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- John S. Noffsinger & the Global Impact of the Thomasite Experience
- 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.
- Historical Papers and Articles
- The Peace Corps in Chile, 1961 - 1968
- 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...
- Historical Papers and Articles
- Executive Order 10924
- Kennedy, John F.; Legislation;
- Full text of Executive Order 10924, which establishes the Peace Corps on March 1, 1961.
- Congressional and Legislative Materials
- 22 USC 2501, 2007 ed Peace Corps
- Congressional and Legislative Materials
- Peace Corps in Africa
- Full-text of an early Peace Corps marketing brochure--copyright date is unknown but it appears to be from the 1960s.
- Brochures
- Peace Corps in Asia
- Full-text of an early Peace Corps marketing brochure--copyright date is unknown but it appears to be from the 1960s.
- Brochures
- 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
- Indigenous Art in Panama
- During my pre-service training (June 2007) I visited a site in Hato Chami, Panama. Here the local artisans are showing us how to weave strings to make bags.
- Volunteer Photos
- Gurung boy from Nepal
- I took this photo in the village of Ghandrung on the first trek I made while still in training in December, 1974.
- Volunteer Photos
- Omar, My First Buddy
- Like most Peace Corps Volunteers, my first friend in my community was a three year old. His name was Omar and he kept my spirits high during those first few awkward months of transition into a whole new lifestyle. Panamá, 2008.
- Volunteer Photos
- David Griggs andWith
- Forestry Peace Corps Volunteer David Griggs happened upon a neglected Indian reservation of the Ache/Guaiyaki in the forests of eastern Paraguay in April 1971. This first encounter led to my service working with the Ache/Gaiyaki. Ultimately, Peace...
- Volunteer Photos
- My friend Sophia
- This is a photo taken during training in Paraguay. Sophia is related to my training family and lives next door. Many times Sophia would come and visit me while I was studying and go through my pictures from home. After many times of looking through...
- Volunteer Photos
- Women Walking With Pails
- Building a new home in rural Zambia takes a lot of time and effort. On May 30, 2008, in the small village of Chiposa in the Luapula province, much of the community helped to build a home of mud bricks and dried grass for a struggling family in the...
- Volunteer Photos
- Rice Paddy Training
- In conjunction with my neighbor (also a Volunteer), we are training our counterparts how to construct and plant rice paddies in the rural areas of Panama, 2008.
- Volunteer Photos
- Kichwa Warmikuna
- These high school girls just finished dancing a typical kichwa dance representing their culture at an exposition in Tena, Ecuador. The dance competition was between rural and urban high schools in the region with categories such as original and...
- Volunteer Photos
- AIDS Awareness in Mural in Burkina Faso
- I took this photo on our last day of painting an AIDS awareness mural at a local CSPS in Burkina Faso, May 26th 2012. The mural was painted with the help of a secondary school girls group. The girls also came up with a skit and presented it at...
- Volunteer Photos
- A Celebration of Life
- For the Muslims in my town in Cameroon, a week after a baby is born they have a naming ceremony. In March, 2011, the eighth child of my village chief's first wife was born. I went to their home to celebrate the naming. I had the opportunity to hold...
- Volunteer Photos
- New Best Friends
- This photo was taken in the Comarca Ngobe Bugle, Panama in 2007 during my site visit, part of the pre-service training. The host mom and dad were too busy preparing meals but the host brothers and sisters took me around the neighborhood posing for...
- Volunteer Photos