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September 29 and 30, 2023 - A Towering Task Coming to PBS Nationwide

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Aug 31, 2023

September 29 and 30, 2023 - A Towering Task Coming to PBS Nationwide

A Towering Task Coming to PBS Nationwide A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps is coming to PBS stations across the country....

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Mar 11, 2023

April 15, 2023 RPCV Virtual Reunion

What: RPCV Virtual Reunion - Jason Stearns - Guest Speaker When: April 15, 2023 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET Where: Online via Zoom -...

Peace Corps in Zaire Story - Simba and Tembo

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Mar 10, 2023

Peace Corps in Zaire Story - Simba and Tembo

Story from Kathleen Malu, RPCV: Zaïre (Democratic Republic of Congo) 1973-75, Rwanda 1980-81, recently donated two beer bottles to the...

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Mar 7, 2023

2022 Donation Recipients

We collected a total of $2,525 from our 2022 fund-raising campaign, including a matching donation of $1,000. Along with money from dues,...

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Mar 6, 2023

Will Cassava Replace Wheat in DRC?

When the war in Ukraine disrupted wheat exports, University of Kisangani students set out to manufacture pasta with homegrown cassava....

New U.S. ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Mar 1, 2023

New U.S. ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Lucy Tamlyn is the new U.S. ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. From the US Embassy website: Ambassador Lucy Tamlyn...

Misinformation harms effort to immunize children in DRC

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Dec 24, 2022

Misinformation harms effort to immunize children in DRC

PBS Newshour: Millions of children around the world did not get routine vaccines as a result of disruptions and disinformation caused by...

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Dec 10, 2022

Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe

The Lancet recognized Dr. Muyembe as Africa’s veteran Ebola hunter but he was credited for discovering the deadly disease several years...

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Nov 26, 2022

Matching Donation

Giving Tuesday is November 29, 2022. We have an anonymous donor who will match up to $1000 of donations so we encourage you to consider...

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Nov 14, 2022

2022 Annual Fundraising Campaign!

Every year we raise funds so that we can continue to provide meaningful support to NGOs who are doing good work in DRC. In the past, we...

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Nov 13, 2022

Film - L'Empire du Silence

The film Empire of Silence is not yet available for viewing in the United States. We will update this page and email those on the Peace...

These women are bringing some peace to war-stricken Congo

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Nov 12, 2022

These women are bringing some peace to war-stricken Congo

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, activists terrorized by conflict for decades are stepping in to try to break the cycle of...

Dr. Victor Kande - The Father of Sleeping Sickness

Joe Fahs

Oct 23, 2022

Dr. Victor Kande - The Father of Sleeping Sickness

Beset by war, violence and political instability, the Democratic Republic of the Cono is not the ideal place to be trying to stamp out...

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Oct 15, 2022

Attention! All Fisheries RPCVs

We recently received an email for Mutual Tshieja (Simon) with photos of the Gandajika Fish Station. Read his message below and feel free...

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Oct 9, 2022

RPCV Board Openings

Dear former Peace Corps Volunteer in Zaire/Congo. One of our Board members is retiring and we would like to replace her position with two...

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Oct 7, 2022

April 9, 2022 - Zoom Reunion

April 2022 Reunion Slides Note! Because of a scheduling conflict Dikembe Mutumbo was unable to attend and speak at the reunion meeting....

April 2022 Peace Corps Friends of DR Congo Reunion

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Mar 27, 2022

April 2022 Peace Corps Friends of DR Congo Reunion

Update: Due to an unforeseen scheduling conflict, Dikembe was unable to attend the April 9, 2022 Zoom reunion. Our guest for the upcoming...

NIH Doctor Peter Kilmarx: Text Message from Congo

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Jul 10, 2021

NIH Doctor Peter Kilmarx: Text Message from Congo

Peter Kilmarx was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Bakwa Tombe, Kasai Occidental, from 1984-1986, helping farmers build fish farms. His...

National Peace Corps Association Emergency Response Network Trains COVID-19 Contact Tracers

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May 1, 2021

National Peace Corps Association Emergency Response Network Trains COVID-19 Contact Tracers

On October 28, 2020, the inaugural cohort of the National Peace Corps Association Emergency Response Network began training as contact...

Congo Blog by Former Peace Corps Volunteer

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Oct 1, 2020

Congo Blog by Former Peace Corps Volunteer

One of our board members, Beth Duff-Brown, has returned to her Peace Corps post in Kasai Occidental three times since serving from...