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27 Months without Baseball. Peace Corps Morocco 2006-2008. Peace Corps. Established in 1961 by JFK Mission: World Peace and Friendship. Peace Corps. Three Goals 1.Helping the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women.
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27 Months without Baseball Peace Corps Morocco 2006-2008
Peace Corps • Established in 1961 by JFK • Mission: • World Peace and Friendship
Peace Corps • Three Goals • 1.Helping the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women. • 2.Helping promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served. • 3.Helping promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans.
Peace Corps • Fast Facts (from www.peacecorps.gov) • number of Volunteers and trainees to date: 195,000 • Total number of countries served: 139 • Current number of Volunteers and Trainees: 7,876 • Gender: 60% female, 40% male • Marital Status: 94% single, 6% married • People of Color: 17% of Peace Corps Volunteers • Age: 27 years old (average), 25 years old (median) • Volunteers over age 50: 5% (oldest Volunteer is 84) • Current number of countries served: 76
Peace Corps • Volunteers by Work Area • Education: 35% • Health & HIV/AIDS: 21% • Business: 15% • Environment: 15% • Youth: 5% • Agriculture: 5% • Other: 4%
Three Months of Training • Language • Cross-Culture • Technical • Medical • Safety and Security • Seminar site and Community-Based
Projects • Web Sites • Brochures • Tourist Questionnaire • Export Contacts • Organizational Development • Natural Dye/Weaving Training
Other Activities • Gender and Development • GLOW CAMP • Volunteer Support Network • Peace Works • WEB SITE • www.freewebs.com/azrouartisana