Peace Corps Samoa

11/06/2026

Education Volunteer Dewey is inspiring teachers to integrate technology into lesson planning. To build confidence and promote the creative use of technology, Dewey recently provided professional development training for educators from four primary schools (Faleapuna, Lufilufi, Manunu, and Saoluafata) to strengthen active learning in mathematics through English reading comprehension.

Using hands-on practice using tablets and online platforms, Dewey helped four principals and twenty-one teachers explore practical ways to embed digital tools into daily classroom routines to enhance tech-enabled learning across grade levels.

Sa fa'atinoina e se tasi o ali'i pisikoa ia Dewey olo'o galue i Upolu se 'ao'aoga mo faiaoga i aoga tulaga lua o Faleapuna, Lufilufi, Manunu ma Saoluafata. I le fa'aogaina o masini fa'anei ona po e fesoasoani i alo ma fanau, i se auala e faigofie ma fiafia ai i le ola a'ao'aoina aemaise lava i le mataupu o le Matematika.

07/06/2026

Complusory Education: O Aafiaga o Samoa mo le Lumanai.

04/06/2026

On the east side of Savai’i, Environment Volunteer Tasi is combining his design and fabrication skills with community-driven development to support environmental resilience. Through funding from the UNDP-GEF Small Grants Program, Tasi is working alongside village leaders, youth, women’s groups, and community members to implement a waste management project focused on reducing roadside dumping and open waste burning.

Together, the group has designed and built 54 new trash stands—with 80 more planned—while teaching valuable skills in welding, painting, and metal fabrication. This initiative highlights how collaboration, local knowledge, and community participation can create lasting environmental impact and stronger local ownership for a more sustainable future.

Tele o lima e mama ai se galuega, o se va'aiga lena se tasi o alii pisikoa ia Tasi olo'o galue ai i Savaii fausiaina o fata lapisi fa'atasi ma le afioaga ina ia tu'uitiitia ai le fa'alapisi i tafa ala.
Sa fa'atupueina lenei poloketi mai le Ofisa UNDP-GEF ma o nisi nei o auala e mafai ona fesoasoani malosi ai a tatou pisikoa o le tu'ufaatasia lea o tusi talosga mo poloketi mo atinae.
E 45 fata lapisi ua maea fausia ma olo'o fa'amoemoe mo le isi 80 ina ia faasopolia le afioaga.

03/06/2026

Happy Independence Day, Samoa!
On behalf of Peace Corps, we celebrate this special day with you.
May this day remind us of unity, service, and the strength of this beautiful nation.

Manuia le A*o o le Tutoʻatasi, Samoa!

28/05/2026

Peace Corps Volunteer Mckenzie has been inspiring creativity and learning on Savaii Island through a collaborative World Map project with her students. Over three weeks, students spent their free time before and after school helping to draw and paint a Pacific-centered world map while learning geography, art, and teamwork in a fun and interactive way. The project sparked curiosity and creating meaningful conversations about the world, cultures, and history beyond their island home.

Galulue fa'atasi - Le tamaitai pisikoa ia Mckenzie ma lana vasega ina ua maea ai la latou poloketi le tusi'ina ole fa'afanua o le lalolagi. E tele ni lesona na 'ao'aoina ai e le fanau, o le tusiata, tulaga o atunu'u i le lalolagi aemaise o tala'aga o atun'uu aemaise Samoa!

21/05/2026

As part of National Environment Week, four of our incredible Peace Corps Environment Volunteers were invited by our partner, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, to serve as panelists for a session on enhancing community resilience. Isabella, Nyah, Gus, and Marc presented on the innovative ways they are working with local communities to deepen environmental resilience and implement sustainable, community-identified conservation priorities.

Each Volunteer shared actionable and replicable ways to effectively promote community ownership and long‑term sustainability at the community level. Congratulations to each of the panelists!

Fa'atauaina le vaiaso mo le Siosiomaga, fa'aautuina - Tofa fa'asoa mo le puipuia o le Siosiomaga. Na maua se avanoa maualuga mo nisi o alii ma tamaitai pisikoa e fa'asoa ai i lo latou tomai ma le silafia i la latou galuega olo'o faia mo le siosiomaga aemaise ai foi le galulue fa'atasi ai ma nu'u ma afioaga.
Malo lava le galulue!

17/05/2026

14/05/2026

In the western corner of the island of Savai’i, Environment Volunteer Jeremiah and his community are taking community gardening to a new level! Due to poor soil quality and the village's isolated location, growing vegetables has always been a challenge for the community. Through innovation and partnership with local youth and community members, Jeremiah helped to initiate a hydroponics project as a sustainable way to grow fresh vegetables locally. This successful initiative is a wonderful example of the power of community collaboration, resilience, and sustainable development.

O le alii pisikoa ia Jeremiah olo'o galulue fa'atasi ma lona nu'u i se tasi o poloketi e atinae ma fa'afaigofie ai le totoina ma maua ai fuala'auaina mo le afioaga, o nisi o fa'afitauli olo'o feagai ma le afioga o le palapala e le ola lelei ai ae gata i lea o le tu mamao.

Malo fa'atasi le galulue fa'atasi.

06/05/2026

In early 2024, PCV Elizabeth Helm received the invitation to serve in Samoa. As she researched her Peace Corps assignment, Elizabeth read the deeply personal memoir, “My View from the House by the Sea,” written by Donna Marie Barr. At the age of fifty-seven, in 2007, Donna served in Samoa as a Peace Corps Volunteer and documented the life-changing stories that led her to fall in love with Samoa and its people. Through Donna’s words, Elizabeth fell in love with Samoa before setting foot in the country.

That was two years ago. Now Elizabeth has completed nearly two years of service, and she and Donna meet up whenever they can during Donna’s regular visits to see her host family in Samoa. Though their experiences and lives are very different, their shared love of Samoa has connected them.

26/04/2026