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2009.11.03: November 3, 2009: Headlines: COS - Sierra Leone: Expansion: CNN: Peace Corps to return to Sierra Leone
Peace Corps to return to Sierra Leone
U.S. and Sierra Leone government officials have agreed to re-establish a Peace Corps program in Sierra Leone after a 15-year absence, the Peace Corps said Monday.
Peace Corps to return to Sierra Leone
Peace Corps to return to Sierra Leone
The U.S. Peace Corps will return to Freetown, Sierra Leone, after a 15-year absence.
The U.S. Peace Corps will return to Freetown, Sierra Leone, after a 15-year absence.
Washington (CNN) -- U.S. and Sierra Leone government officials have agreed to re-establish a Peace Corps program in Sierra Leone after a 15-year absence, the Peace Corps said Monday.
Glenn Fedzer, the charge d'affaires for the U.S. Embassy in Freetown, and Sierra Leone's minister of foreign affairs, Zainab Hawa Bangura, signed an agreement Monday in Freetown, a Peace Corps news release said.
"We are delighted that the government of Sierra Leone has invited Peace Corps volunteers to return and work shoulder to shoulder with the people of Sierra Leone," Peace Corps Director Aaron S. Williams said in the news release. "The partnership between Peace Corps and Sierra Leone was established in the era of President Kennedy and it is an honor and a privilege for us to have the opportunity to work with the communities of Sierra Leone once again."
The first group of about 40 volunteers is to arrive in June. They are to focus on work in schools and on community development.
Since 1962, more than 3,400 Americans have served as Peace Corps volunteers in Sierra Leone.
The organizationhas 7,671 volunteers working in 75 countries. Their activities have been suspended in Madagascar, Mauritania, Guinea and Bolivia.
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| 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 |
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