Read the assessment from Tim Carroll's article in the Friends of Nigeria newsletter on what the goal of 10,000 is doomed to failure unless the Peace Corps starts to employ new methods and consistency in recruitment at:

Recruit volunteers with new methodology.

Recruit volunteers with new methodology.

The dirtiest secret in the agency is that delivering the fabled 10,000 volunteers is only remotely possible. Under the present recruiting regime, a constant battle is waged between facing an under-fill or dumbing down the skills requested by host countries.

Stories from 635 volunteers who served during my five years in the field, had one persistent theme: nobody got through recruitment smoothly and no two people were treated to the same process. Surely some experienced professional can make recruitment an effective network for finding the brightest and best. Presently the task is handed off to a political appointee.

Alumni, where are you? This is tailor-made for you.