Sen. Harris Wofford to Attend Peace Corps Connect: Boston
Friend of Martin Luther King, Jr. and student of Mohandas K. Gandhi. Instrumental in the creation of the Peace Corps. Tireless champion of service and volunteerism. Recipient of the 2012 Presidential Citizens Medal.
Sen. Harris Wofford will be joining the Returned Peace Corps Volunteer community this June 28 - 29 for our Peace Corps Connect: Boston 2013 event. He'll be speaking on a panel about RPCVs in Public Service, and will present the Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award to this year's recipient, Dr. Mohamud Sheikh Nurein Said of Kenya.
But that's not all. These two days will be packed with presentations by prominent RPCVs, panels regarding Peace Corps issues, and opportunities to network and socialize with your fellow Returned Volunteers. You don't want to miss it.
The schedule (subject to change) is posted to our website.
Come to Boston. Register today!
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13-State NPCA Road Trip (aka Trip-a-palooza) is Under Way
Whenever the opportunity arises, staff of the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) tries to reach out and connect with the greater Peace Corps community.
Our Advocacy Director Jonathan Pearson is making his way across thirteen states over a three-week period beginning April 12th. From informal conversations over coffee to meetings and workshops with NPCA member groups, more than twenty stops are planned in large cities and small communities in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, southern Illinois, Tennesee, Kentucky and Virginia. Please check out specifics of his Trip-a-palooza itinerary, read about his stop in Eugene, Ore., Portland, Ore. and check out great photos from the trip here and here. We're also posting to Twitter and Instagram! |
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SIT and the Peace Corps - partners for 50 years
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Save $1,000, $700 on Select Next Step Travel Trips!
Everyone loves a bargain, right? And we have one for you! Up to 30% off of our unique Next Step Travel trips to Guatemala and the Dominican Republic. Travel in a small group with Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and like-minded travelers. Participate in hands-on service projects, educational programs and a close-up view of the impact of volunteer service. The following all-inclusive trips are currently being offered at $1,000 off for 14 days and $700 off for 10 days. - Dominican Republic: May 18-31, 2013 (May 27 end date for 10-day option)
- Guatemala: June 1-14, 2013 (June 10 end date for 10-day option)
- Guatemala: August 24-September 6, 2013 (September 2 end date for 10-day option)
These are all "family-friendly," so bring your kids or grandkids (ages 10 and over). Please note these trips can change day to day without notice, so don't delay! This is a limited time offer. |
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Peace Corps Community Archive Established at American University
One could say that the Peace Corps community is coming home -- or at least coming home to one of its several homes.
On March 21, 2013 American University (AU) in Washington, D.C. officially launched the Peace Corps Community Archive, whose mission is to:
"collect, exhibit, and provide educational and public programs that document the experiences and impact of individuals who served in the Peace Corps and of individuals and institutions in host countries."
Now Volunteers who served in all countries and who wish to make their "correspondence, diaries, films photographs reports, scrapbooks and sound recordings" available to "historians, scholars and students" have a place to do so. The Archive will also "collect organizational records of National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) member groups and oral histories and memoirs of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) and host country nationals."
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Why We Give: Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Wisconsin-Madison
NPCA Member Groups do so much to engage the Peace Corps community in continued service, education and advocacy. Many of them also raise significant funds to support projects both here at home and abroad. In our donor feature this month, we highlight how one group took a simple concept and developed it into a major project, generating funds to support NPCA -- including other member groups -- and community projects around the world. NPCA Special Projects Volunteer Natalie Hall (Thailand 1967-69) interviewed Ron Chance (Nepal 1980-83) about the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Wisconsin - Madison's well-known International Calendar. Ron is Chair for the International Calendar Committee, which is responsible for production of the calendar.... |
Don't Forget to Vote: NPCA Board Elections
The polls are will be open until midnight EST, April 30 for voting for the 2013 NPCA Board of Directors elections. Eligible voters (i.e., NPCA members in the following regions) should have received voting instructions by mail and/or email. The candidates have been nominated to represent these regions for three-year terms (except as stated otherwise): - Upper Midwest: Jane Bardon
- The Americas: Dennis Grubb, Arvis Layton
- West, Central and Southern Africa: Gary Schulze
- Southern Tier (one-year term): John B. Blake, T. Marvin Hancock, Angela Harris
- West (one-year term): Paulette Q. Thompson
Elected candidates will begin their board service at the June 28 meeting in at Peace Corps Connect: Boston. |
WorldView Has a New Look
If you're a paid-up member of the NPCA, or a serving Peace Corps Volunteer, you'll soon be receiving the latest issue of NPCA's WorldView magazine. And you'll notice that we have a new look!
WorldView is your magazine. We welcome your submissions and feedback. And we love to see where in the world WorldView ends up. Stay in touch!
P.S. Did you know that every issue of WorldView has an accompanying lesson plan? Visit our website for that as well as to read back issues in our archive section.
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EARTH DAY SALE!
Save 25% off organic cotton goods through Earth Day, 4/22. For every order placed, Trees for the Future will plant a tree. Our online store offers a wide selection of Peace Corps and NPCA logo merchandise -- and yes, the much requested Peace Corps patch and flag! Wearing logo merchandise is a great way to spark conversations about Peace Corps! Your purchase supports the efforts of the National Peace Corps Association. Thank you for your support! Visit the NPCA Online Store |
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Paul D. Coverdell Fellows
RPCVs receive 6 units of tuition waiver in exchange for 5-8 hours a week of local service. Full academic credit granted for the field practicum portion of the MPH degree, recognizing the value of the Peace Corps experience. Select from the following majors:
- Environmental and Occupational Health
- Global Health
- Health Policy and Management
- Health Education and Promotion
- Nutrition
Master's International
- Offered to Global Health students.
- Receive full tuition scholarship for field practicum experience of Peace Corps service.
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NPCA SEEKING NURSE EDUCATOR VOLUNTEERS FOR KENYA
The National Peace Corps Association is working with the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies (J&J) on a program that is part of J&J's larger strategy to make nursing programs stronger in Africa.
For this program, two expert volunteers will build capacity at the Moi University School of Nursing, but also work in the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, as appropriate. Moi University School of Nursing is located on a quiet campus in the small town of Eldoret in the cool of Northern Kenya. |
HOUSING FOR RPCVs
Are you a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer looking for housing? Are you an RPCV with housing to offer to a fellow RPCV?
We've created a new group, RPCV Housing, on the NPCA Online Community -- a cozy social network space by and for the Peace Corps Community -- where RPCVs can offer and search for housing. Check it out and spread the word!
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"THANK YOU, PEACE CORPS" -- A NEW TUMBLR
NPCA's Serving Volunteer Advisory Council (SVAC) has launched a new Tumblr to allow you to contribute a whole story or a short memory of an experience in which you were inspired, motivated, or perhaps just amused during your Peace Corps service. The SVAC hopes that reading the stories will put a smile on your face and remind you why it's "The Toughest Job You'll Ever Love."
Check out Thank You, Peace Corps and share stories about your experience with PCVs and RPCVs throughout the world!
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TRIPPING: YOUR NPCA HOSPITALITY NETWORK
Support the NPCA on your next trip! Whether you're headed to your favorite summer destination or exploring a new part of the world this fall, you can find everything from couches to castles on
Tripping.com. More importantly, all bookings made through Tripping will help support the National Peace Corps Association community.
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