Peace Corps (U.S.)
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Peace Corps (Spojené státy americké)
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Peace Corps
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United States Peace Corps
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United States Peace Corps
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U.S. Peace Corps
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Cuerpos de la Paz (U.S.)
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Cuerpos de la Paz (U.S.)
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Cuerpos de Paz (U.S.)
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Korpus mira (U. S.)
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Korpus mira (U. S.)
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Ėnkh Taĭvny Korpus (U.S.)
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Ėnkh Taĭvny Korpus (U.S.)
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Cuerpo de Paz (U.S.)
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United States. Peace Corps
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United States. Department of State. Peace Corps
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United States. Action. Peace Corps
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Biographical History
The Peace Corps was established by Executive Order 10924, issued by President John F. Kennedy on March 1, 1961, announced by televised broadcast March 2, 1961, and authorized by Congress on September 22, 1961, with passage of the Peace Corps Act (Public Law 87-293). Since 1961, over 200,000 Americans have joined the Peace Corps and have served in 139 countries.
The Peace Corps was established in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy to help train students for work in underdeveloped countries. Training began at Oberlin in 1963. Headed by Donald Reich, Paul Arnold, and Lawrence Wilson, instruction included a twelve-week training program for volunteers going to French-speaking West African countries. The training program was discontinued in 1966 after four years.
In 1961 President John F. Kennedy issued an Executive Order creating the Peace Corps. Kennedy's idea was that young people serve their country in places like Asia, Africa and Latin America assisting people in community development. This included training people in public health and recreation, building roads and schools and teaching everything from farming to English, math and science. To get the Peace Corps on campus, the Associated Students of UNM wrote state legislators and Congressmen. They sent a student delegation to Washington to lobby for a UNM training center. In 1962 UNM was designated the year-round Peace Corp Training Center for Latin America. Volunteers were trained to assist host countries in community development, public health and teaching. Their field exercises included construction, public recreation, urban development and social welfare in Spanish-speaking areas of New Mexico. Academic preparation covered area studies, Spanish, Communism, and world affairs. Volunteers were immersed in language training. Volunteers also learned community development and worked on their physical and mental stamina. By 1966 when Washington canceled UNM's Peace Corps contract UNM had trained over 18,000 volunteers for service in eight Latin American countries.
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Community development
Community development
French
National service
Public health
Public health
Technical assistance, American
Voluntarism
Voluntarism
Volunteers
Volunteers
Volunteer workers in community development
Volunteer workers in social service
Volunteer workers in social service
Volunteer workers in social service
Volunteer workers in social service
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