By Ellina Kushnir, RI Staff and Scott Kumis, Peace Corps Partnership Manager
Last year, Rotary International and Peace Corps, formalized a service partnership to help enhance our club and district service activities locally and around the world.
Peace Corps sends U.S. citizens abroad to help tackle the most pressing needs around the world while promoting better international understanding of culture and enhancing global awareness. Peace Corps Volunteers live and work alongside the people they support for a period of two or more years and concentrate efforts to create sustainable change that lives on long after their period of in-country service. Peace Corps currently has volunteers in more than 60 countries and concentrates on the following sectors: education, health, community economic development, environment, youth in development, and agriculture.
By working together with active and returned Peace Corps Volunteers, we can continue addressing Rotary’s six areas of focus while enhancing goodwill…
View original post 403 more words
shanakyar 
Leave a Reply