Peace Corps
American development volunteers
The Peace Corps is a U.S. government program that sends American volunteers to developing countries for two-year service assignments in education, health, agriculture, and community development.
Founded in 1961 under President Kennedy, the program aims to promote world peace and cross-cultural understanding.
She joined the Peace Corps after college and spent two years teaching in Senegal.
Unpaid willing participant
- volunteerismUnpaid community assistance
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- communityCollective of connected people
- outreachProactive community assistance
grassroots · altruism · philanthropy · nonprofit · mission · fieldwork · advocacy · civic
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
microfinance · livelihood · infrastructure · education · literacy · vaccination · cooperative · self-sufficiency
Official foreign representative
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- goodwillKindly, generous spirit
- immersionState of being submerged
- homestayLiving with local residents
cross-cultural · representation · bridge-building · JFK · Kennedy · American · friendship · cooperation
volunteer
Unpaid willing participant
- volunteerismUnpaid community assistance
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- communityCollective of connected people
outreach · grassroots · altruism · philanthropy · nonprofit · mission · fieldwork · advocacy · civic · collaboration
sustainability
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
sanitation · microfinance · livelihood · infrastructure · education · literacy · vaccination · cooperative · self-sufficiency · grassroots
ambassador
Official foreign representative
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- goodwillKindly, generous spirit
- immersionState of being submerged
homestay · cross-cultural · representation · bridge-building · JFK · Kennedy · American · friendship · cooperation
- helpersnurse, helper, volunteer, aide, assistant
- Expatriatesexpats, emigres, permanent residents, green card holders, foreign workers
- soft powersoft power, cultural diplomacy, cultural influence, goodwill tours, educational exchanges
- voluntourismvolunteer abroad, voluntourism, voluntourist, service trips, mission trip
- peacedove, dove release, olive branch, white flag, treaty
- international affairspassport, embassy, visa, treaty, diplomat
Peace Corpsmilitary service
Duty in armed forces
armed forces · Marine Corps · Army · war · military draft
Peace CorpsCIA
U.S. foreign intelligence service
covert operations · espionage · intelligence agencies · NSA · foreign intervention
Peace Corpscolonialism
Domination through foreign settlement
exploitation · resource extraction · imperialism · neocolonialism · United Fruit Company
peace, peaceful, peacefully, corps, peacefulness, peacemaker, peacetime, peaced, peaces