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Peace Corps Response sends experienced professionals on short-term, targeted service assignments in communities around the world for 3-12 months. Since the program was founded in 1996 as “Crisis Corps,” more than 3,000 Americans have served as Peace Corps Response Volunteers in over 80 countries. The positions are highly specialized and technical in the areas of agriculture, education, environment, health, community economic development, and youth in development.
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This #familyfriday we are featuring the incredible connection RPCV, Jonathan, has with his host country, Armenia. As a Virtual Service Pilot participant, Jonathan can finally give back to Armenia what it gave to him during his service over ten years ago. Read his story to find out more! Peace Corps Armenia #virtualservicepilot
Happening tomorrow! Attend the virtual premiere of the new Peace Corps documentary to see how Response Volunteers assisted FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency in their vaccination efforts. 📽 #PCResponsetoCOVID #pcwatchparty
“Every day since my return home I've thought about the people, places, and experiences of my service.” Read how RPCV Holly was reconnected with her country of service through her experience participating in the Virtual Service Pilot. Finally, connected through technology, her heart is (virtually) back home in Namibia! Peace Corps Namibia #virtualservicepilot
“AHP enables us to work with institutions training healthcare workers — nurses, pharmacists, medical doctors, lab technicians — and to develop skill sets to offer better services to the population.”
Towela, the program manager for AHP, has worked with countless volunteers and local partners over the years to strengthen health systems in Malawi. Together, they are training the next generation of health workers. Peace Corps Malawi #peacecorpsresponse #advancinghealthprofessionals
What makes for a good Response Volunteer? In Dallas's experience, being humble and an open learner. Read about his experience in the AHP program below! #peacecorpsresponse #advancinghealthprofessionals
“The pandemic highlighted the need to help the countries grow their programs so that they can educate more nurses, pharmacists, and more physicians.”
Read how Peace Corps Response’s newest program, Advancing Health Professionals, is needed now more than ever! #peacecorpsresponse #advancinghealthprofessionals
In the last year and a half, service has looked very different for Peace Corps. Read how Annie adapted from a Response Volunteer in Peace Corps Georgia to a Virtual Service Pilot Participant based in the United States. Annie reminds us that although we can never prepare for what's next—we can always continue to learn! #peacecorpsresponse
As thousands of Peace Corps Volunteers and Peace Corps Response Volunteers were evacuated in March 2020, no one understood what they were going through like former Response Volunteer Marcy. Evacuated twice before completing service in Peace Corps Sierra Leone, Marcy understands what it means to be committed to the mission of the Peace Corps! #peacecorpsresponse
After 25 years as a physical therapist, Vishakha served as a Response Volunteer with FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency , helping to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Venturing outside of her comfort zone, she has recognized she is capable of doing much more than she thought—and is already considering what she should do next! #peacecorpsresponse
Even though Priscilla had a 40-year gap between her Peace Corps service in Uganda and her first Response assignment in Alabama, she couldn't help but notice the similarities… "Familiar, too, was the incredible strength, grace, and dignity of people on a daily basis facing the most adverse of circumstances." #peacecorpsresponse
Lily used previous skills learned in her two-year service to help her succeed as a Peace Corps Response Volunteer (formerly known as Crisis Corps Volunteer) in Guinea. Read how her language skills, professionalism, and flexibility amplified her work with the International Rescue Committee #peacecorpsresponse
