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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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Our NPCA affiliate groups do amazing work on multiple levels - supporting countries of Peace Corps service, volunteering in home and workplace communities, providing opportunities for networking and support for RPCVs and advocating for important causes.
Engage with our groups - now numbering 153 and counting! It's the best way to stay connected and continue carrying out the Third Goal!
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Bringing Peace Corps to Capitol Hill - Success after NPCA's 12th Annual National Day of Action!
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During our 12th annual National Day of Action on March 3, more than 130 advocates went to Capitol Hill and held nearly 200 meetings with key decision makers in Congress.
They expressed why the world needs Peace Corps now more than ever. They shared their stories and the impact of our community, both at home and abroad. Congress listened. And then they responded.
We are proud to report a new record: 195 members of the House and Senate signed "Dear Colleague" letters to support an increased budget for the Peace Corps in the coming fiscal year.
This is why the Day of Action - and the ongoing advocacy efforts of our community across the country through emails, phone calls or meetings in district offices - is so crucial. But, it doesn't end here! There is much more to do to ensure Congress supports funding and reforms for Peace Corps; it won't happen without you!
Congress needs to hear from us. Through NPCA's new online Action Center, you can send messages directly to your representatives on issues at the forefront of the Peace Corps community. If your representative signed the letter, take a moment right now to visit the Action Center and send a message of thanks.
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Save the Dates for Peace Corps Connect in Washington, DC this September
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Thursday, September 22: Day of Action -
advocate on Capitol Hill to make the case for a bigger, better Peace Corps. (Plan on the Wednesday evening orientation, too.)
Friday - Saturday, September 23-24: Peace Corps Connect Conference - enjoy keynote speakers, breakout sessions, networking and reunions with old and new RPCV friends! The breakout sessions will be led by members of the community around five topics: Global Health, Environmental Sustainability, Peace and Security, Economic Development, and Equality and Justice.
Sunday, September 25: Walk for Peace - showcase our Peace Corps pride in the nation's capital in a walk through many of the city's famous landmarks.
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#IgnitePeaceCorps - Join the Challenge!
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The Peace Corps community has a unique opportunity to fund a documentary about the Peace Corps. A Towering Task is a rallying call to ignite the Peace Corps community, to unite and tell Peace Corps' story - its promise, stumbles, and profound impact as a movement at home and abroad.
A Towering Task features candid insights from historians, journalists, policymakers and, of course, many members of our Peace Corps community confronting Peace Corps' past, identifying its core values, and charting a course that makes Peace Corps relevant in the 21st century.
There may not be a more important time than now to ensure that our voices and stories are shared not just with each other, but our country and the world. Make a tax-deductible contribution today and #IgnitePeaceCorps by sharing your Peace Corps story on Facebook.
In addition to supporting the final production of the film, funds will also support the core initiatives of the NPCA. A Towering Task Director & Producer Alana DeJoseph is generously sharing proceeds from the #IgnitePeaceCorps with the NPCA Community Fund to support programs increasing the Peace Corps community's development impact.
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Deadline is April 30: Nominate an RPCV for the Shriver Award!
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Each year, the NPCA honors RPCVs who continue to make a sustained and distinguished contribution to humanitarian causes at home or abroad or are innovative social entrepreneurs whose actions will bring about significant long-term change.
The Sargent Shriver Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service award was named to recognize the tremendous contributions of the first Peace Corps Director, Sargent Shriver, in the founding and development of the Peace Corps. The 2015 recipient of the Shriver Award was Ralph Bolton, founder of The Chijnaya Foundation, a nonprofit organization that addresses the needs of poor communities in Southern Peru. We know that those 27 months in Peace Corps are only the beginning. Help us recognize the outstanding individuals within our community who have gone on to dedicate their lives to service. Nominate someone today. Deadline is April 30, 2016.
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Are You #PeaceCorpsProud?
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#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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Peace Corps Community News
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She's the Oldest Serving Peace Corps VolunteerAlice 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
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Highlighting Happiness: What Joy Looks Like in My Peace Corps Country
Earlier this month, the NPCA joined Peace Corps in celebrating Peace Corps Week marking the anniversary of President Kennedy's establishment of the Peace Corps on March 1, 1961. Peace Corps challenged you to submit videos that captured laughter, joy and celebration in your host countries. Click here to watch the winning videos |
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NPCA Community Fund Project Completed in South Sudan
The NPCA Community Fund is enabling our community to carry out crucial water, sanitation and health projects. In partnership with Water Charity, the South Sudan Well Rehab Project successfully repaired 10 wells, dramatically impacting local communities. The women leading the repair efforts have been empowered as community leaders and can now devote the time spent collecting water to other community issues.
To learn more about this project - and the work NPCA and Water Charity are doing in partnership, click here.
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Pins, Stickers, Clings and Patches -- We Have Them All!
Want to find other RPCVs in your community? Wear a Peace Corps pin. Put a Peace Corps decal on your car. Start making new friends.
Celebrate your connections with Peace Corps logo apparel, flags, patches, bumper stickers and more from our online store.
Don't forgot to include the #PeaceCorpsProud hashtag on photos of you in your Peace Corps gear to be featured on our new #PeaceCorpsProud photo site !
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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.
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Need a Job? Want to Hire an RPCV?
Visit our job site to see employers who are looking to hire RPCVs. Learn more
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Love WorldView? It's Easy to Keep It Coming!
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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 is also available on a subscription basis.
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