Peace Corps

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John F. Kennedys Legacy
President John F. Kennedy speaking to students at
the University of Michigan on October 14, 1960,
the event at which which the idea for the Peace
Corps was first publicly presented to the
American people.
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John F. Kennedys Legacy
President John F. Kennedy at the White House
signing Executive Order 10924, establishing the
Peace Corps.
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The Mission and Goals of the Peace Corps

• To help the people of interested countries in
  meeting their need for trained men and women
• To help promote a better understandingof
  Americans on the part of the peoples served
• To help promote a better understandingof other
  peoples on the part of Americans

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Fast Facts

• History
• Peace Corps officially established March 1, 1961
• Total number of Volunteers and trainees to date
  182,000
• Total number of countries served 138
• Volunteers
• Current number of Volunteers and trainees 8,200
• Current number of countries served 73
• Current number of posts 69

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Fast Facts (continued)

• Who are Peace Corps Volunteers?
• Gender 58 female 42 male
• Minorities 16 of Volunteers
• Age Average 28 years old Median 25 years
  old
• Volunteers over 50 6 of Volunteers
• Education 96 have undergraduate degrees
• 13 have graduate degrees

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Why Do People Join the Peace Corps?

• To do service work
• To live in another country for two years
• To learn a new language and culture
• To help people in other countries understand
  people in the U.S.
• To help people in the U.S. understand people in
  other countries
• To serve their country

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Why Do People Join the Peace Corps?

• To share personal values
• To make a difference in the world
• Personal development, personal growth
• Adventure and travel
• Professional development, professional experience
• To contribute to world peace through friendship

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Volunteer Programs
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Where Does the Peace Corps Work?

• Caribbean
• Latin America
• Eastern Europe and Central Asia
• North Africa and the Middle East
• Africa
• Asia
• Pacific Islands

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History of Peace Corps/Romania

• In 1990 the Romanian Government requested the
  presence of Peace Corps Volunteers
• An official agreement was signed in Washington DC
  on January 24, 1992
• Since the program began, over 800 Peace Corps
  Volunteers have served in Romania

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Peace Corps/Romania Today

• Volunteers work with Romanian government and
  non-governmental host agencies to assist in
  achieving development priorities identified by
  the Romanian government and people.
• 137 Peace Corps Volunteers serve in 40 counties
• English Education 66
• Community Economic Development 22
• Institutional Development 27
• Environment 23

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Thank You for your interest in Peace Corps
Romania

• Contact information for office
• Str. Negustori 16, sector 2, Bucuresti
• Phone [phone]
• email info_at_ro.peacecorps.gov