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Global Communities: Partnership with Peace Corps

Published 03/21/2016 by Global Communities

Since 2010, Global Communities and Peace Corps have had a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), working together to help strengthen communities’ capacities across the globe. Collaborating in the placement, training, and support of Peace Corps volunteers in development projects managed by Global Communities, the agreement has helped volunteers receive training and support from staff and experts, and helped Global Communities expand the reach and quality of its programs. But the partnership between Global Communities and Peace Corps predates 2010; in 2009, Peace Corps volunteers began assisting with programs in Rwanda.
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Published 03/21/2016 by Global Communities in Blog, Africa, Rwanda

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