Well, I got an email early this morning with my new invitation! The Peace Corps was really fast and responsive and helpful for this entire situation. I’m actually rather impressed!
I leave September 10, 2008 for Peru with the Community-based Environmental Management Program to be a Community Development promoter.
Some of the other people in my original training group have been re-invited already as well. So far I have heard:
Two volunteers are going to be Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) & Community Development in Micronesia
Education/Youth development volunteer in Bolivia
Microenterprise Development Volunteer in Bolivia
Teaching biology/chemistry in Mozambique got changed to Education and Women’s Empowerment in Togo
Well, I don’t know much about it yet, but I will definitely be adding a lot of information in the near future.
For now, a few tidbits:
Peace Corps/Peru’s Community-Based Environmental Management project addresses Peru’s multiple environmental and conservation challenges, particularly in environmentally sensitive areas. Volunteers work with local schools, community groups, nongovernmental organization (NGOs) and government officials to strengthen environmental awareness, provide conservation skills, generate income for local residents, and build organizational capacity and leadership.
- Environmental Volunteers are situated in a variety of locations. Although the specific characteristics of each Volunteer assignment are different, the majority of site locations share common traits. Most assignments are in small rural communities, many of which are close to environmentally sensitive areas and have limited physical infrastructure, including lack of running water and/or electricity.
- Some Volunteers are assigned to work in rural district capitals where there is a larger concentration of population, but still limited amenities.
- Most Environmental Volunteers are located within an hour or two by foot, bicycle, or public transportation from other Environmental Volunteers, so that Volunteers with different skill sets can support each other.
- Most Volunteers are also located within an hour or two from volunteers in other sectoral areas.
Peace,
Sasha
