InterAmerican and Pacific Region: Then and Now

Looking to get reconnected with your country of service? Most RPCVs stay engaged with their host country long after their Peace Corps service has ended. Although the suspension of operations at all posts in March 2020 made contact with host communities difficult, most posts are now back up and running. How have the posts in the InterAmerican and Pacific (IAP) regions begun to welcome back Volunteers? How many Volunteers are currently serving, in what programs, and what is new since the evacuation? Come hear from Ken Puvak (Chief of Operations, InterAmerican & Pacific Region), Gini Wilderson (Country Director, Samoa), and voices from the field. Recorded 06/27/24.
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