Volunteer selection; Volunteer recruitment; Technical training; Shriver, Sargent; Press and media; Kennedy, John F.;
This report outlines Sargent Shriver's initial assessment of how the concept of the Peace Corps could and should be implemented. The summary report was released to the media on March 5, 1961 by the Office of the White House Press Secretary.
Volunteer is assigned to the Ministry of Agriculture where he serves as chief mechanic in the ministry shop. He will develop proper maintenance programs and increase the efficiency in the shop’s operations. In the photo shown, he tests an...
This Volunteer teaches welding to juvenile delinquents in Marrakesh at the Industrial Arts School located in the Casbah. When John arrived, there were very little tools available. A junk dealer donated an old school bus to the school and since that...
The Malawi Peace Corps Director is seen chatting with a student at a shoe repair school conducted by two Volunteers. Eighteen African students completed the course and received certificates.
A Volunteer works in the Ministry of Agriculture maintenance shop. He is also developing proper maintenance programs to increase the efficiency in the shops operations. In the photo shown, he examines a vehicle to evaluate its salvageability. The...
This Volunteer is shown examining a model built by carpentry students. He teaches surveying and mathematics at the Derrick Technical Institute in Suva, the capital of Fiji.
Volunteer is a carpentry instructor at the Methodist Youth Training Center in Nausori, a town near the capital city of Suva. He is shown teaching a carpentry class.
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...