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- Garifuna cultural sharing
- Celebrations; Dance; Music
- The Garifuna are a resilient group of people who have held onto their culture, including language, music, and food in Belize, despite challenges. In this picture Garifuna people celebrate their heritage at their museum through a special dance and...
- Volunteer Photos
- Teaching UNO: Cultural Exchange at it's Finest
- Pre-service training (PST)
- This photo was taken in 2011 during pre-service training, November 30, 2011. As we got to know our host families, we found that one game we could all play together is UNO. Playing games together not only allowed us to have fun together, but gave...
- Volunteer Photos
- A Cultural Exchange through Snowboarding
- sports
- Here is Azamat, hiking back up the hill with my snowboard for another run. Azamat was helping us collect firewood for a winter tourism project deep in the Terskey Ala-Too range of the Tien Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan. At the end of the day, our...
- Volunteer Photos
- Cultural Experience
- Dance
- Dancing to Azeri Music at one of our elders' birthday. Getting integrated into the host community is an a great way to becoming a productive and an effective volunteer.
- Volunteer Photos
- Cultural Day at School
- Traditional dress; Celebrations
- I took this photo during the cultural day in 2004 at one of the schools I volunteered at in Mpumalanga, South Africa. It was a wonderful celebration of their culture. Traditional clothes, food, dance and music made the day so special... for me and...
- Volunteer Photos
- Cultural Exchange in Lesotho
- Children; Host community friends
- A Peace Corps Volunteer and a herd boy enjoy time together at Semonkong Falls in Lesotho. Children in Lesotho are usually curious about white skin and this boy really wanted to check out the Volunteer’s hand. This duo was with a group of children...
- Volunteer Photos
- Statement prepared for the Student Editors' Conference on International Affairs, February 9, 1962
- Shriver, Sargent; Master's International (MI); Universities; State-side training;
- Full text of Sargent Shriver's February 9, 1962 statement prepared for the Student Editor's Conference on International Affairs held at the Overseas Press Club in New York City. The statement focuses on efforts by Peace Corps and its partner...
- Speeches, Essays and Letters
- A Towering Task (February 1, 1961 draft)
- Wiggins, Warren
- Full-text of the February 1, 1961 draft of Warren Wiggins' essay 'The Towering Task.' This essay discusses the early history of the concept of the Peace Corps and outlines Wiggins' suggestions for implementing Peace Corps at a starting level of...
- Speeches, Essays and Letters
- Peace Corps National Conference of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers
- Returned Volunteer Services
- 25th Anniversary of: The Peace Corps National Conference of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers & Staff September 20, 1986. Washington, D.C.
- Speeches, Essays and Letters
- Remarks by Sargent Shriver before the 71st annual convention of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, June 26, 1962
- Shriver, Sargent; Women's movement
- Full text of Sargent Shriver's remarks before the 71st annual convention of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, held in Washington, DC on June 26, 1962.
- Speeches, Essays and Letters
- Peace Corps Annual Operations Report, Fiscal Year 1975
- Budget; Congress
- Full text of the Peace Corps Congressional Budget Justification for fiscal year 1975.
- Congressional and Legislative Materials
- Statement by Sargent Shriver before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, March 13, 1962
- Congress; Budget
- Full text of Sargent Shriver's March 13, 1962 statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
- Congressional and Legislative Materials
- Peace Corps Congressional Presentation, Fiscal Year 1984
- Budget; Congress
- Full text of the Peace Corps Congressional Budget Justification for fiscal year 1984.
- Congressional and Legislative Materials
- Peace Corps Congressional Presentation, Fiscal Year 1990
- Budget; Congress
- Full text of the Peace Corps Congressional Budget Justification for fiscal year 1990.
- Congressional and Legislative Materials
- Peace Corps Presentation of FY 1963 Program to United States Congress, June 1962
- Budget; Congress
- Full text of the Peace Corps Congressional Budget Justification for fiscal year 1963.
- Congressional and Legislative Materials
- Peace Corps Factbook and Directory, 1968
- Directories
- Full-text of the 1968 Peace Corps Factbook and Directory. Includes brief descriptions of the Peace Corps programs in exsitence at the time.
- Brochures
- Adjusting Overseas: a message to each Peace Corps Trainee
- Cross-cultural training; Cross-cultural transition;
- Full-text of an early Peace Corps marketing brochure--copyright date is unknown but it appears to be from the 1960s.
- Brochures
- Peace Corps Application, 1993
- Volunteer recruitment; Volunteer selection
- Full text of a 1993 Peace Corps application.
- Brochures
- Agriculture: the fight to feed a hungry world
- Marketing campaigns; Agriculture; Volunteer recruitment
- Full text of a brochure highlighting Peace Corps programs and activities in the field of agriculture. Although no exact date of publication is given, the brochure is likely from 1969.
- Brochures
- 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