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Welcome to our Peace Corps Blog!  The Peace Corps has been the positive influence throughout the world since May 1st 1961 by president John F. Kennedy and has expanded its role to 77 different countries.  There are thousands of volunteers in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.  Volunteers teach children and inform the communities about technology and business development. They also sponsor HIV/AIDS prevention.  The Peace Corps is made of volunteers, people just like you and me, who have a desire and drive to make a positive impact on some of the worlds most impoverished and devastated areas.  Peace Corps volunteers spend 27 months oversees providing support to those who need it the most.

The Peace Corps recent activities stretch throughout the globe.  Most volunteers are students and younger persons with a caring disposition.  The Peace Corps offers a wide range of benefits including insurance, travel and living expenses, and a payment upon completion of service.  Most volunteers are not in it for the money, however.  They just want to make a difference in the word, while they travel and experience the world.

The Peace Corps is a government agency.  Unlike other volunteer organizations, the Peace Corps does not charge a fee to join.  The Peace Corps provides valuable skills, education, and memories that will last a lifetime.  In the short term, the Peace Corps will provide "scholarships, reduced tuition, internships, and stipends through participating schools."  It is also a kind of career builder.  The Peace Corps can provide training "in a foreign language, technical skills, and cross-cultural understanding."  In short, the Peace Corps not only helps the struggling, it also helps the volunteers.

Thank you for visiting our Peace Corps blog.  To the left you'll find links to various sources of information about the Peace Corps, as well as news from the Peace Corps RSS feed.  To the right we have recent news articles relating to the Peace Corps.  Below you'll find Peace Corps You Tube Videos, a slideshow, a Peace Corps Map, and a video we made with the help of Xtranormal as fun way to deliver the FAQ from the Peace Corps website.