Posts tagged Peace Corps
Life is calling. How far will you go?
A year ago today, this was our first post on Tumblr.
We thank all our followers for sticking with us. We can’t wait to spend another year sharing the Peace Corps story with all of you!
P.S. We still need a few more followers (2,500!) to reach our goal of 15,000 followers in our first year, so please spread the word!
Here’s one of the vintage PSAs we shared earlier this year in honor of our 50th
“If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.” - Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia and the first elected female Head of State in Africa, at Harvard University’s 360th Commencement Ceremony
“I’m inspired by the work of Peace Corps Volunteers around the world. Volunteers share their creativity and compassion with their local communities. I hope this print inspires the next generation of Volunteers.” - Shepard Fairey
Fairey has a personal connection with the Peace Corps through his sister, who served as a Volunteer in Togo.
In honor of our ONE YEAR TUMBLRVERSARY this week we are reblogging some of our favorite posts from the past year that you may have missed if you just joined us. This is one of our favorite photos from our Digital Library that we shared back in June!
(via Lesotho - 2007)
Next week is our ONE YEAR TUMBLRVERSARY!
We’d love to reach 15,000 followers to celebrate the occasion. REBLOG this or your favorite post from our archives to spread the word!
Cameroon - 2009
In recognition of Mother’s Day, Peace Corps Volunteers worldwide are engaging in projects to improve maternal health, educate new mothers and support women and children. Volunteers regularly serve in maternity clinics, teach nutrition to new and expecting mother’s and provide information to keep families healthy.
Today, 22 percent of all Peace Corps Volunteers work in the health/HIV sector. Health Volunteers help communities meet basic public health needs through education and awareness, providing access to safe drinking water, distributing bed nets for malaria prevention, teaching sanitation measures and more. Even though Peace Corps volunteers are not medical care providers, they provide the skills and training to help keep communities healthy and safe. Many volunteers participate in health-related projects during the course of their service.
We thank our Volunteers for supporting mothers worldwide and wish all the mothers in the Peace Corps family a happy, healthy, and safe Mother’s Day!
(Source: go.usa.gov)
Host Country Mothers, a set on Flickr.
In honor of Mother’s Day, here is a Flickr set that highlights the unique relationship between Peace Corps Volunteers and their host families!