A Volunteer explores his surroundings in Cambodia.
There are more than 120 Volunteers in Cambodia working with their communities on projects in education and health. During their service, Volunteers learn to speak Khmer. More than 505 Peace Corps Volunteers have served in Cambodia since the program was established in 2007.
“While I was certainly hesitant to take part in Sports Meet at first, I’m so glad that I accepted the invitation and learned a little bit more about my community, even if it means that there will be more relay races in my future.”
From 1962 to 1983, 4,067 volunteers served in Malaysia. By 1965, there were over 550 Peace Corps volunteers serving as elementary, secondary and university teachers, as well as other instructors, compensating for a shortage in the education sector there. The Peace Corps was also the main source of health personnel for Malaysia’s aboriginal health program. Over 60 Peace Corps volunteers worked as nurses during the beginning years of the program, and other volunteers even worked with Malaysian doctors at a jungle hospital, travelling by boat to treat patients in remote areas. Most of the work in Malaysia involved rural community development, helping local people transform large rural areas.
Other facts about Malaysia include:
Malaysia is the only country that includes territory both on the mainland of Southeast Asia and in the islands that stretch between the Asian continental mass and Oceania.
Malaysia’s currency is called the ringgit, which means “jagged” in Malay, and originally referred to the separated edges of Spanish silver dollars widely circulated in the region.
Malaysia’s national dish is Nasi lemak, a fragrant rice dish cooked in coconut milk, often served wrapped in a banana leaf, and usually eaten for breakfast.
Covering only 27 acres, Bukit Nanas, in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, is among the smallest patches of rainforest in the world. It is Malaysia’s oldest nature reserve.
Islam is the official religion of Malaysia, mainly practiced by the Malays. Non-Malays mainly follow the religions of Taoism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Hinduism.
Malaysia’s Kuala Kangsar district office is the home of the last surviving rubber tree from the original batch brought by Englishman H.N. Ridley from London’s Kew Gardens in 1877.
Volunteers in the Philippines working with their communities on projects in education, youth development and the environment. More than 8,860 Peace Corps Volunteers have served in the Philippines since the program was established in 1961.
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Waiting for freshly slaughtered sheep to boil, some community friends enjoy drinks and music in the Darkhan-uul Aimag countryside of Mongolia. Photo by @PeaceCorps #Mongolia Volunteer Chris De Bruyn. #asia #culture #peacecorps #music #travel #sing via Instagram http://bit.ly/1GWQdkK
In Mongolia, @peacecorps Volunteers learn to speak local languages, including Mongolian and Kazakh. More than 1,145 Peace Corps volunteers have served in Mongolia since the program was established in 1991. Volunteers work with their communities on projects in English education, youth development and health. #peacecorps #asia #mongolia #culture #travel via Instagram http://ift.tt/1esYlyF
