Peace Corps

.autotagframe1 { float:right; padding:5px; width:210px; border: silver solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center; } Jeff Redwine and US Ambassador William Eaton By DON WINNER for Panama-Guide.com - This morning the US Ambassador to Panama William Eaton visited the Emberá community of Parara Puru on the Chagres river to recognize the accomplishments of Peace Corps volunteers and USAid projects to improve the lives of the community. Volunteers Cynthia and Jeff Redwine lived in the community for two years and are still in Panama but have since moved on and are doing other things. Among the improvements to the community realized during their time in the village include ... Read Full Story

Instead of having to fight through rush hour traffic to make it to work, Ruthia Yi '07 travels down a dirt road to her "office," a small village in Togo that lacks running water and electricity. As a Peace Corps volunteer, Yi teaches residents about soil conservation methods and the pressing need for reforestation. She also promotes HIV and AIDS awareness for those living in the remote village. Jessica Lord '04 worked as a Peace Corps volunteer in a small village in Bulgaria. She is now a grants assistant at Colgate. "It's a dream job," said Yi, who credits her liberal arts education at ... Read Full Story

Space-Flown Basil Seeds Still Available for Lunar Plant Growth Chamber Design ChallengeThe NASA Engineering Design Challenge: Lunar Plant Growth Chamber has positively impacted educators and students nationally. Currently over 1,000,000 students are involved! Plenty of space-flown seeds are still available. To register for the Challenge and receive seeds, visit at http://www.nasa.gov/education/plantchallenge . Visit the Web site frequently to find new feature stories about schools participating in the Challenge. World Wise Schools Supports Geography and Global Issues The World Wise Schools program offers free cross-cultural educational resources online including podcasts, videos, stories, slide shows, and electronic newsletters. Each resource reflects Peace Corps Volunteer experiences overseas ... Read Full Story

D. Addis-Simonson ( Nashua ) - Duncan Simonson of Nashua left on August 11, 2008 to begin his Peace Corps service in Panama. He joined 35 other Peace Corps volunteers who will be doing community economic development and environmental service development with indigenous peoples in Panama. He will be building composting latrines and developing safe water supplies in the community he will reside in for the next 24 months. Volunteers train for three months with extensive cultural immersion before being placed at a site. Simonson is a 2004 graduate of Bishop Guertin High School and a 2008 graduate of Loyola University Chicago where he ... Read Full Story

Top Stories Back in August, Robert was fortunate enough to meet the Managing Editor of POZ Magazine, Jennifer Morton. They exchanged email addresses and she graciously offered to put him in touch with Jeremiah Johnson, whose profile in the magazine caught his eye. The 25-year-old Johnson served for 16 months as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Ukraine where he taught English and AIDS prevention. During the course of those 16 months Johnson himself became infected with the virus and was subsequently dismissed from the Peace Corps because of it. Discrimination charges and the backing of POZ led to a victory for Johnson and ... Read Full Story