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One Peace Corps Response Volunteer and 15 Peace Corps Trainees arrived in Panama this week. 🙌🙌🙌
They'll support projects in the Health 💊, Youth in Development 🧒, Agriculture 🌱, and Environment ♻️ sectors!
#PeaceCorps #PCVolunteersReturn #Panama
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🎵 You've got a friend in me. You got troubles, I've got 'em too. There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you. We stick together and see it through. 'Cause you've got a friend in me 🎶
Happy #InternationalFriendshipDay! Share your photos👇!
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Happy Islamic New Year to all who celebrate!
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#FactFriday : Returned Peace Corps Volunteers can support partner nations without leaving the country through Virtual Service Pilot.
We have 36 openings in 3 countries. Check them our and apply today! 👉 bit.ly/3cHe9Bc
#PeaceCorps #service #VirtualServicePilot
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🔵 Ingesting contaminated food and water can cause hepatitis A and E.
🔵 Almost 90% of people with viral hepatitis don't know they have it.
🔵 Left untreated, hepatitis B, C, and D can lead to liver cancer.
#WorldHepatitisDay
📷 : Kids collecting water in Benin.
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#CountryQuiz: 3,864 Volunteers have served in this country (12 currently). They work on projects in the Health, Youth in Development, and Community Economic Development sectors. This nation has three official languages, and #funfact, there 43 native languages spoken here.
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#WednesdayThought: lessons from #PeaceCorps service last a lifetime.
At least they have for Brogan. In the 70s, he served in Paraguay and Guatemala. During the pandemic, he knew there's was a lot he could do to help. So he did. Find out how. ▶️ bit.ly/3sXGxES
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Our #PeaceCorps Ecuador 🇪🇨 team recently celebrated 60 years of service in country a little early by swearing in the first group of Volunteers to serve since the COVID-19 pandemic. 🎉🙌 This group of Volunteers will work in the Teaching English as a Foreign Language program!
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Together we can achieve more. 🕊️ Through understanding, support, and acceptance we create a more peaceful world. 💖
#OneVoiceDay #WorldPeace
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#TopicTuesday : What item from home was must useful to you during service❓
For Liz, it was pair of ✂️. She used them for just about everything. See what other items Trainees might also want to consider. 👉 bit.ly/3Bco9fY
Share your tips in the comments! #PeaceCorps
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Meet Stephanie, one of the first Trainees to join our team in Kyrgyz Republic 🇰🇬!
We're inviting applicants to serve in more than 40 countries! Check out our Volunteer openings and apply today. ▶️ bit.ly/3mi4l1Y
#PeaceCorps #service #Volunteer
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#DYK that we have various short-term Volunteer opportunities for education professionals in 10 countries through Peace Corps Response❓
See where and how you can serve! Connect with us today. 👉 bit.ly/3aV37YF
#PeaceCorps #PeaceCorpsResponse #Volunteer
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Thirty years ago, Chris Johansen used his experience to set a community store in Kenya up for success. Recently, he put his skills, tools, and insight to use again to support a Namibian egg farm. He says processes are what create #sustainability.
👉 bit.ly/3P0ZD5N
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Jennifer McFann felt compelled to serve after reading an email asking RPCVs to participate in our Virtual Service Pilot. Jennifer, who served in Georgia in the 2000s, had a dream (literally) that became a reality.
Find out how. ▶️ bit.ly/3zkFC4J
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📸 5 of Peace Corps Peru's newest Trainees put their language and technical skills to the test on their sixth week of training by demonstrating the proper way to wash fruits and veggies to their host mothers.
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Thank you so much, , for welcoming our #PeaceCorps Volunteers to the and hosting a roundtable as they prepare to depart for service in Panama. We are very grateful for your support as our volunteers continue to return to in-person service abroad.
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If you're an RPCV & want to know more about the Public Student Loan Forgiveness waiver that expires on 10/1/22, we've got you covered. Join us for a webinar by to find out how to navigate the process.
📅: July 28
⏰: 6 p.m. EST
📍: bit.ly/3Pe7tcd
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#ICYMI Peace Corps CEO Carol Spahn met with Capitol Hill staff and interns and talked about the importance of Volunteer service and the Peace Corps application process. A special thanks to Peace Corps Caucus co-chairs & for your support!
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Congrats to Josh Josa for receiving the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal. And thanks to all RPCVs for your continued commitment to service!
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Congratulations to @JoshJosa as a winner of #Sammies2022. His victory belonged to you, the Deaf community, and education. 
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On this #MandelaDay, the Peace Corps joins the global community to honor the legacy and leadership of a human rights advocate and defender of democracy.
Happy birthday, President Mandela.
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On #MandelaDay, we honor the first democratically elected leader of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, who dedicated his life to fighting for equality and helped lead the country's transition from apartheid to democracy. His legacy lives on far beyond the borders of South Africa.
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It's Global Hug Your Kids Day. 🤗
If you have children in your life, be sure to hug them today to express how much you love them.💗
📷: Costa Rica
#HugYourKidsDay #GlobalHugYourKidsDay
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It's #WorldEmojiDay and we are all 😃 😄 😁! Why?
After years of planning and effort, Trainees and Volunteers have returned to about 20 countries, with more to come in 2022.
📷: 🇧🇿, 🇺🇬, 🇸🇳, 🇷🇼.
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#DYK that 90% of Peace Corps Volunteers recommend service? See which opportunities are available today! peacecorps.gov/apply/
#PeaceCorps #GetConnected
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Where can you find authentic Peace Corps stories from returned & current Volunteers? Here are 7 places you can go to learn more about Peace Corps Service from the people who've lived it.
Read more ▶️ bit.ly/3nLMWzC
Have a story? Share it in the comments.
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Join us virtually on July 21 for a Thought Leader Series discussion about technology's impact on social and economic development. Hear from 4 returned Peace Corps Volunteers who are experts in the field. Don't miss out!
📆 : July 21
🕓 : 4 p.m. ET
💻 : bit.ly/3xLcdP9
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Peace Corps Kosovo 🇽🇰 welcomed back its first Volunteer since 2020! PCV Elias, who was evacuated 28 months ago, will serve in the Education sector and work with partner communities as they address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
#PeaceCorps #Service
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Yesterday, I had lunch with the amazing Peace Corps/Ukraine staff who are on temporary assignment in D.C. We talked about the deep impacts of the war on their family and friends and their astounding resilience. continues to stand in support of the people of Ukraine.
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Vice President Kamala Harris addressed leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum today to expand US Embassies, USAID and Peace Corps to support our Pacific Island neighbor nations. #PacificPeoples #PacificLeaders #BluePacific #FreeandOpenIndoPacific
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We are grateful for the ongoing efforts of and as they strengthen the U.S.-Pacific Islands partnership. The eventual return of Volunteers to the region would not be possible without a robust commitment from the .
Fact sheet ▶️ bit.ly/3ywBA7H
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Congrats to Peace Corps Costa Rica 🇨🇷 for welcoming back Trainees for the 1st time since 2020!
These Trainees will support Youth in Development and Community Economic Development projects once they are sworn in as Volunteers in a few months.
#PeaceCorps #Service #CostaRica
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59 years after her father - then U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica - welcomed Peace Corps Volunteers to the country, Cynthia Telles, who now holds the same role, welcomed Trainees yesterday. What an amazing story! Thank you !
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Hace 59 años mi padre dio la bienvenida a los primeros voluntarios de @PeaceCorps en Costa Rica. Me honra hacer lo mismo con estos 17 aspirantes recién llegados, ¡los primeros en CR desde el inicio de la pandemia! Mucha suerte en su entrenamiento y muchos éxitos en su servicio.
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On #WorldPopulationDay, gain a better understanding of where and how our global population is growing by checking out the UN's excellent population dashboard here ▶️ bit.ly/3ySUreC
📷: Philippines, Mexico, Tanzania, Thailand
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Congrats to Peace Corps Colombia's newest Volunteers! 🎉
This group of 17 that was sworn in on Friday will serve in rural communities around the country & support Education and Community Economic Development projects for the next two years.
#PeaceCorps #Service #BacktoService
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Eid al-Adha Mubarak to all those who are celebrating around the world!
📷: Indonesia, Benin, The Gambia
#Eid2022 #EidAlAdha
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#Peace Corps Ghana in 1961 and present day!
We recently welcomed 13 Volunteers who will work alongside counterparts in schools, health centers, and farming communities in the Eastern and Volta Regions! 🇬🇭
Join them. Apply today! ▶️ bit.ly/3mi4l1Y
#FBF #Ghana
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#FactFriday Returned #PeaceCorps Volunteers can continue to support partner nations without leaving home! Virtual Service Pilot connects participants with counterparts to advance projects in various sectors! Check out engagement opportunities! 👉 bit.ly/3b5qUEZ
#VSP
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“Los voluntarios de me inspiran. Estos ciudadanos estadounidenses dedicarán los próximos dos años a servir a comunidades en Colombia. Fue un gran honor tomar su juramento de servicio y acompañarlos en este día especial”. – FLP
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