Improved cook stoves that is! When I first arrived in my village of Adeta, Togo I tackled some projects that many of us learn in our first months of training. It was an easy way to engage with members of my community in some basic grassroots...
I took the time to welcome all the guests who made it to the opening ceremony of the Centre de Creativite d'Adeta in my village of Adeta, Togo, including the smallest ones. The ceremony dedicated the new center to the village of Adeta and was...
I met Chantal in a neighboring village and due to our shared connection in the arts, I focused some of my work as a small business development PCV on promoting her and her craft. When I met her she only dyed and sold the printed batik cloth she...
Full text of Sargent Shriver's briefing to the press held on March 6, 1961. Shriver introduced members of the original Peace Corps task force, and fielded topics on a range of questions about the initial plans for how the Peace Corps would operate.
Togolese launder their clothes as their children take relief from the dry heat in the river that cuts through the town of Pagala. My fellow PCV's and I took a break during our training sessions at IST and looked over the bridge to find an amazing...
I love traveling in Togo. You never need to remove yourself from the tight and cozy position you are in because there is always a moment when the bus will stop and you will be presented with a myriad of options for road snacks. From hard boiled...
Press and media; Peace Corps Directors; Kennedy, John F.;
Full text of the March 4, 1961 White House press release announcing the appointment of Sargent Shriver as first Director of the Peace Corps. Also provides brief biographies of early Peace Corps staff members.