Peace Corps Tenth Annual Report PDF Download

Projects, operations, and future plans are covered in this annual report for the tenth year of the Peace Corps. An overview focuses on Peace Corps success in providing technical assistance to aid development plans for the seventies and in responding to local needs as well as on its failures. The next section considers the Peace Corps response to the New Directions policies, including providing volunteers who are specialists with demand skills; recruiting families; improving recruitment procedures such as use of intern programs; altering training to prepare volunteers more specifically for their assignments; and changing in-country administration to provide for greater partnership and cooperation. The Peace Corps involvement with the United Nations Corps of Volunteers and other international volunteer undertakings is also described. Other topics briefly commented on are activities of returned volunteers, budget, and outlook for the next year. (Ylb).