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| 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. |
| 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 |
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Peace Corps Volunteer Kristi Rendahl writes: The Day I Climbed...
Peace Corps Volunteer Kristi Rendahl writes: The Day I Climbed a Mountain 1 November 2010
Michelle Obama's uncle was volunteer in India
Michelle Obama's uncle, Nomenee Robinson, worked in India in 1961 as a Peace Corps volunteer 1 November 2010
Mali RPCV Bruce Whitehouse presents a different perspective of marriage...
Mali RPCV Bruce Whitehouse presents a different perspective of marriage 1 November 2010
Mongolia Peace Corps Volunteer Ryan McClaine has asked his community...
Mongolia Peace Corps Volunteer Ryan McClaine has asked his community to donate 1,000 books for Maliba-Matso Secondary School 1 November 2010
Thailand RPCV Cathy Salter writes: Change in Oman a lesson...
Thailand RPCV Cathy Salter writes: Change in Oman a lesson for us all 1 November 2010
Niger RPCV Jonathan T. Simms started a project that could...
Niger RPCV Jonathan T. Simms started a project that could have a large impact on the health of the young children of that village and eventually, perhaps, all of Niger and beyond 2 November 2010
The author of several books and a play, Togo RPCV...
The author of several books and a play, Togo RPCV George Packer has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 2003, and his articles regularly surpass the 10,000-word mark 2 November 2010
George Packer writes: Meaning of the Mid-Terms
RPCV George Packer writes: This midterm is the party's first salvo in its first order of business, to end Obama's Presidency. There will be little mercy and a great deal of rancor. 2 November 2010
Steve Driehaus Defeated for re-election
Steve Driehaus Defeated for re-election to Congress 2 November 2010
Tom Petri easily wins re-election to House...
Tom Petri easily wins re-election to House 2 November 2010
Obituary for Ecuador RPCV Kenneth Coffeen...
Obituary for Ecuador RPCV Kenneth Coffeen 4 November 2010
NPCA Disqualifies First-Place Winner In YouTube Contest...
NPCA Disqualifies First-Place Winner In YouTube Contest 4 November 2010
Papua New Guinea RPCV Matt Eline is new principal at...
Papua New Guinea RPCV Matt Eline is new principal at Rocky Run Middle School 4 November 2010
Thailand RPCV Alan Guskin's role in conceiving and organizing a...
Thailand RPCV Alan Guskin's role in conceiving and organizing a group that led President John F. Kennedy to establish the Peace Corps 50 years ago 4 November 2010
Sam Farr re-elected to Congress...
Sam Farr re-elected to Congress 4 November 2010
In Gabon, Naipaul meets Mobiet, a 37-year-old white...
In Gabon, Naipaul meets Mobiet, a 37-year-old white American and former Peace Corps volunteer (not unlike Naipaul's former friend Paul Theroux) who had come to Gabon 11 years earlier "on some kind of spiritual quest" 5 November 2010
RPCV H Schar collects are from Africa...
RPCV H Schar collects are from Africa 6 November 2010
Nepal RPCV Brent Lynn has beaten 96 percent of rivals...
Nepal RPCV Brent Lynn has beaten 96 percent of rivals since taking over the Janus Overseas Fund in 2003 6 November 2010
Brazil Peace Corps Physician and artist William Slinger discovered hidden...
Brazil Peace Corps Physician and artist William Slinger discovered hidden talent after a stroke 7 November 2010
Thirty-five Colombia I members attended the celebration at the...
Thirty-five Colombia I members attended the celebration at the University, which became the first Peace Corps training site in 1961 under President John F. Kennedy 7 November 2010
Nigeria RPCV Julian Martin writes: Memories of Peace Corps endure...
Nigeria RPCV Julian Martin writes: Memories of Peace Corps endure 7 November 2010
Thailand RPCV Jeff Steel has been a Miami Springs police...
Thailand RPCV Jeff Steel has been a Miami Springs police officer for about 21 years 7 November 2010
Ordinary People Doing the Extraordinary: The Story of Ed and...
"Ordinary People Doing the Extraordinary: The Story of Ed and Joyce Koupal and the Initiative Process" was authored by India RPCV Dwayne Hunn, PhD., MA, Executive Director of Peoples Lobby, about his mentors and founders of People's Lobby (PLI) 9 November 2010
Ralph Bolton wins award in Anthropology
Professor of Anthropology Peru RPCV Ralph Bolton is the 2010 recipient of the Franz Boas Award for Exemplary Service to Anthropology in honor of his long history of achievements in the field 9 November 2010
Ellen Gardiner spent her two years of volunteering in a...
Ellen Gardiner spent her two years of volunteering in a small farming community in Poland, teaching English to high school students 9 November 2010
Ecuador RPCV Brad will celebrate the first anniversary of finding...
Ecuador RPCV Brad will celebrate the first anniversary of finding the one he loves next month, but he won't have his loved one at his side or even on the same continent 10 November 2010
Andy Burns will be working with local health agency personnel...
Andy Burns will be working with local health agency personnel in Niger, compiling vital statistics in the field that will help in the fight against infectious disease 10 November 2010
Phillipines RPCV Eric Imerman is teaching agriculture in Afghanistan's northern...
Phillipines RPCV Eric Imerman is teaching agriculture in Afghanistan's northern province of Kunduz 12 November 2010
Obituary for Guatemala RPCV Audrey Ayers...
Obituary for Guatemala RPCV Audrey Ayers 13 November 2010
China RPCV Christina Gabe and her husband say bridging cultural...
China RPCV Christina Gabe and her husband say bridging cultural differences remains a challenge – such as how much clothing on a child is too much, and how to treat a cold – but this has made them more vigilant about communicating effectively 14 November 2010
US Peace Corps volunteers safe in the Philippines...
US Peace Corps volunteers safe in the Philippines 14 November 2010
Mali RPCV Eileen Conoboy writes: The Peace Corps' lessons in...
Mali RPCV Eileen Conoboy writes: The Peace Corps' lessons in a globalizing society 17 November 2010
My name is Shim Eun-kyung," Kathleen Stephens, undoubtedly the...
"My name is Shim Eun-kyung," Kathleen Stephens, undoubtedly the most popular American ambassador assigned to the country as of late, said in fluent Korean to introduce herself upon arriving at Incheon Airport to assume her post 19 November 2010
Obituary for Yemen and Honduras RPCV Susan Bacheller...
Obituary for Yemen and Honduras RPCV Susan Bacheller 20 November 2010
Ellen Nesbitt was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kenya teaching...
Ellen Nesbitt was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kenya teaching students high school level math and science in Kenya 21 November 2010
How ABC News Came to do the Show about Kate Puzey
The Backstory on How ABC News Came to do the Show about Kate Puzey 23 November 2010
After serving two years in Malawi with the Peace Corps...
After serving two years in Malawi with the Peace Corps, Jolene Bradley discovered the power of books - and it changed her life 23 November 2010
Dzens of people from Micronesia have made the transition over...
Dzens of people from Micronesia have made the transition over the past 10 years and changed the character of the town of Milan and their connection to Milan dates back to the 1980s when a local banker, Erik Thompson, served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Micronesia 24 November 2010
Paraguay RPCV Charles Brennick has shipped 25,000 computers since starting...
Paraguay RPCV Charles Brennick has shipped 25,000 computers since starting InterConnection 10 years ago, working with the Peace Corps, World Concern, World Vision and Microsoft Community Affairs 24 November 2010
John Garamendi re-elected to Congress...
John Garamendi re-elected to Congress 30 November 2010