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Record Nr.

UNINA9910703467503321

Titolo

The Peace Corps : considerations, assessments and safety / / Ottis E. Winter and Art B. Krause, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Nova, , 2012

©2012

ISBN

1-61942-583-1

Edizione

[[Archived version].]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (333 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

Foreign Policy of the United States

Disciplina

309.223573

Soggetti

Voluntarism - International cooperation

Voluntarism - Developing countries

Volunteers - Developing countries

Voluntarism

Volunteers

History

Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Sommario/riassunto

The Peace Corps is an international service organization of the United States Government, which sends Americans abroad to serve the pressing needs of people around the world. The Peace Corps website offers a thorough overview of the Volunteer experience: The types of work Volunteers do, the countries in which Volunteers serve, a step-by-step guide to the application process, and details about how Volunteers live. Also features photos and videos of the Peace Corps experience, Passport Blog, and several social media links.