August 21, 2024 – Peace Corps Worldwide

Peace Corps Director welcomed in Tonga

Aug 21 2024

Wednesday, August 21, 2024 Nuku’alofa, Tonga By Katalina Siasau On a first visit to Tonga and the Pacific, US Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn, from Washington DC, was welcomed by the Peace Corps Tonga staff with a traditional Kava ceremony on Tuesday, at the Peace Corps Office in Nuku’alofa. During her visit this week, Director Spahn will administer the oath of services to 19 new Peace Corps volunteers on Friday. The Peace Corps has been active in the Pacific since the early 1960s, and serving in Tonga for 57 years. There are about 100 Peace Corps volunteers in the Pacific and approximately 30 in Tonga. In an interview before her welcome kava ceremony, Director Spahn said the impact of Covid 19 had been a challenge for Peace Corps operations and services in the region. “The global pandemic impacted every country around the world. It closed off borders and it isolated people from each other. and . . .

2024 Peace Corps Writers Best Children’s Book Award Winner!

Aug 21 2024

The Fly That Flew Off The Handle by Jonathan Foret (Tonga 2004-06) and illustrated by Alexis Braud When you have a story to tell, you’re in the midst of a national pandemic, and you’re Jonathan Foret, you write a book. The original story is beautifully illustrated by Alexis Braud, who is cut-out to be a professional artist, bringing Jonathan’s story to life in the pages of The Fly that Flew Off the Handle. . . . Jonathan, who is the Executive Director of the South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center, is proud to present his newly published children’s book, The Fly that Flew Off the Handle. “The story is about a little fly named Lester who often feels angry, but doesn’t quite know why or what to do about it,” explained the author. After a long journey of trying and failing to feel better, Lester meets a little butterfly, Seymour, who helps . . .

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