As a Peace Corps volunteer, you'll travel overseas and make real differences in the lives of real people. Whether you're teaching children the basics of math, science, and English or working with a community to protect the local environment; whether you're helping people stay healthy, expand their business, or grow more nutritious food, you will help change and improve the human condition at the grassroots level.
Meet Current and Past Peace Corps Volunteers!
Education Volunteers: Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) is the Peace Corps' largest program. Volunteers work in middle or secondary schools teaching English throughout the world. Some volunteers teach science and math. In addition to classroom teaching, volunteers develop other projects related to their schools or communities. Some volunteers have spent time tutoring before they head oversees.
Business Volunteers: Most often a business volunteer's experience begins in an education setting, later moving to a workplace setting that could include assisting private businesses or public organizations, Junior Achievement programs, cooperatives, agribusiness, women's and youth groups, or universities and secondary schools.
Environment Volunteers: Environment volunteers work on a wide variety of activities, including teaching environmental
awareness in elementary and secondary schools, working on environmental education with youth groups or community organizations, and planting trees within a community.
Agriculture Volunteers: Agriculture volunteers work with small farmers to increase food production while promoting environmental conservation practices.
Health Volunteers: Health volunteers raise their communities' awareness of the need for health education and water sanitation projects. They help train community health workers and educate families on the need for sound nutrition and basic hygiene. They may construct wells, tap springs, build sanitary latrines, or teach HIV/AIDS prevention.
Community Development Volunteers: This is the most open and flexible program in the Peace Corps. Community development volunteers conduct assessments to determine ways to address a community's needs. Depending on experience and interest, volunteers work in health, water sanitation, youth development, municipal management, environment, agriculture, or business projects.
