One needs only inspect Chao's career trajectory...
David McCray writes: One needs only inspect Chao's career trajectory to see a classic example of shrewd, by-the-numbers ascendancy 8 October 2010



Michelle Obama's uncle Nomenee Robinson, 73, now a recruiter for...
Michelle Obama's uncle Nomenee Robinson, 73, now a recruiter for the Peace Corps, served in India's Punjab state in the early 1960s 9 October 2010



Kristof and Stacia Nordin demonstrate permaculture in Malawi
Malawi RPCVs Kristof and Stacia Nordin use their home in Lilongwe to demonstrate permaculture to local farmers by incorporating composting, water harvesting, intercropping and other methods that build organic matter in soils, conserve water, and protect agricultural diversity 9 October 2010



Johny Croft just returned from at 24-month stint with...
Johny Croft just returned from at 24-month stint with the Peace Corps in Malawi, where he taught physical science, math, biology, English literature and life skills to ninth through 12 graders 9 October 2010



Jim Wolter served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Malaysia...
Jim Wolter served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Malaysia from 1961 to 1966 9 October 2010



Virginia DeLancey served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Nigeria...
Virginia DeLancey served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Nigeria from 1962 to 1964 9 October 2010



Barbara Janes served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Pakistan...
Barbara Janes served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Pakistan from 1961 to 1963 9 October 2010



Joe Jaycox served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Venezuela...
Joe Jaycox served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Venezuela from 1962 to 1964 9 October 2010



Chile RPCV Juana Borda's book, "Salsa, Soul, and Spirit: Leadership...
Chile RPCV Juana Borda's book, "Salsa, Soul, and Spirit: Leadership for a Multicultural Age," invites people to share in the generosity, sense of community and leadership that has inspired communities of color for generations 10 October 2010



Congo Kinshasa RPCV Jake Brookins was an inspirational leader in...
Congo Kinshasa RPCV Jake Brookins was an inspirational leader in the arts as director of the Art Institute for painting, sculpture and metalwork at the Museum of Northern Arizona 10 October 2010



Mongolia RPCV Rebecca Chandler is one of five winners of...
Mongolia RPCV Rebecca Chandler is one of five winners of the 2010 Sarlo Foundation Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service, an award out of the International Rescue Committee for whom she's worked all over the world 10 October 2010



Devin Johnson began working in Rwanda in February, assigned to...
Devin Johnson began working in Rwanda in February, assigned to a health and community development program and paired with a health center in a rural area near the Uganda border 10 October 2010



Michelle Hancock adapted and directed a production of "Twelfth Night...
Michelle Hancock adapted and directed a production of "Twelfth Night" in the Central Asian country of Turkmenistan 10 October 2010



Moldova RPCV Micah Savidge to serve as a foreign service...
Moldova RPCV Micah Savidge to serve as a foreign service officer in Romania 11 October 2010



Julie Hyman discusses her time with the Peace Corps in...
Julie Hyman discusses her time with the Peace Corps in Namibia 11 October 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer "Peace Corps Niger" writes: Last week, a...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Peace Corps Niger" writes: Last week, a newly sworn in volunteer named Stephanie, passed away in her home in the Eastern Region of Zinder, after only having maybe two weeks in her ville after training 11 October 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer "Haka duniya take" writes: We lost a...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Haka duniya take" writes: We lost a bright spirit last week who will be deeply missed 11 October 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer "Alex in Niger" writes: To Stephanie...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Alex in Niger" writes: To Stephanie 11 October 2010



John Coyne's Work Recognized at Peace Corps Worldwide...
John Coyne's Work Recognized at Peace Corps Worldwide 11 October 2010



U.S. envoy Kathleen Stephens reaches out to Koreans through sports...
U.S. envoy Kathleen Stephens reaches out to Koreans through sports 11 October 2010



Korea RPCV Thomas Doherty who specializes in research on Hollywood...
Korea RPCV Thomas Doherty who specializes in research on Hollywood film culture was recently selected the 2010 Edwin Smith Family Distinguished Speaker by the Westfield Athenaeum 12 October 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer "Lisa's Blog" writes: My heart fell apart...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Lisa's Blog" writes: My heart fell apart with the news that a fellow Peace Corps Volunteer had unexpectedly passed away, due to unknown causes 12 October 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer "This Anasara Life" writes: Yesterday, we held...
Peace Corps Volunteer "This Anasara Life" writes: Yesterday, we held a memorial for Stephanie 12 October 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer "Hard Corps" writes: Peace Corps Niger says...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Hard Corps" writes: Peace Corps Niger says goodbye to Stephanie Chance 12 October 2010



Peace Corps Deputy Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet spoke about her...
Peace Corps Deputy Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet spoke about her experiences in Samoa with her husband 12 October 2010



Tom Hayden's speech at University of Michigan for the Peace...
Tom Hayden's speech at University of Michigan for the Peace Corps 50th 13 October 2010



PC Directors Discuss Impact of Service
Peace Corps Directors Discuss Impact of Service 13 October 2010



Text of Director Williams remarks to the University of Michigan...
Text of Director Williams remarks to the University of Michigan commemorating JFK's historic speech 13 October 2010



Nicaragua RPCV Ruth King has been selected as one of...
Nicaragua RPCV Ruth King has been selected as one of the nation's top principals by the National Association of Elementary School principals 13 October 2010



Romania RPCV Chris Bley running for Board of Education in...
Romania RPCV Chris Bley running for Board of Education in Santa Monica California 13 October 2010



Vanuatu RPCV Eric and Christie Nelson complete 14-month, 14,000...
Vanuatu RPCV Eric and Christie Nelson complete 14-month, 14,000-mile tandem bicycle odyssey 13 October 2010



Jim Doyle's final report card...
Jim Doyle's final report card 13 October 2010



Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams Visits Boston...
Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams Visits Boston 13 October 2010



Peace Corps Timeline...
Peace Corps Timeline 14 October 2010



Ecuador RPCV Nathan Miller with friend and weaver Rudy Masaquiza...
Ecuador RPCV Nathan Miller with friend and weaver Rudy Masaquiza through the grapevine 14 October 2010



Philippines RPCV Leslie Kelly Shockley is quickly becoming a creative...
Philippines RPCV Leslie Kelly Shockley is quickly becoming a creative role model for her friends and neighbor with a business that showcases her "upcycled" products - children's clothes, potholders, produce bags and bibs 14 October 2010



Tonga RPCV Jan Worth-Nelson speaks in Ann Arbor in...
Tonga RPCV Jan Worth-Nelson speaks in Ann Arbor in celebration of 50th anniversary 14 October 2010



Peace Corps has no Institutional Memory
Peace Corps has no institutional memory say volunteers 14 October 2010



Historical Marker Unveiled to Celebrate 50th
Historical Marker Unveiled at University of Michigan to Celebrate 50 years of the Peace Corps 15 October 2010



Cy Kukenbaker directs movie about soccer in Malawi
Lithuania RPCV Cy Kukenbaker directs "Bush League" about soccer in Malawi 15 October 2010



Namibia RPCV Amy Burtaine is New director of Interactive Theatre...
Namibia RPCV Amy Burtaine is New director of Interactive Theatre Carolina 15 October 2010



Peace Corps Volunteer Stephanie Chance called a caring Leader...
Peace Corps Volunteer Stephanie Chance called a caring Leader 15 October 2010



University of Michigan commemorates 50th
University of Michigan commemorates fiftieth anniversary of Peace Corps 16 October 2010



Mary Morgan writes: Some thoughts on the 50th
RPCV Mary Morgan writes: Some thoughts on the program's 50th anniversary 16 October 2010



Botswana RPCV Art Heim chosen as Director for Discovery Space...
Botswana RPCV Art Heim chosen as Director for Discovery Space of Central Pennsylvania museum 16 October 2010



Nicholas Hoesl served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Afghanistan...
Nicholas Hoesl served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Afghanistan in 1965 17 October 2010



RPCV Elissa Mays Donovan writes: My students love to hear...
RPCV Elissa Mays Donovan writes: My students love to hear about how my Botswana students and I would drive two hours out into the Kalahari bush in a flatbed lorry to a dried-out river bed and use pick axes to dig out the rock-hard clay 17 October 2010



John Young served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Costa...
John Young served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Costa Rica 40 years ago working in an agricultural extension program in a very small village in the northern province of Guanacaste 17 October 2010



The United States Embassy welcomed 220 Peace Corps volunteers who...
The United States Embassy welcomed 220 Peace Corps volunteers who served in Korea from 1966 to 1982 17 October 2010



Peace Corps volunteer Jaclyn Schaap spent 2 years with a...
Peace Corps volunteer Jaclyn Schaap spent 2 years with a polygamous family in Swaziland 17 October 2010



Adrienne enlisted in the Peace Corps and served three years...
Adrienne enlisted in the Peace Corps and served three years in Tanzania and Ethiopia as a health education volunteer, cutting her service short due to the deteriorating health and subsequent death of her mother 17 October 2010



After graduating, Adrienne Wilson spent nearly three years in the...
After graduating, Adrienne Wilson spent nearly three years in the Peace Corps as a health educator in Tanzania and Ethiopia, envisioning where public health could lead her 17 October 2010



Heather Chadwick has been with the Peace Corps in Thailand...
Heather Chadwick has been with the Peace Corps in Thailand since January 2009 working at a preschool in one of the country's poorest regions, teaching English, doing lesson planning with teachers and helping with school projects 17 October 2010



Paul Theroux speaks about his Peace Corps Experience at Peace...
Paul Theroux speaks about his Peace Corps Experience at Peace Corps 50th 18 October 2010



Mae Jemison says US Dropped the Ball on Green Energy...
Mae Jemison says US Dropped the Ball on Green Energy 18 October 2010



Malaysia RPCV Gary Bivings is the founder and president of...
Malaysia RPCV Gary Bivings is the founder and president of The Bivings Group, an internet strategy and communications firm 19 October 2010



An interview with Ehtiopia RPCV with Michael McCaskey, Chairman of...
An interview with Ehtiopia RPCV with Michael McCaskey, Chairman of the Chicago Bears 20 October 2010



Liberia RPCV Michael J. Smith is running for election to...
Liberia RPCV Michael J. Smith is running for election to the position of Catskill Town Justice 20 October 2010



Obituary for Malawi RPCV Art Rutkin...
Obituary for Malawi RPCV Art Rutkin 20 October 2010



Dr. Paul Frommer created language for 'Avatar'
Director James Cameron approached Malaysia RPCV Dr. Paul Frommer, professor emeritus of clinical management communications at the University of Southern California, to ask him to create a spoken language for the Na'vi 20 October 2010



Nancie McDermott tells how being a Peace Corps volunteer led...
Nancie McDermott tells how being a Peace Corps volunteer led her to become a food writer 20 October 2010



Sam Connor recounted his four years of service as a...
Sam Connor recounted his four years of service as a volunteer in Togo, West Africa 20 October 2010



Turkmenistan RPCV Ginny Ramseyer Winter, MSW and Staley McCartney will...
Turkmenistan RPCV Ginny Ramseyer Winter, MSW and Staley McCartney will present the program "A Responsible Approach to the Issue of Population" 20 October 2010



Dave Dumaresq served in the Peace Corps as a crop...
Dave Dumaresq served in the Peace Corps as a crop extensionist in Ecuador 21 October 2010



Shalala Calls Affordable Care Act 'A Dramatic Change' for Nation...
Shalala Calls Affordable Care Act 'A Dramatic Change' for Nation in Remarks at School of Social Work 21 October 2010



Former ambassador to Iraq takes up peaceful post...
Former ambassador to Iraq takes up peaceful post 21 October 2010



Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin of Malaysia receives...
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin of Malaysia receives newly-appointed United States Ambassador to Malaysia Paul W. Jones to discuss the US-sponsored Peace Corps 22 October 2010



Gary Mount, who learned to grow apples from his father...
Gary Mount, who learned to grow apples from his father while growing up in West Windsor and became an expert on growing coconuts while serving in Micronesia in the Peace Corps, has remained a student of farming 22 October 2010



RPCV Stacey Rice works with Mercy Corps in Uganda...
RPCV Stacey Rice works with Mercy Corps in Uganda 22 October 2010



Uzbekistan Tamar Schiffman Marries...
Uzbekistan Tamar Schiffman Marries 22 October 2010



RTI's vice president of international business development at the time...
RTI's vice president of international business development at the time of the Iraq murders was Aaron S. Williams, the present Director of the Peace Corps 22 October 2010



Remembering Ghana 1
John David writes: I was in one of the first Peace Corps groups to go to Ghana in West Africa 23 October 2010



Peace Corps volunteer Reggie O'Brien needed an ambulance in Honduras...
Peace Corps volunteer Reggie O'Brien needed an ambulance in Honduras, so of course local Rotarians in Vail Colorado had a ball finding one and shipping it to Central America 23 October 2010



Maggie Brossoit remembers the day her Peace Corps group of...
Maggie Brossoit remembers the day her Peace Corps group of English-as-a-second-language teachers was expelled from Libya as the country underwent revolution in the fall of 1969 23 October 2010



Frances Kai-Hwa Wang writes: Learning about the world through...
Frances Kai-Hwa Wang writes: Learning about the world through the humility and idealism of the Peace Corps 24 October 2010



Costa Rica RPCV Tom Clements provides at option in South...
Costa Rica RPCV Tom Clements provides at option in South Carolina with Green Party 24 October 2010



Bush League" is a movie made in Malawi about the...
"Bush League" is a movie made in Malawi about the Bombers soccer team, sponsored by the U.S. Peace Corps, whose hotheaded rep Jake Wilson is building a school in a neighboring village that has its own soccer team 24 October 2010



Dr. James Pressler and his wife, Kathleen go back to...
Dr. James Pressler and his wife, Kathleen go back to Malawi 24 October 2010



David L. Dewey in race to be Muskegon County Commissioner...
David L. Dewey in race to be Muskegon County Commissioner 25 October 2010



A total of 45 American Peace Corps volunteers last week...
A total of 45 American Peace Corps volunteers last week took oath as they started a new life in Uganda to serve the local communities over the next two years 26 October 2010



Wilbur nad Karen Bishop spent their honeymoon and the following...
Wilbur nad Karen Bishop spent their honeymoon and the following two years as Peace Corps volunteers in Botswana. Bishop's son Clark and his wife Lauren Hubbard spent two years in the Peace Corps in Moldova 27 October 2010



Obituary for Malawi RPCV Art Rutkin...
Obituary for Malawi RPCV Art Rutkin 27 October 2010



Wilbur and Karen Bishop spent honeymoon in Botswana
Wilbur and Karen Bishop spent their honeymoon and the following two years as Peace Corps volunteers in Botswana. Bishop's son Clark and his wife Lauren Hubbard spent two years in the Peace Corps in Moldova. 27 October 2010



Cameroon RPCV Dr. Shirish Balachandra has been appointed as the...
Cameroon RPCV Dr. Shirish Balachandra has been appointed as the Commonwealth Health Center's new medical director 28 October 2010



Ecuador RPCV Maria Cuadrado honored with Rose Kryzak Senior Leadership...
Ecuador RPCV Maria Cuadrado honored with Rose Kryzak Senior Leadership Award 28 October 2010



Venezuela RPCV Ron Pomerantz is running for Santa Cruz city...
Venezuela RPCV Ron Pomerantz is running for Santa Cruz city council 28 October 2010



Stacey McKeever and Charles Fogelman met in Philadelphia in November...
Stacey McKeever and Charles Fogelman met in Philadelphia in November 2003, right before their group of some two dozen Peace Corps volunteers left for Lesotho in southern Africa 29 October 2010



Estate dispute tangles county candidate Peru RPCV George Bryant in...
Estate dispute tangles county candidate Peru RPCV George Bryant in legal woes 30 October 2010



Peace Corps Exhibit Opens at UCSB...
Peace Corps Exhibit Opens at UCSB 30 October 2010



Colombia 1 holds reunion at Rutgers
First-ever Peace Corps recruits to hold reunion at Rutgers 31 October 2010



Wittenberg University also has claim on 50th
There's no question that Michigan's claim on its role in the formation of the Peace Corps is legitimate but Wittenberg University in Springfield Ohio, Kennedy's next college stop, appears to have been the place where the candidate first inserts the idea into a speech, a key step in making it a campaign promise 31 October 2010



Chic Dambach writes "Exhaust the Limits"
Colombia RPCV Charles F. 'Chic' Dambach, writes "Exhaust the Limits" -- the life and times of a global peacemaker 31 October 2010



Ivory Coast RPCV Shea Butter starts a business focused on...
Ivory Coast RPCV Shea Butter starts a business focused on sustainable trade and investment in Africa with Shea Butter 31 October 2010



Peace Corps leads Korea RPCV Dr. Karl Ulrich to change...
Peace Corps leads Korea RPCV Dr. Karl Ulrich to change in life plans 31 October 2010



The Peace Corps Effect, a short by Marlene Nancy Lopez...
The Peace Corps Effect, a short by Marlene Nancy Lopez, a Peace Corps volunteer in Moldova, won first place in the YouTube contest "My Piece of the Peace Corps" initiated in celebration of the organization's 50th anniversary 31 October 2010



Alrick Brown Directs Documentary on Rwanda
Sierra Leone RPCV Alrick Brown puts finishing touches on feature directorial debut about the true story of a priest and an imam working together to save lives during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. 31 October 2010



Guy Consolmagno's studies mix religion and science...
Guy Consolmagno's studies mix religion and science 31 October 2010



Rajeev Goyal writes: Obama Does Nothing for Peace Corps
President Obama Does Nothing for the Peace Corps 31 October 2010