This paper explores the life of a teacher, John S. Noffsinger, who arrived in Manila in either late May or early June 1910, and taught for two years in Bayombong, Nueva Viscaya.
Vaughn, Jack; Peace Corps Directors; Volunteerism; VISTA
This February 13, 1968 press release outlines Peace Corps Director Jack Vaughn's suggestions for increasing domestic volunteerism in the United States.
This photo was taken at a school in central Swaziland in November of 2011. The students had been exposed to HIV messages for years, but this was their first interactive lesson.
The lesson (and subsequent lessons) were very successful. Students...
Shriver, Sargent; Peace Corps Directors; Kennedy, John F.-- Assassination; Budget; Community development
Full text transcript of the December 15, 1963 edition of the television program Meet the Press. Sargent Shriver was the featured guest and he discussed the challenges and accomplishments of the Peace Corps during its early years.
Press and media; Peace Corps Directors; Kennedy, John F.;
Full text of the March 4, 1961 White House press release announcing the appointment of Sargent Shriver as first Director of the Peace Corps. Also provides brief biographies of early Peace Corps staff members.
Full text of Sargent Shriver's May, 1962 statement concerning inquiries: "to what extent, whether either in theory or in practice, members of the Peace Corps are working for, controlled by, or guided by agencies or employees of the United Nations?...
Full text of Sargent Shriver's briefing to the press held on March 6, 1961. Shriver introduced members of the original Peace Corps task force, and fielded topics on a range of questions about the initial plans for how the Peace Corps would operate.
This photo was taken on April 20, 2012 at an HIV/AIDS awareness presentation put on by a school in Ukraine. The photo shows a world map puzzle created by students at this school as a reminder that the HIV/AIDS epidemic is worldwide, and as such,...
I took this photo during an English Corner at Bijie University where we discussed AIDS and the impact it can have on a community. Every week Bijie University, in Guizhou, China holds an English corner where students from all different majors come...
This photo was taken on May 15th, 2012 in Ukraine, in the main square of a town. It features Volunteers and Ukrainians laying down candles for a candlelight memorial we did to remember those who have died of HIV AIDS. The candles in the...
This photo was taken on May 15th, 2012 in the main square of a town in Ukraine. It features pupils excitedly sharing their knowledge of HIV after a series of HIV awareness seminars. They are encouraging their peers to add a link to the Chain of...
This quilt piece was made by a participant of an HIV awareness seminar conducted on December 1, 2011. The seminar highlighted the fact that there are no "high-risk people," only "high risk behaviors." Understanding this concept is crucial in...
This photo was taken in the main squareof a town in Ukraine on May 15th, 2012. The Chain of Knowledge was the culmination of an HIV Awareness project I did with the pupils of my school. Participants of the project went into the main square of our...
A history of the Peace Corps in Chile, prepared on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the US Peace Corps, for distribution at the reunion of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers who served in Chile, hosted by the Embassy of Chile in Washington DC...
This Volunteer is a natural resources educator under the ministry of Agriculture. She teaches school children the care and preservation of forests as an important resource.
This Volunteer is a natural resources educator under the ministry of Agriculture. She teaches school children the care and preservation of forests as an important resource.
This Volunteer is a natural resources educator under the ministry of Agriculture. She teaches school children the care and preservation of forests as an important resource.
This Volunteer is a volunteer nurse at San Juan de Dios Hospital in Esteli where she teaches nursing to 25 girls who, following their two month training course, will become assistant nurses at the hospital. Here the Volunteer instructs one of her...
This Volunteer is a volunteer nurse at San Juan de Dios Hospital in Esteli where she teaches nursing to 25 girls who, following their two month training course, will become assistant nurses at the hospital. Here the Volunteer instructs one of her...