William Bright, Director
House Nos. 9/12/14, Patio Madrigal Compound
2250 Roxas Boulevard
Pasay City
TEL: (632) 551-4588; 510-2420; 510-2421 and 510-2424
FAX: (632) 551-4585
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
In October 1961, the first group of 130 Peace
Corps volunteers arrived in the Republic of the Philippines (the
second group to arrive in any Peace Corps country) for classroom
assignments in the areas of language, math and science. In the
1970s, the growing number of qualified Filipino teachers suggested
revised Peace Corps priorities, and a shift was made to largely
rural programming in the areas of social and economic development
projects. Later, in the 1980s, Memoranda of Understanding with
the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS), Department
of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and Department of
Agriculture (DA) provided a framework for programs in these areas.
In June of 1990 the Peace Corps program was suspended.
Up until that time, some 6,500 volunteers had served in the Philippines,
the largest group to have served in any single Peace Corps country.
Two years later, Peace Corps operations resumed.
The project designed for this purpose was the Small Island Development
(SID) effort which featured PCVs assigned to island provinces
of Catanduanes, Romblon and Batanes. The volunteers for this group
(Group 242) arrived in the Philippines to begin training in March
1992, and were sworn in during June.
At present, volunteers are working throughout
the country, from Batanes to Mindanao, in teacher training programs,
in coastal resources management, water sanitation, and park and
protected area community development.
Since the first group of Peace Corps volunteers
arrived in 1961, more than 8,500 volunteers have shared their
enthusiasm and expertise with Filipino organizations and communities.
They work to expand horizons through education, create economic
opportunities, promote health, and help protect and restore the
environment. Today, more than 100 volunteers work with Filipino
government agencies and NGOs in the following areas:
Environmental Education
Coastal Resources Management
English Teacher Training
Water/Sanitation/Waste Management
Protected Area Management
HOW TO REQUEST A PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER
If your manpower needs fall within the above-mentioned
assignment areas, you can initiate a request by writing to or
visiting the Peace Corps office in Manila or by getting in touch
with a Peace Corps volunteer assigned in your locality.
Peace Corps operates in the Philippines under the auspices of
the Philippine National Volunteer Services Coordinating Agency.
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