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I PEACE CORPS: INSPIRED TO SERVE

I PEACE CORPS: INSPIRED TO SERVE. WARM-UP QUESTIONS. What challenges/difficulties can volunteers face when they go to a country they haven’t been before?. What kinds of challenges can arise when members of one group or culture interact with members of another ?

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I PEACE CORPS: INSPIRED TO SERVE

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  1. IPEACE CORPS:INSPIRED TO SERVE

  2. WARM-UP QUESTIONS • What challenges/difficulties can volunteers face when they go to a country they haven’t been before?

  3. Whatkinds of challenges can arisewhenmembers of onegrouporcultureinteractwithmembers of another? Whataresomepositive/negativeoutcomes?

  4. About the Peace Corps: • Since President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps by executive order on March 1, 1961, more than 210,000 Americans have served in 139 host countries. • Today,morethan eight thousandvolunteers are working with local communities in 76 host countries in agriculture, community economic development, education, environment, health and youth in development.

  5. Peace Corps volunteers must be U.S. citizens and at least 18 years of age. • Peace Corps service is a 27-month commitment and the agency’s mission is to promote world peace and friendship and a better understanding between Americans and people of other countries

  6. PeaceCorpsVolunteersbyWorkArea • Education: 35% • Health & HIV/AIDS: 21% • Environment: 15% • BusinessDevelopment: 15% • Agriculture: 5% • YouthDevelopment: 5% • Other: 4%

  7. Whatdoesthisinformation say abouttheneedsbyhostcountries? • Do youagreeordisagreeabouttheemphasisplaced on educationandhealthcare?

  8. Usefulvocabularybeforereading • Mutual (adj): mutual feelings such as respect, trust or hatred are feelings that two or more people have for each other Mutual respect is essential in any partnership. • Self-sustaining (adj): able to keep going without outside help

  9. Stipend (n): amount of money that somebody takes as a salary Counterpart (n): someone that has the same job or purpose with somebody else Belgian Ministers are discussing the issue with French counterparts. Utilize (v):use We must discuss how to utilize the resources efficiently.

  10. At a grass-roots level: by the side of ordinary working people Waver (v): to become weaker or less certain, fluctuate, vary We were determined not to waver from our goals. Appropriate (adj): correct or suitable for a time, situation or purpose These clothes are not appropriate for a job interview.

  11. FocusQuestions • WhatmotivatedPresident Kennedy to start thePeaceCorps? • Whatchallengesmayariseforvolunteerswhentheygoto a countrywheretheyhaveneverbeenbefore? • Whatconditionsmust be met by a country in ordertohostvolunteers?

  12. SkimmingandScanningforDetails • 1. President Kennedy made his speech at theUniversity of Michigan at AnnArbor. • 2. ThePeaceCorpswasdesignedtopromoteunderstandingbetweenAmericansandothercultures.

  13. SkimmingandScanningforDetails • 3. Robert SargentShriver, thepresiden’sbrother-in-law, wasthefirstdirector. • 4. Volunteersservefortwoyears.

  14. SkimmingandScanningforDetails • 5. A stipend is giventovolunteersforbasicneeds, such as room, board, and a fewessentials. • 6. Theyareexpectedto do thesamework, eatthesamefood, andspeakthesamelanguage as thenationals of thecountry in whichtheyarestationed.

  15. SkimmingandScanningforDetails • 7. Volunteersteachandsharetheirskillstohelpsolvechallengesfacedbytheirhostcountry. • 8. Thefirstgoal of thePeaceCorps is tomeettheneeds of hostcountriesforskilledworkers.

  16. SkimmingandScanningforDetails • 9. HostcountriesmustinvitethePeaceCorps. • 10. EasternEuropebecameopentoAmericaninterests in 1990.

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