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- Peace Corps in the Far East
- Full-text of an early Peace Corps marketing brochure--copyright date is unknown but it appears to be from the 1960s.
- Brochures
- Peace Corps facts
- Full-text of an early Peace Corps marketing brochure--copyright date is unknown but it appears to be from the 1960s.
- Brochures
- Summary of Report to the President on the Peace Corps
- Volunteer selection; Volunteer recruitment; Technical training; Shriver, Sargent; Press and media; Kennedy, John F.;
- This report outlines Sargent Shriver's initial assessment of how the concept of the Peace Corps could and should be implemented. The summary report was released to the media on March 5, 1961 by the Office of the White House Press Secretary.
- Press Briefings
- Peru Gardening Workshop
- Agriculture
- Deputy Director Ken Goodson running a gardening workshop with counterparts of Peru 1 Volunteers in Piura.
- Staff Photos
- Return to Ecuador - A Journey of Discovery and Remembrance
- Volunteer Stories
- Gazing Red Colobus Monkey
- Animals
- While walking in Jozani Forest,Zanzibar in April 2011, I was able to capture many photos of these Old World monkeys, yet this was the only one who did not seem frightened as I approached.
- Volunteer Photos
- Snake Kill
- Animals
- Peace Corps Volunteer Jerry Perkins, left, checks out a dead snake killed near the stick hut where he lived. With him are residents of the agrarian reform colony Los Angeles, where Perkins served as "assessor tecnico" in 1971.
- Volunteer Photos
- Young Zambian Boy
- Children
- This photo was taken in September 2010 during our celebration of induction into Peace Corps Zambia. I was trying to take photos of the dancers behind this boy, but the constant gazing of his eyes drew my lens to focus on him. My favorite part of...
- Volunteer Photos
- Return to Ecuador : A Journey of Discovery and Remembrance
- Children
- Volunteer Stories
- Self Shot
- Children; Celebrations; Dance
- This photo was taken on 26 March 2011 in Eastern Province, Zambia. I was invited to a cultural dance ritual, where I began taking photos of the dancers. Every time the digital image would show on the cameras screen, the children behind me would...
- Volunteer Photos
- Three Lessons From a Mud Hut
- Children; Cross-cultural transition; Women in Peace Corps
- Volunteer Stories
- Father and Daughter
- Children; Host community friends
- I was a Volunteer from 1984-1986 in Pajiza, in the province of Sta Elena, Ecuador. This gentleman owned one of the two stores in town, and this is the youngest of his two daughters.
- Volunteer Photos
- Water Delivery
- Children; water and sanitation; Transportation
- Water came from shallow wells in the creekbed. My neighbors delivered two jugs a week - about 10 gallons. This is my weekly delivery of water.
- Volunteer Photos
- Physical Education Class
- Education; Sports; Teachers and students
- Pajiza, Santa Elena, Ecuador had a one-room school for 1st-6th grade. This is the teacher leading the kids in calisthenics.
- Volunteer Photos
- Aquaculture in the Developing World
- Fishing; Career
- Volunteer Stories
- Standing Up Against HIV
- HIV-AIDS; Drama
- This photo was taken during a workshop on female sexual health in the primary school of a rural farming community. The photo shows Selena Martinez as an HIV virus, surrounded by crouching girls, whom demonstrated white blood cells letting down...
- Volunteer Photos
- Nyau Dancer
- Traditional dress; Dance; Music
- This image was captured 26 March 2011 in Eastern Province, Zambia. The Chewa Tribesman shown here was participating in "Gule Wamkulu" (Big Dance). He paused momentarily during the choreography, allowing me to snap this photo, before bursting back...
- Volunteer Photos
- Nyau Dancer
- Traditional dress; Dance; Music; Celebrations
- This image was captured 26 March 2011 in Eastern Province, Zambia. The Chewa Tribesman shown here was participating in "Gule Wamkulu" (Big Dance).
- Volunteer Photos
- The Peace Corps' role in food production
- Agriculture; Volunteer recruitment
- Full text of a brochure highlighting Peace Corps programs and activities in the fields of agriculture, animal husbandry, horticulture, and forestry. Although no exact date of publication is given, the brochure is likely from 1969.
- Brochures
- Irrigating in Tigray
- Water and sanitation; Agriculture; Host community
- Volunteer Stories