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.
This past weekend (September 4th, 2011) in a small village in central Bulgaria 21 PCV's came together to participate in the village's 23rd Donkey Race. Activities included a donkey cart race, donkey cart tug-of-war and donkey soccer. Three...
This photo was taken August 19, 2010 at the start of the annual horse race in a mountainous village only inhabited in the summer due to its 2050 meters above sea level status. Every year this village hosts a horse race, drawing thousands of people...
Every year for the village holiday in Gurkovo, Bulgaria there is a Donkey Race, this year it took place September 4th, 2011. 21 volunteers from around Bulgaria came to the village of about 3000, located in Central Bulgaria, to watch three of our...
In July 2010, a group of PCVs in Madagascar toured Lac Alotra promoting HIV/AIDS awareness. We visited 9 towns in 10 days and talked to thousands of Malagasy people about protecting themselves from STDs. In this picture, a Malagasy woman runs to...
This image was taken during a discussion on family planning and HIV/AIDS prevention in February of 2012 in a village 8 kilometers from our local hospital. Before giving a condom demonstration, we had a relay race. A team of four men and four women...
This image was taken during a discussion on family planning and HIV/AIDS prevention in February of 2012 in a village 8 kilometers from our local hospital. Before giving a condom demonstration, we had a relay race. A team of four men and four...
I took this photo at the finish line of the first race. BREDS is an organization established in 1998 by Peace Corps Volunteer Aaron Laufer and local community leaders. The funds raised during this brutal, yet joyful, annual competition support...
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...
Full text of a brochure highlighting Peace Corps programs and activities and how Peace Corps fit in to the newly formed federal agency ACTION, which was established on July 1, 1971. Although no exact date of publication is given, the brochure is...
Marketing campaigns; Volunteer recruitment; Training sites; Technical training
Full text of a brochure that discusses Peace Corps' approach to training and how it evolved over the first decade of the agency's history. Although no exact date of publication is given, the brochure is likely from 1969.
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.