February 2016
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Northwestern Global Health
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Northwestern Global Health

Earn your Master's in Global Health online from Northwestern University. Offered in partnership with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine's Center for Global Health, students learn how to improve healthcare access and outcomes, work effectively in underserved communities, navigate global regulatory issues and evaluate results. Learn more.
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Ensure Peace Corps' Future Here ... Now
In just over two weeks, more than 100 advocates will be holding nearly 200 meetings with key decision makers in Congress. 


Now is the time to capitalize on the momentum of last year's historic funding victory and persuade Congress to increase the budget for next year. More Volunteers, more countries, and better care for currently serving and Returned Volunteers are at stake. 

Check out, post and share our Day of Action video! Then... Support our Advocates! 

We have launched a two week crowdfunding blitz to make sure our Capitol Hill advocates have the materials, supplies and training to be as effective as possible. 

Standing up for the Peace Corps comes with a cost. Please support our crowdfunding efforts with a gift of $10, $25, $50, $100 or more.


Call for Session Proposals -- Apply by March 18
This year's Peace Corps Connect conference -- to be held in Washington, D.C. from September 23-25 -- will, among other things, feature a series of workshops and breakout sessions that expand upon five topics: Global Health, Environmental Sustainability, Peace and Security, Economic Development, and Equality and Justice

We invite members of the Peace Corps community to drive the content of the conference and share their expertise on this national platform.

Session proposals are now being accepted! Deadline is March 18. Click here for details.

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Deadline is Feb. 22: Help Us Find the Next Wofford Award Winner
Each year, the NPCA honors an inspiring host country national who has been impacted by a Peace Corps Volunteer -- individuals like Berhane Daba of Ethiopia, pictured right. 

The 2015 recipient of the Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award, her advocacy for women with disabilities embodies the far-reaching impact of the Peace Corps. If you don't know her story, click here to watch a video about Berhane and her RPCV "mom," Mary Myers-Bruckenstein.  

Then help us find more Berhanes! The deadline for nominations is February 22.

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Be Like Barack: Sign Up By March 10 for Cuba Trip This Spring
Follow the example of President Obama this spring and travel to Cuba! 

With NPCA's Next Step Travel you'll explore UNESCO-listed cities of Havana and Trinidad and be immersed in traditional food, dance and music. There's less than one month to register for NPCA's second trip to Cuba in April, so sign up by March 10 to travel at this historic time in U.S.-Cuba relations. 

Through 2016 NPCA also offers experiences to learn and contribute from a different perspective -- by working side-by-side with community members in Thailand, Guatemala or the Dominican Republic. 
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Are You #PeaceCorpsProud?
#PeaceCorpsProud is a NPCA initiative to tell the Peace Corps story, from agency invite to life as a RPCV, using content generated by the Peace Corps community, every day, all over the world. 

Visit PeaceCorpsProud.org to scroll, filter, search, share, and comment on the Peace Corps experience in real time. To contribute content, include the #PeaceCorpsProud hashtag in posts on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube or Vimeo. If you tag it, we'll find it!

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151 Strong: Three New Affiliate Groups Join NPCA 
Our NPCA affiliate groups do amazing work on multiple levels - supporting countries of Peace Corps service, working in home and workplace communities, networking with RPCVs and advocating for important causes. We invite you to engage with our groups - now numbering 151 and counting! 

Our three newest NPCA affiliate groups cover the spectrum of our community: Friends of Mozambique, Southern Oregon RPCVs and RPCVs at the Department of Transportation. 

 
RPCVs in the News ... 
She's the Oldest Serving Peace Corps Volunteer
Alice Carter has traveled a long road to get to where she is today. Morocco, that is. Carter, 87, is the oldest current volunteer in the Peace Corps. She says she's been interested in the world for a long time ... Read more
Dating Site That Hooks Up Volunteers Leads to a Valentine's Day Wedding
Triple dawwwww! Two Returned Peace Corps Volunteers meet through a dating site created by an RPCV couple that targets people who value volunteering -- and they get married on Valentine's Day! Read more
More from NPCA ... 
NPCA Featured Group: Committee for
a Museum of 
the Peace Corps Experience
In the northwestern corner of the United States, a small yet mighty group of RPCVs is focusing on presenting the Peace Corps to thousands by having a permanent museum. Read more about the Committee for a Museum of the Peace Corps Experience, the NPCA  affiliate group of the month ...

NPCA Store
Pins, Stickers, Clings and Patches -- We Have Them All! 
Want to find other RPCVs in your community? Look no further! Wear  Peace Corps pin, put a Peace Corps decal on your car and start making new friends. 

Celebrate your connection to the Peace Corps family with Peace Corps logo apparel, stickers, flags, patches, bumper stickers and more from our online store.  

Scholarships
Scholarships for RPCVs? Yes Please!
Making your plans for graduate school? Join the nine NPCA members who earned over $110,000 in scholarships in 2015. Check out the generous scholarships available exclusively to NPCA members. Before you send in your application, learn more here.



Need a Job? Want to Hire an RPCV?
Visit our job site to see employers who are looking to hire RPCVs. Learn more

And don't forget to join our LinkedIn group! It's exclusively for PCVs and RPCVs. 
Love WorldView? It's Easy to Keep It Coming!
Whether you served ten weeks or ten years ago, WorldView magazine keeps you connected to the Peace Corps experience! 

As of January 1, 2016, you automatically receive a one-year subscription to WorldView when you make a contribution of $50 or more to NPCA. As a Mission Partner, your donation to the Community Fund supports our core programs. You'll be helping to increase our community's development impact, provide transition assistance to recent RPCVs and advocate for a bigger and better Peace Corps. 

WorldView will also be available on a subscription-only basis.

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