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A new way to share your Peace Corps experience

Posted on July 7, 2017

Until the inception of a Peace Corps museum, returned volunteers shared highlights from their experiences abroad on a small, personal, and local level. With the planning of the Museum of the Peace Corps Experience underway, opportunities to …

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Register for Partnering for Progress: Taking Collaborations to New Heights

Posted on May 19, 2017

From August 4-6, 2017, National Peace Corps Association and the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Colorado will host the 2017 Peace Corps Connect conference. The conference will include a number of exhibits, workshops, and breakout …

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Africa in Our Lives: Kate Hamoonga

Posted on August 29, 2016

From Zambia to Tanzania to South Africa, Study Abroad Advisor Kate Hamoonga has had diverse experiences in sub-Saharan Africa and now helps UW-Madison students do the same. Field of study: Education Hometown: Madison, WI What …

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Africa in Our Lives: Edward L. Powe

Posted on January 25, 2016

While Edward Powe’s interest in Africa and the tropical world dates back to his graduate studies, creative endeavors like the development of his NGO and promotion of a Zulu board game suggest his interest does …

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Africa in Our Lives: Karen Lynn Williams

Posted on August 24, 2015

Karen Williams is an American author of children’s literature whose Peace Corps-Malawi experience continues to shape the way she writes, parents and lives. Williams recently participated in a teacher workshop in Eau Claire, Wis. The African …

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SUMMER STORIES: Beekeeping in Comoros

Posted on August 4, 2015

Summer Stories from Africa is a series of fresh reflections from our students, faculty, and alumni researching and studying on the continent. Ellen Geisler is currently working as a Peace Corps Response volunteer in Comoros, a …

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Africa in Our Lives: Aleia McCord

Posted on May 29, 2015

Ph.D student Aleia McCord traces her steps from Ghana to Wisconsin to Uganda. From tips on making plans post-graduation to her passion for renewable energy in Uganda, McCord shares her experiences at home and abroad. …

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Global House Party to celebrate Peace Corps

Posted on September 17, 2012

The Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Wisconsin-Madison and the Peace Corps Campus Recruiting Office at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are hosting a Global House Party to celebrate the anniversary of congressional action to create the …

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