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
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 …
Africa in Our Lives: Kate Hamoonga
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 …
Africa in Our Lives: Edward L. Powe
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 …
Africa in Our Lives: Karen Lynn Williams
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 …
SUMMER STORIES: Beekeeping in Comoros
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 …
Africa in Our Lives: Aleia McCord
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. …
Global House Party to celebrate Peace Corps
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 …