2007.06.02: June 2, 2007: Headlines: COS - Ethiopia: Expansion: : Some 40 US Peace Corps volunteers are expected to arrive in Ethiopia soon to serve in the Amhara and Oromia regional states
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2007.06.02: June 2, 2007: Headlines: COS - Ethiopia: Expansion: : Some 40 US Peace Corps volunteers are expected to arrive in Ethiopia soon to serve in the Amhara and Oromia regional states
Some 40 US Peace Corps volunteers are expected to arrive in Ethiopia soon to serve in the Amhara and Oromia regional states
Peter Parr, director of the Peace Corps office told The Reporter that the volunteers will be working with the Ministry of Health, and will mainly be involved in efforts to combat HIV/AIDS. The Peace Corps volunteers will work with the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator. Parr said that at present the Peace Corps office is being set up and Ethiopian staff are being recruited for administrative positions and to help volunteers in their training of local languages and customs. There director said, however, that he could not at present stage provide details of the 40 volunteers or the exact time of their arrival.
Some 40 US Peace Corps volunteers are expected to arrive in Ethiopia soon to serve in the Amhara and Oromia regional states
Peace Corps volunteers returning after eight years
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Some 40 US Peace Corps volunteers are expected to arrive here soon to serve in the Amhara and Oromia regional states.
Peter Parr, director of the Peace Corps office told The Reporter that the volunteers will be working with the Ministry of Health, and will mainly be involved in efforts to combat HIV/AIDS.
The Peace Corps volunteers will work with the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator
Parr said that at present the Peace Corps office is being set up and Ethiopian staff are being recruited for administrative positions and to help volunteers in their training of local languages and customs.
There director said, however, that he could not at present stage provide details of the 40 volunteers or the exact time of their arrival.
The Ethiopia program, according to official Peace Corps documents, was one of the first for the Peace Corps, originally opening in 1962.
From 1962-77, after which the program was suspended following the Derg’s coming to power, and between 1995-99, Ethiopia hosted approximately 3,500 volunteers, the same documents indicate.
The primary focus then was on education, with the goal of training skilled workers and promoting economic development.
Volunteers also worked on agriculture projects and health projects ranging from establishing pediatric clinics to working in smallpox eradication programs.
The program in Ethiopia was suspended in 1999 following the Ethiopia-Eritrea war.
The Peace Corps have been active for 45 years and more than 182,000 Americans have served in 182 countries.
Peace Corps volunteers who must be U.S. citizens and at least 18 years of age are committed to a 27-month service in the countries they are assigned.
By Namrud Berhane
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