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- John Coyne and Marian Haley Beil are happy to present Peace Corps Worldwide, an online community and resource for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs), Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs), their friends and families, and all who share a desire for international understanding. Peace Corps Worldwide is a project of the non-profit Peace Corps Fund, and is in no way associated with the Peace Corps.
The Peace Corps On Day One: #19 Famous Women And The Man Men At Peace Corps HQ - Posted 5 hours ago to John Coyne Babbles
Arriving for work on or before March 1, 1961, the day President Kennedy signed the executive order establishing the Peace Corps, were a few women who were early volunteer staffers and who would become famous in those first years of the agency. The majority of these women were well connected by family or friends to Shriver and eager to work at the Peace Corps, the shining star of Kennedy's administration. The Peace Corps was the 'hot' agency and everyone, of.. (Read More)
To Support The Kate Puzey Girls' Camp Commemorative Fund - Posted 6 hours ago to John Coyne Babbles
[For those who want to contribute, here's how] Contributions can be made online through the Benin Country Fund at "http://www.facebook.com/l/a08f8;www.peacecorps.gov". Steps to donate: 1. Go to "http://www.facebook.com/l/a08f8;www.peacegorps.gov" 2. Click on "donations" 3. Click on "View all Country Funds" 4. Click on "Benin Country Fund" 5. Click on "Donate" 6. Please make your contribution, and in the comments section, it is IMPERATIVE to specify "Kate Puzey Girls' Camp Commemorative Fund" in order for the funds to be routed to the appropriate account. The.. (Read More)
Four Common Mistakes in Writing and How to Overcome Them - Posted 19 hours ago to Writing Right
I know you don’t want to read this because you think I’m going to give you a lesson in grammar. The truth is that you have read these types of articles on writing dozens of times and you know how to avoid the common errors.  Let’s all agree that our grammar skills could be improved and make a pact to look up any questionable sentence constructions, use.. (Read More)
Light A Candle For Kate - Posted 22 hours ago to John Coyne Babbles
[This is a message that is going around the Peace Corps Community and to the endless friends of Kate Puzey (Benini 2007-09)] Dear RPCV Family, A dear friend and fellow member of the Peace Corps Community was tragically killed in Benin, West Africa on March 12, 2009. Those of us who knew her miss the warmth, passion, and radiance that she so gracefully exuded.  She was a selfless individual who wanted nothing but to give, learn, and live life to its fullest. .. (Read More)
The Murder Of Kate Puzey (Benin 2007-09) One Year Ago - Posted 1 day ago to John Coyne Babbles
[caption id="attachment_2252" align="alignleft" width="99" caption="Kate Puzey in Benin"][/caption] A article today in the Forsyth County News in Georgia written by Julie Arrington talks about the family of Kate Puzey who was killed in March a year ago in Badjoude, Benin. Her mother, Lois Puzey, says that Kate discovered a co-teacher — not a Peace Corps Volunteer — was sexually abusing some of the female students at the school where.. (Read More)
Mark Brazaitis (Guatemala 1991-93) Named 2010 Benedum Distinguished Scholar at WVU. - Posted 1 day ago to Peace Corps Writers
Mark Brazaitis( Guatemala 1991-93) Â Director of Creative Writing at West Virginia University has won that university's 2010 Â Benedum Distinguished Scholar Award. Â This award includes $5,000 and recognition at the University Honors Convocation. Mark has published four award-winning books, including The Other Language, winner of the 2008 ABZ Poetry Prize and An American Affair, winner of the 2004 George Garrett Fiction Prize, and the novel Steal My Heart which.. (Read More)
Ann Lounsbery Owens (Ethiopia 1962-64) Remembers JFK - Posted 2 days ago to John Coyne Babbles
A couple days ago I mentioned that [caption id="attachment_2263" align="alignright" width="72" caption="Ann Lounsbery Owens in the Ethiopia I training book"][/caption] Ann Lounsbery Owens (Ethiopia 1962-64) had a letter home from Ethiopia to her mother that has just been published in a new book entitled, Letters to Jackie: Condolences From a Grieving Nation. Ann lives in Seattle and a reporter for KING5 TV.. (Read More)
Derivative Regulation Now - Posted 2 days ago to Your Money: In the New Economy
Senator Chris Dodd (RPCV-Domican Rep.) will bring the Senate's version of the House Bill to better regulate financial markets to a vote on Monday. This will complement the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act already passed under the very able, if not remarkable, leadership of Representative Barney Frank. As I have stated in several blogs, this is the "legislative imperative" for this year. Film director Michael Moore commented in a recent.. (Read More)
The Peace Corps On Day One: #18 The Early Peace Corps Staff - Posted 2 days ago to John Coyne Babbles
I asked Warren to give me a quick summary of some of the famous early staffers, all men of course, from the first days of the '60s. Charlie Peters, for example, who went onto start the Washington Monthly.  "Charlie," said Wiggins, "was one of those insightful, appreciative, wonderful minds. We didn't have many exceptional minds in the Peace Corps, but Charlie's really is exceptional, and what he did with the evaluation function was what needed to.. (Read More)
Teach For The World Says Nicholas Kristof In The New York Times - Posted 2 days ago to John Coyne Babbles
There is a terrific op-ed in the New York Times this morning, Thursday, March 11, 2010, by Nicholas Kristof on a new international program he is proposing, Teach for the World. Kristof says (rightly!) "A generation ago, the most thrilling program for young people was the Peace Corps. Today, it's Teach for America, which this year has attracted 46,000 applicants who are competing for about 4,500 slots." He goes onto say,"Peace Corps and Teach for America.. (Read More)
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- Tom Gee: How nice to recall these important participants in the creation of the Peace Corps. I was so young at the time that I never thought of any of these women as "second class." My first job was as deputy to Nancy Chamberlain in the Selection Division. Th [more...]
- Jim Sheahan: Thanks, John. You've captured the essence of these great ladies who played such an important role in launching the Peace Corps. I had the pleasure of working with a few of them when I returned from Sierra Leone in 1963. It was an exciting time to [more...]
- Joey: I believe that transition time between administrations is the most dangerous time for Peace Corps Volunteers. It is a belief because the published statistics are so broadly calculated that it is impossible to draw any conclusions. I believe this [more...]
- Dick Irish: Charlie Peters Evaluation Division saved the Peace Corps from some truly egregrious errors; the idea of embedding journalists inside the government at every agency world do much to improve the quality of government performance. today. He is also res [more...]
- Rowland Scherman: Wow. But what about Mitzi Molina? [more...]
- Oscar A: PC is usually helpful in the beginning. They want the family to say that it's a privacy issue to backup their privacy policy at PC. So, when you query about the death, the just say they're in mourning. Then they have nothing to say. So, by the ti [more...]
- FlacoBob: We´re with you Kate...always! Bob Bob Arias Peace Corps Response Volunteer Panama 2009-2010 [more...]
- PattyJohns: It's known that money makes us free. But what to do when one has no cash? The only one way is to try to get the home loans and just credit loan. [more...]
- dsearles: Orry guys, but you lost me a few thousand words ago. [more...]
- Joey: Teach for America is not a model for Teach for the World. Teach for America recruits from the top in class rankings from the best universities; has an extensive summer training program; offers continual support during the school year; requires that [more...]
- Tom Gee: How wonderful and so nostalgic to read these very apt descriptions of some pretty great guys from one of the best himself. [more...]
- JKU: An article/legislation on limiting Executive appointments(Congress created a lot of new ones): washingtonwatch.com/blog/2010/03/09/perhaps-if-there-were-a-czars-czar/ washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_3088.html Feature at GOVERNMENT EXECUTIV [more...]
- JKU: The institutional memory is an old issue at PC. This is the excuse for the five year rule and partly creating NPCA. The creation of PC is to not be a constant, but changing and evolving with the world. Of course there are different ways to do this [more...]
- John Coyne: Michael: Shriver's trip opened the floodgates. Less than one week after his return, Kennedy announced that he had received over two dozen formal requests for Volunteers from various countries. By July, six projects were announced: Ghana,Tanzania, Col [more...]
- Michael Valentine: How did the invitations to send volunteers to Latin America originate? [more...]
- Joey: JKU: Thank you very much for the IDs and the information. I would like to make these observations. PC is simply not the same agency through time. Many of its HQ staff and procedures are a function of which political party is in charge. The fi [more...]