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Peace Corps
Peace Corps volunteers return home to a dismal job market and a future in limbo
by
Andy Uhler
Apr 27, 2020
There’s a network of former Peace Corps volunteers trying to help current volunteers in their abrupt return.
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The Peace Corps wants ... baby boomers?
by
Jenny Ament
May 29, 2015
54-year-old agency wants volunteers closer to its age.
Michelle Obama promotes girls' education in Asia
by
Amy Scott
Mar 20, 2015
Around the world, an estimated 62 million girls ages of 6 to 15 are not in school.
One city, many changes: A reporter's return trip to Zigong
by
Rob Schmitz
Oct 31, 2013
In 1996, Marketplace China correspondent Rob Schmitz moved to rural Sichuan Province for two years to teach English as a Peace Corps Volunteer. He says the city of Zigong has changed a lot since then.