Official Peace Corps Information on Programs in Costa Rica
Peace Corps has worked in Costa Rica since 1963 with a varied country program that has responded to the country's changing development needs. In many respects, Costa Rica has attained impressive levels of social and economic development. However, growing social ills threaten to diminish the country's gains in education, democracy and health care. The Peace Corps presence in Costa Rica is focused solely on addressing the needs of its young population most vulnerable to poverty, crime, drug abuse, child abuse, and domestic violence.
The Children, Youth, and Families at-Risk project in Costa Rica aims to increase educational and training opportunities for youth, youth organizations, and community volunteers by strengthening the institutional capacity and community outreach of the Government of Costa Rica's Ministry of Child Welfare, PANI (Patronato Nacional de la Infancia).
