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National Peace Corps Association Establishes Ebola Relief Fund
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In collaboration with RPCV member groups representing the three most affected countries, the National Peace Corps Association is launching an Ebola Relief Fund. Contributions will be accepted and acknowledged via the NPCA website and designated 100% towards Ebola-related relief efforts. Read More
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Peace Corps Act Day! Urge President to Increase Peace Corps Funding
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Today marks the 53rd anniversary of the signing of the Peace Corps Act, legislation that formally created the Peace Corps. Mark this historic day by contacting President Obama about his next Peace Corps budget request to Congress! Read More
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Since our early days as a training center for Peace Corps volunteers in the 1960s, SIT Graduate Institute has been preparing students to be interculturally effective leaders, professionals, and citizens. Our
master's degree programs equip students with theoretical knowledge, field experience, and professional skills to help them succeed in the fields of sustainable development, international education, TESOL, peacebuilding, and conflict transformation. Full-time and low-residency programs are available. A number of scholarship opportunities are available to Returned Peace Corps Volunteers; learn more by visiting our website.
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Steps Forward on Health Justice
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Nancy Tongue (Chile 1980-1982), leader of one of the National Peace Corps Association's (NPCA) newest member groups - Health Justice for Peace Corps Volunteers (HJPCV) - came to Washington earlier this month for an important series of meetings to move the group's agenda forward.
In addition to key meetings with Peace Corps leadership and the U.S. Department of Labor, Nancy also met with NPCA staff, Washington area RPCVs interested in these issues, and joined a conference call with several advocacy leaders and others from around the nation. Read More
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NPCA and SIT Graduate Institute Announce 2014 Scholarship Recipients
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The School for International Training (SIT) Graduate Institute annually recognizes exceptionally accomplished NPCA members with a minimum of one year of intercultural experience to receive a $10,000 scholarship. The SIT Graduate Institute features programs in International Education, Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation, Sustainable Development, and Intercultural Service, Leadership, and Management.
The NPCA extends its congratulations to this year's six outstanding recipients! Read More
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CUNY Graduate School of Journalism offers an intensive, 16-month, multimedia focused, Master's in Journalism in NYC. A subject concentration in International Reporting is available. Peace Corps Alumni who have completed one full year of service and who enroll in the CUNY J-School will receive a special one-time recognition grant of $2,000 toward the cost of tuition and fees. The application is now live for Fall 2015. Deadline is 1/2/15.
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"It's Just Part of My Ethic" - NPCA and the Combined Federal Campaign
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 Bob Wright (Botswana 1990-1991) supports the National Peace Corps Association by contributing through the Combined Federal Campaign, an annual contribution program for federal employees -- including those who, like Bob, work outside the Washington, D.C. area. (NPCA's CFC number is 11708.)
Bob works for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. We recently spoke with Bob about his Peace Corps and EPA experience. Read More
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University of Minnesota: Humphrey School
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As one of the country's top-ranked professional public policy and planning schools, the HumphreySchool of Public Affairs matches your passion with the knowledge, skills, and experience needed to advance the common good in a diverse world. The School is widely recognized for its role in examining public issues and shaping policy and planning at the local, state, national, and international levels. We offer five master degree programs, plus a Ph.D. and four professional certificates.
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Indiana University - SPEA
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"I'm an RPCV who served in El Salvador. SPEA's unique dual master's degree in public affairs and environmental science is helping me train as a scientist incorporating a full appreciation for the related policy implications and context. Receiving a Fulbright Grant for the coming year will enable me to continue researching the effects of air pollution on children's health in Santiago, Chile."
Rebecca Ciciretti/Indiana U. MPA/MSES Candidate
RPCVs: Consider the nation's top ranked public university MPA. Learn more about SPEA: Lead for the Greater Good
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Sharing our RPCV Research at Peace Corps Connect
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 There are hundreds of RPCVs in universities across the country who are linking our experiences of service and life abroad to engaged academics and research projects back here in the U.S. -- in all kinds of disciplines. And there is so much to be gained personally and professionally from sharing our learning and research with each other.
That vision of RPCVs connecting across the country and sharing their academic work is exactly what happened at the 3rd Annual RPCV Research Conference, which took place this past June, as part of the National Peace Corps Association's Peace Corps Connect gathering in Nashville, Tenn. Read More
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The National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) offers an opportunity for you to leave a legacy of peace by naming NPCA as a beneficiary in your will, life insurance policy or IRA. This is an opportunity for you to support the values and actions of the Peace Corps well beyond your lifetime. In addition there can be significant tax advantages to making a gift to NPCA from your estate.
We recognize that writing a will and designating beneficiaries are very personal matters. Click here to learn more.
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Each month the National Peace Corps Association notes the passing of members of our community in our Community News blog. Read In Memoriam.
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