Back to Brazil After 42 Years (664) Nov 9, 2009
Inspired by President John Kennedy, I came to Brazil as a 24-year-old Peace Corps volunteer with the intention of making difference ... I am traveling with my friend, Madaline, a fellow Ex Peace Corps volunteer ... As Peace Corps Volunteers, my husband and I were located outside the city of Recife in Jaboatao, a village surrounded by sugar cane plantations. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
A reckless comparison Nov 8, 2009
According to , "Obama was not talking about a 'security force' with guns or police powers. He was talking specifically about expanding AmeriCorps and the Peace Corps and the USA Freedom Corps, which is the volunteer initiative launched by the Bush administration after the attacks of 9/11, and about increasing the number of trained Foreign Service Officers who populate U.S. embassies overseas." ... I can't imagine that anyone could honestly compare AmeriCorps, the Peace Corps, the USA Freedom... (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Music soothes the sick, comforts the bedridden Nov 7, 2009
Hughes was at the hospital as part of a new, nonprofit national service program called MusicianCorps that dispatches musicians into cities the way the Peace Corps sends workers to foreign soil. Hughes is among the first 21 fellows selected to put their talent for civic engagement to work in San Francisco and three other cities. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Afghanistan questions Nov 7, 2009
George wrote on Nov 4, 2009 9:08 PM:" I quite agree on a new draft, but this time let's raise the maximum age just a little. Seventy-five would be about right. Those who already served in the military or peace corps would be exempt. ". BT wrote on Nov 6, 2009 4:26 PM:" I've been saying the same thing since 2003 when the unnecessary war in Iraq was launched. The only protection a democracy has against military adventurism by its leaders is the shared pain it brings, but our leadership found a way... (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
SCITUATE AROUND TOWN: The giving season has begun Nov 6, 2009
(My nephew recently returned from a two-year tour with the Peace Corps in West Africa, and we cannot even imagine the challenges faced by these folks. Marie will also be donating 10 percent of all sales from her West African Trunk Show during First Friday Night Scituate Harbor this week. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Don't Be Stupak Nov 5, 2009
They continued later with separate prohibitions imposed on public health insurance programs for the military, for veterans, for federal employees, for Native Americans, for federal prisoners, and for Peace Corps volunteers. Since health reform is funded through the Health and Human Services Department, no health-reform funds would pay for abortions. (Slate)
Oldest Peace Corps volunteer Nov 4, 2009
"I have to recognize -- I just learned about this last night -- Muriel Johnston. Muriel? Stand up, Muriel," Clinton said to applause and cheers from Johnston's fellow Peace Corps workers and other Americans. "My young staff said, 'Oh my goodness, Muriel Johnston, she's the oldest Peace Corps volunteer in the world.' I said, 'That's not the way we think about it.' No, Muriel and I might say she is one of the best Peace Corps volunteers in the world," Clinton said to more applause, emphasizing... (CNN -- US)
Sierra Leone to get Peace Corps Nov 4, 2009
Peace Corps to return to Sierra Leone - CNN.com ... Peace Corps to return to Sierra Leone ... The U.S. Peace Corps will return to Freetown, Sierra Leone, after a 15-year absence. (CNN -- World)
Global 'caring' portal to launch Nov 4, 2009
The idea is to create a world online Peace Corps or a global eBay for caring ... "The idea is to create a world online Peace Corps or a global eBay for caring," Mr Noble told the newsletter. (BBC News -- Technology)
Oldest Peace Corps worker lauded Nov 4, 2009
Clinton lauds oldest Peace Corps volunteer, an 85-year-old - CNN.com ... Clinton lauds oldest Peace Corps volunteer, an 85-year-old ... (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Tuesday praised as "one of the best" the oldest Peace Corps volunteer in the world, an 85-year old Florida woman serving in Morocco. (CNN -- International)
People on the Move: Nov. 2 Nov 3, 2009
Before starting his professional career, Lehr served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Sri Lanka in the early 1990s. Presley Jones was named deputy director for development and operations with Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children of Washington, D.C.. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Lending a hand Nov 1, 2009
With a small office and a young, passionate staff a Spanish language graduate, a former Peace Corps worker and a volunteer from the AmeriCorp s VISTA program the growing foundation is humble but effective, and full of heart. South of the border fence, Alma Cota de Y ez, executive director of FESAC, has her hands full with the many Sonora organizations both foundations are working to support. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
As US seeks closer ties with Turkmenistan, government cracks down on students Oct 29, 2009
Travel restrictions have also been working in the other direction: Recently, a contingent of 47 Peace Corps volunteers were prevented from entering Turkmenistan. US officials say privately that this incident is related to American efforts to assist the students. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Losing precious memories Oct 29, 2009
As a returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Honduras, 1975-1977), I am amazed that after nearly 50 years of service, the Peace Corps has no library collection ... Sharing our experience is the third goal of the Peace Corps ... Tragically, even the Peace Corps Resource Library in Washington, D.C., does not keep published work written by its own volunteers, the salt of the earth. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Schutten to retire as Sac County chief Oct 28, 2009
He has served in the public sector for more than four decades, ranging from the Peace Corps in Nigeria to executive management positions across the country. Most Read Stories. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Bound for Africa Oct 28, 2009
She will head to Africa Monday to serve 27 months as a Peace Corps volunteer in The Gambia, an impoverished West African nation with a per capita income of 1,300 and a life expectancy of 55 ... Many Peace Corps volunteers live with a host family, and besides their regular duties, often lend a hand wherever it's needed in the community ... "You just dive right into it," said Melanie Forthun, a public affairs specialist with the Peace Corps' Northwest Regional Office in Seattle. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
National Service personnel urged to accept rural postings Oct 27, 2009
Fian (U/W), Oct. 26, GNA - Mr. Abu Kansangbata, the Nadowli District Chief Executive, has appealed to National Service personnel to emulate American Peace Corps volunteers serving in the country by accepting postings to rural areas to help develop deprived communities. Speaking at a send-off ceremony organised by the chief and people of Fian in the Nadowli District for Miss Erin Milner, a Peace Corps volunteer in the community, he commended the volunteer for her unforgettable support for the... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Students, Teachers Need To Be Transculturally Literate, Expert Says Oct 27, 2009
For Dressman, a former Peace Corps volunteer who worked in Morocco, an authentic experience of otherness is one that takes students out of their comfort zone, broadens their cultural horizons and then returns them to their lives with an enriched sense of the scope and sweep of world events, and of how the U.S. influences and, in turn, is influenced by world culture and commerce. Dressman already has plans to take a class of Illinois undergraduates to Morocco this spring. (Science Daily)
In praise of a legend in Newton Oct 26, 2009
Khazei said he contributed to the development of that legislation, which boosted funding for the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps and other service programs. "He stuck with it through thick and thin for 20 years," said Khazei. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Star sailors Oct 24, 2009
A former US Peace Corps volunteer, Paul Lane, has organised the inaugural canoe festival. For Paul, the canoes deserve to be celebrated in Yap, and around the world. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Chris Brown is back Oct 23, 2009
He actually ran for President in 1976 and founded the Peace Corps his wife Eunice, who recently passed, started the Special Olympics. Comment by rChris October 22, 2009. (The Palm Beach Post)
Student-run market to open Saturday Oct 23, 2009
This years event will raise money to fund a Peace Corps project ... Romeau is serving in the Peace Corps near Ancash, Peru. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
UC-Personality: Douglas Dyckes Oct 22, 2009
Dyckes joined the Peace Corps in 1964 and was sent to Nigeria, where he worked in a hospital and taught at the village school. Following his return to the U.S., he secured a job as a high school science teacher but decided again that it wasn t for him. (UCD Advocate, CO)
Food Network's Sandra Lee Celebrates the Holidays with HGTV Oct 22, 2009
From planning a spectacular family reunion party for a recently-returned Peace Corps volunteer to a family's sweet celebration for special children, Sandra will offer viewers dazzling seasonal recipe and decor ideas to create heartwarming holiday celebrations ... Christina Sobiloff, a Peace Corps Volunteer stationed in Burkina Faso, Africa, will return home to Creskill, N.J., for the holidays--and her family and friends want to welcome her with a fantastic holiday homecoming party. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Forum brings together Senate hopefuls Oct 21, 2009
The co-founder of City Year, a domestic Peace Corps, Khazei said everyone voted for change with Obama, and now everyone is waiting for that change, which gets hung up in Congress. He noted that healthcare should start before birth, and protested the number of lobbyists chasing Congressmen. (Beverly Citizen, MA)
Can’t afford your student loan payment? Maybe you should push pause Oct 21, 2009
You re eligible if you get public assistance or volunteer with the Peace Corps. If you don t qualify for a deferment, you might be able to postpone payments if you re dealing with health issues or other circumstances. (Boston Globe)
WORKING: Teen trucker takes over the wheel (2) Oct 20, 2009
As for Roberts' long-term goals after graduating college, she spoke of joining the peace corps, becoming a psychologist, traveling to and learning about different cultures and helping less-fortunate children live better lives. Her SRJC scholarship is waiting until the day Roberts is satisfied Rio Dog Trucking is rolling along on the right track. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Taking care of others Oct 20, 2009
Tara Lynn Smith recently returned from a two-year stint as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon where she taught English, adopted a son, became a queen and helped bring a fresh water well and pump to a tiny village in desperate need of the precious natural resource. Smith returns from two-year Peace Corps tour of duty ... That was the case when she chose to join the Peace Corps and found herself preparing to spend two years in Cameroon a French and English speaking country along... (Terrell Tribune, TX)
Click to read:Young Job Seekers Hit Hard by Economy Oct 18, 2009
Meanwhile, Peace Corps, Americorps, and Teach for America received record numbers of applications. Elise Manbert is still optimistic. (CBS News)
Six to be honored as EIU Foundations Outstanding Members Oct 17, 2009
He previously worked for the Illinois Department of Conservation (1971-1985), and was a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer stationed in Kasungu, Malawi, Africa, working with local farmers in establishing agricultural cooperative and consumer cooperative stores. He is a founding member of Eastern s College of Sciences Advisory Board, and is currently a member of the COS Honorary Advisory Board. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
American Jews rethink Israel Oct 16, 2009
Philip Weiss is the author of American Taboo: A Murder in the Peace Corps (Harper Perennial) and an editor of the website , which covers the Israel-Palestine conflict. Advertisement Advertisement. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
White House Requests Removal of Religious Symbol Oct 16, 2009
g. highest producer of Foreign Service Officers and Peace Corps volunteers, GU was one of few elite schools not to abolish ROTC during the 70s, etc). There are many reasons for our prestige that have little to do with Catholicism. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
In tough times, repaying student loans can wait Oct 15, 2009
You're also automatically eligible if you get public assistance, such as food stamps, or volunteer with the Peace Corps. If you don't qualify for a deferment, you might still be able to postpone payments if you're dealing with health issues. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Jacqui Simon: A Great Example Oct 15, 2009
She is an all-conference midfielder who aspires to attend medical school and serve in the Peace Corps ... I'm thinking about going to med school to become a doctor, traveling throughout Europe, and joining the Peace Corps at some point in my life. (Ucsbgauchos.com)
Today in History - Oct. 14 Oct 14, 2009
In 1960, the idea of a Peace Corps was first suggested by Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy to an audience of students at the University of Michigan. In 1968, the first successful live telecast from a manned U.S. spacecraft was transmitted from Apollo 7. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Senate hopefuls try for edge in face-off Oct 13, 2009
Khazei, a Brookline resident and the cofounder of City Year, a nonprofit organization that some compare to a domestic Peace Corps, said he would take a big citizenship approach to Washington and emphasize public service, schools, and the economy. He joked that his challengers were doing such good work in their own jobs, that voters should send him to Washington instead. (Boston Globe)
Hands On founders battled 'greed is good' philosophy Oct 13, 2009
Nunn was weighing going to law school and a Peace Corps assignment. She did not have to think twice about the Hands On offer, she said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
World travel and challenges highlight Muscatine native's career Oct 13, 2009
Initially I worked in foreign affairs for the U.S. Information Agency, for the Peace Corps and for a special commission overseeing a plebiscite in Puerto Rico. In 1973 I moved to the National Science Foundation, and remained with that agency until I retired in 1991. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Stoneham High grad to join the Peace Corps Oct 10, 2009
the Stoneham High School alumna departed for Ethiopia on Oct. 7, for training as part of her enrollment in the Peace Corps ... Volunteers in the Peace Corps are provided with training to prepare them for their particular duties, full medical and dental coverage, housing, a monthly allowance, vacation time and a stipend at the completion of their service, in addition to other benefits ... But for many of the volunteers, the sense of accomplishment gained from helping others in need is the... (Stoneham Sun, MA)
Indonesia Will Have to Wait A Little Longer for Obama Oct 9, 2009
A resumption of the Peace Corps is expected to be announced, along with other promises of financial aid. "This is going to be a new type of relationship and will have some meaning like 'Most Favored Nation' would in terms of trade," says Arian Ardie, a member of the American Chamber of Commerce. (Time.com)
Brookline's Khazei says outsider status is more help than hindrance Oct 8, 2009
A Pittsburgh native raised in Boston, Khazei is best known as the former leader of City Year, an organization he co-founded in Boston in 1988 as a model for a domestic version of the overseas Peace Corps program. The organization now employs around 1,500 full-time volunteers, and served as a model for the national AmeriCorps program, which President Bill Clinton created in 1993. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Trip to Rwanda is meaningful for Hudson students Oct 6, 2009
"I have a sense of the bigger problems in the world," said Bettencourt, who wants to join the Peace Corps. "I have a whole new outlook on life. I want to change the world.". (Hudson Sun, MA)
Ghana wins Africa Rural Connect contest Oct 6, 2009
"We are excited about the calibre of ideas that have been posted on the site so far and we're really seeing the Wegora technology help foster a whole new way of thinking online about these types of issues," says Molly Mattessich, manager of Africa Rural Connect and a former Mali Peace Corps Volunteer, said in the statement. "The volume of posts from people and groups around the world has steadily increased and we hope to see that trend continue in the coming months," she said. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Founder of Virtual Law Partners Firm Dies Oct 6, 2009
After college, he spent two years teaching high school English and math with the Peace Corps in Ethiopia, then returned to the States in 1970 to begin programming computer operating systems for Burroughs Corp. He opted for law over business and planned to pursue an environmental practice. Then, as a 1973 summer associate at a Los Angeles firm then known as Parker, Milliken, Kohlmeier, Clark & O'Hara, Johnson handled a few assignments for some small software companies. (Law.com)
LETTER: President should require young people to serve Oct 3, 2009
"As the new administration takes shape, Barack Obama and Joe Biden will call on Americans from every walk of life to serve. President-elect Obama and Vice President-elect Biden will expand national service programs like AmeriCorps and the Peace Corps and will create new service organizations to meet the nation's challenges head on: * a Classroom Corps to help underserved schools * a Health Corps to serve in the nation's clinics and hospitals * a Clean Energy Corps to achieve the goal of energy... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Charles Houston, 96; climber led, learned from K-2 trip Oct 3, 2009
From 1962 to 1965, he was the first Peace Corps country director for India. He helped create a doctors division within the Peace Corps. (Boston Globe)
SCITUATE CALLING ALL VETERANS: The night of the kerosene Oct 2, 2009
My life was threatened, Peace Corps volunteer Bob Criso s voice cracked as he stood last month at the podium at UMass in the large, dimly lit conference room before a screen, upon which slides flashed of a village cut out of the dense equatorial rain forest of West Africa where he served. Among those seated at our table were John Bewick, a Peace Corps volunteer from Hingham and his wife Martha; and Father Liam, a former missionary in Nigeria who was spending the summer assisting at St. Anthony s... (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Merrill Peterson, 88; wrote on role of Jefferson, Lincoln Oct 2, 2009
In 1997, when he was 76, Dr. Peterson joined the Peace Corps as its second-oldest volunteer, helping to develop a university curriculum in Armenia. He later wrote a book about the US response to the slaughter of Armenians by Ottoman Turks early in the 20th century. (Boston Globe)
LOCAL MAN REPORTS 'NIGHTMARE' IN SAMOA Oct 1, 2009
Benjamin Harding, 27, of Mount Holly served two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Samoa and now works for the organization in Apia, the capital of that country ... "For me, all it was was a big earthquake this morning. I didn't even realize until a few hours ago that it was such a bad tsunami. All of the Peace Corps [volunteers] are fine. Some villages are destroyed. We've confirmed 35 dead, but it could be in the hundreds. A volunteer just got here and said a lot of people are dead in some... (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Bricker: No one should ever get bored Oct 1, 2009
At about that same time there was a Peace Corps volunteer working with Jerry Baker, who was the first person who held the community development educator position created at the Hancock County office of the University of Illinois Extension. The HCDC was organized and also the Hamilton Merchant's Association. (Carthage (Hancock County) Journal Pilot, IL)
Garamendi Receives Seaborg Award Oct 1, 2009
After receiving his bachelor's degree in business administration, Garamendi served in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia from 1966-68 before earning his MBA from Harvard ... Patti served eight years in the Clinton Administration as assistant director of the U.S. Peace Corps, among other government appointments. (Calbears.com)
Kit Bond: Negotiating with Iran Leads to 'Nightmare' Scenario Oct 1, 2009
Investment in these countries to help earn profits for American firms and employ people in the area, and teach them to develop small businesses," the senator told Martella. "But just as important are educational exchanges getting more students from the area here, getting Americans to go there as students or as Peace Corps workers, as volunteers, as tourists. Because the more Americans we have on the ground there, the less they will fear America. (Newsmax)
Black Rooster Pub to close Sep 30, 2009
com, in the hopes of convincing the Peace Corps. to look elsewhere for office space. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Grassroots groups push for student loan forgiveness Sep 30, 2009
Federal loan forgiveness is linked to professions like government workers, teachers and Peace Corps volunteers. The National Health Service Corporation forgave up to $50,000 for two years of working, Irons said. (Daily Orange, NY)
Tax and Trade: 10 Staffers to Know Sep 30, 2009
in 1997 after serving in the Peace Corps in Tanzania. The job was expected to last a few short months but has grown into a 12-year career that shows little signs of stopping. (Roll Call)
Fulton volunteer got his start in U.S. Peace Corps Sep 25, 2009
Volunteering began when Hegemann joined the U.S. Peace Corps as a youngster ... When the Soviet empire crumbled and the Cold War subsided, heavy aid to the Seychelles from both sides subsided and the Peace Corps left the nation in the mid-1990s, Hegemann says ... Hegemann spent two years in the Peace Corps and he values his experience. (Fulton Sun, MO)
Hawaii curbs her wanderlust Sep 25, 2009
" Fowler is a model of Shoji's ideal "low-maintenance" student-athlete. She always shows up on time and in good spirits, never complains and is extremely happy living in the Baptist Collegiate Ministry home with 19 others. Those housemates, her teammates, volleyball and Hawai'i's beauty, which complements the natural wonders she grew up with near the Ozark Mountains with its lakes and waterfalls, are what she will take with her from this two-year odyssey. Along with a degree in International... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Africa: Is Foreign Aid Still Worth it? [document] Sep 25, 2009
The first congressional hearing I ever arranged for the then-House Subcommittee on Africa in 1997 included testimony by Michael Maren, a former Peace Corps volunteer who had worked for Catholic Relief Services and the U.S. Agency for International Development. Maren's view is a bit different than Moyo's thesis. (allAfrica.com)
Bellamy challenges Westminster students on a healthier planet Sep 24, 2009
Bellamy previously served as executive director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for 10 years, was director of the U.S. Peace Corps and was elected to both the New York State Senate and was the first woman elected to the New York City Council. "She is a leader with character, whose life of service has made the world a better place for all people," Westminster President Barney Forsythe said. (Fulton Sun, MO)
Fulbright Grants Go to 14 Grads Sep 23, 2009
In the words of Richard Holbrooke, who was once Peace Corps director in Morocco, jazz and diplomacy are based on the same principle, improvisation on a theme, Solaimani said. So here I am trying my hand at both. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
Anderson: Greetings from the Medfield Public Library Sep 22, 2009
Before coming to Massachusetts, I spent two years in The Gambia West Africa as a Peace Corps Volunteer teaching computer literacy, supporting local education projects, and speaking Wollof ... If you want to talk Travel, Computers, Peace Corps, or want to learn a few phrases in Wollof, stop by the Medfield Library. (Medfield Press, MA)
Johnny be bad Sep 22, 2009
That I was that quiet, nerdy, daddy s girl who planned to join the Peace Corps ... That I was that quiet, nerdy, daddy s girl who planned to join the Peace Corps. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Career Center adds new initiatives Sep 21, 2009
Representatives from the Peace Corps, the CIA and Teach for America have committed to participating in these sessions, the Career Center said in a newsletter. The newly renovated career resource room will allow students to walk in for r;sum; consultation and employment and career development advising at any time. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Nebraska architect helps poor Guatemalan families Sep 20, 2009
Hille remembers early in his adventure telling a Peace Corps worker of all the things that could be done to help the poor. He was kindly told: You might want to spend more time just being here. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Broun: Sounding the alarm for freedom Sep 20, 2009
For what purpose does he intend to use this "civilian national security force?" The explanation by the president's apologists that he was referring to a volunteer organization such as AmeriCorps or the Peace Corps is simply not believable. What are the national security objectives referred to in the quote by the president. (Athens Banner-Herald)
