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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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By Admin1 (admin) (98.188.147.225) on Monday, February 14, 2011 - 12:36 pm: Edit Post

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