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1991: John Ahrens served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Uganda in Kibale Forest and Kampala beginning in 1991
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer John Ahrens can be contacted at apuuli123ayahoodcom
Country of Service: Uganda
Training Group: June 1991
Cities you served in: Kibale Forest and Kampala
Arrival Year: 1991
Departure Year: 1993
Work Description:
Wildlife conservation, biodiversity education and research for forest department
Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:
MS in Wildlife Management, Univ of Missouri
MA in African Studies, UCLA
MBA (in progress) from Univ of Phoenix
Started my own Non Profit, World Community Development Programme (www.wcdp.org) to do Community development in Uganda.
I get back to Uganda at least once a year.
Any thoughts you have now looking back on peace corps days?:
LOVED IT! Changed my life forever!... and for the better!
Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:
Uganda 1A group... and some from the 2A group... training in 1991 and 1992. Especially Mark Noonan, Cathy Poppenwimer-Dubois, John Dubois, Dave Levine, Tom Lucas, Jerry McCann, ...
Any message for returned volunteers?:
Don't forget your experiences and continue to do good in the world!
Originally posted: August 8, 2008Related Links:
Peace Corps Annual Report: 1991; Peace Corps Uganda; Directory of Uganda RPCVs; Messages and Announcements for Uganda RPCVs
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