Full text of Who's Who in the Peace Corps--Washington, which includes staff bios of many of the founding staff members of the Peace Corps. Approximate date of publication is 1963.
Even though students study at the same school from first to eleventh grade, Kazakhstani schools still hold a graduation ceremony for the fourth graders when they graduate from the beginning classes. The ceremony often includes a dance for all the...
I took this photo at the soccer match following the graduation ceremony at the Institut Superieur de Technologie, in Mamou, Guinea, on July 20, 2011. The photo features one of my favorite students, Malani, who had graduated with high honors earlier...
I took this photo on June 13, 2010, on the island of Yap in Micronesia. Eighth grade graduation is a very important event in Yap, and family members celebrate the new graduates with nuwnuws (necklaces) made of flowers, yarn, ciggarette filters,...
Group photo of the trained village health team members holding their training certificates and wearing the VHT t-shirts. Trainings are held at the village level to alleviate the challenges faced by participants due to transport. This training was...
This group of girls were very excited to be graduating from Basico (middle school) here in their local school in the village of San Andres Xecul, Totonicapan, Guatemala. This photo was taken in November 2011.
I handed my camera to the daughter of one of the midwives who completed our midwifery course. A Peace Corp nurse developed the course with her Paraguayan nurse counterpart through the Ministry of Health and had success in her town. We then used it...
I took this photo during an 8 day, HIV/AIDS-focused home-based care training in Mekaneselam, Ethiopia. Fifteen caregivers were trained using a Peace Corps VAST grant to provide home-based care to people living with HIV/AIDS in rural Ethiopia. This...
Marketing campaigns; Returned Volunteer services; Volunteer recruitment
Full text of a brochure highlighting four of the earliest Peace Corps Volunteers--what inspired them to join, what they encountered overseas and how their experiences have helped shape their lives after their Peace Corps service. Although no exact...
Marketing campaigns; Volunteer selection; Volunteer recruitment; Training
Full text of a 1960s brochure highlighting Peace Corps programs and activities as well as the application and selection process. Although no exact date of publication is given, the brochure is likely from 1969.