\t\t\t\tThe Peace Corps not only educated students in school classrooms, but used the wider community as a platform for spreading information to local citizens.\u00a0 Although many volunteers worked in formal education, others were assigned to community development projects.\u00a0\u00a0 Non-formal education sought to establish community programming and workshops based on areas of need.\u00a0 While some focused on a specifically on health care or sanitation, others were encouraged to assess the local community\u2019s greatest needs before developing projects on-site.\u00a0 Community outreach included youth and business development, in addition to environmental and health education.<\/p>\n
In Colombia, Christine Hager sought to educate young girls and women about cooking and sewing.\u00a0 Serving in Dagua Valle, Colombia (1968-1970), Hager organized clubs for mothers and young girls to provide support.\u00a0 The community development also included experiential learning on raising chickens, planting seed beds, and gardening.<\/p>\n
Brian Adler and Cynthia Elliott also worked with non-formal rural community education in Marshall Creek, Suriname.\u00a0 Instead of formally teaching students in a classroom, Brian and Cynthia organized community libraries, after-school programs for youth, and workshops to teach English to adults in the community.<\/p>\n
The collections documenting the variety of community development reinforce the Peace Corps\u2019 commitment to educating communities and improving people\u2019s lives.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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