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.
Photograph taken in Honduras during a nutrition and healthy cooking class for mothers in June of 2011. The photograph shows the mothers and children cheering with the fresh glasses of soy milk we just made.
Malnutrition is a tremendous problem...
The brilliant colors of the homes, abundance of greenery, and lounging animals are a universal scene in Honduras, regardless of location. The brilliant color of this house reflects the brilliancy of the lives of the people who reside within it....
Soccer is almost as sacred to life as religion in Honduras. If there are five minutes to spare, someone will always manage to find a ball, and a pickup game of soccer will commence. This idea is not lost on Peace Corps Volunteers, and we quickly...
One of my favorite experiences as a Peace Corps Volunteer has been to witness and take part in the various festivals and celebrations in my community. Folkloric dance dates back to the colonial times, but still holds a lot of importance today....
USAID has teamed up with my coordinating NGO, World Vision, to promote and implement a new food security initiative throughout Honduras. Intibucá is one of the poorest departments of Honduras and the malnutrition rate among the Lencans, the local...
Oxen carts are still widely used in Honduras to transport Leña (firewood) for people to use in their fogons, or traditional stoves. The bus tires show the resourcefulness and ingenuity of Hondurans: through the appropriation of various abandoned...
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.