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The Senate and House Appropriations Committees are in agreement on another Peace Corps front. Both are recommending stable funding for the Peace Corps - $380 million - for Fiscal Year 2015, which is scheduled to begin in October. This meets the President's funding request, but remains $20 million below the high water mark for Peace Corps funding. And, the agency remains far short of President Obama's 2008 pledge to double the size of the Peace Corps.
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Dr. Surin Pitsuwan proudly notes he is "a product of the Peace Corps." His work as a scholar, diplomat and political leader began with his Peace Corps teachers who taught English and helped him secure an American Field Service (AFS) educational scholarship. After appearing in Nashville, the winner of this year's Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award joined NPCA leadership in Washington for meetings on Capitol Hill with key members of Congress, including RPCV Congressman Sam Farr, above. | |
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Peace Corps Connect - Nashville was packed with activities, workshops, inspiring speakers and great music. A handful of key advocacy leaders also came together for a lunch meeting to discuss upcoming district meetings, the status of pending legislation and how NPCA advocacy can better serve you. | |
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One Campaign in Nashville
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Among those with a presence in Nashville was the ONE Campaign, whose representatives provided information on efforts to address severe global poverty. A focus right now is to build Senate support for the Energize Africa Act. Not in Nashville? Not a problem. Learn more and take action today! | |
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July Featured Advocate - Mike Tidwell
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One of Mike Tidwell's most important reflections on his Peace Corps service in the former nation of Zaire is the importance of connections to people.
"I know that people do matter", said the resident of Takoma Park, Maryland.
Speaking at the recently concluded NPCA gathering in Nashville, our July featured advocate - a leader in the climate change movement - posed a question in his plenary address: When it comes to combating climate change, "Does our country act on the world stage as if people really mattered?"
As for his fellow RPCV's, Mike says he is often asked by people in our busy society to tell them the one thing they can do to help his efforts to address the climate crisis. In Nashville, he gave his answer.
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