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Celebrating Peace Corps Week: Those Extraordinary Ordinary Volunteers!

Posted by  on Friday, March 1st 2013     
A Peace Corps volunteer trains his local community in Malawi on the nutritional benefits of growing soy. Photo credit: Peace Corps

This week, we’re celebrating our partner agency the Peace Corps during it’s annual Peace Corps Week. Read more >>

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USAID Gives Back to Servicemembers at Home and Abroad

Posted by  on Thursday, January 24th 2013     
USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah and daughter on the MLK National Day of Service. Photo credit: Anna Gohmann/USAID

On Saturday, I joined USAID staff and their families to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. by volunteering on the National Day of Service. Read more >>

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Photo of the Week: Committed to Service

Posted by  on Wednesday, January 23rd 2013     
USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah and daughter on the MLK National Day of Service. Photo credit: Anna Gohmann/USAID

Administrator Rajiv Shah and daughter, Amna Shah, build care packages on the National Day of Service on January 19 in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Read more >>

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Celebrating International Volunteer Day

Posted by  on Monday, December 6th 2010     

USAID has partnered with the American people to leverage the skills of professional volunteers in meeting pressing development challenges in health, food security, climate change, economic growth and education.  In celebration of International Volunteer Day, we are proud to highlight a few of the great volunteers supported by the USAID’s Volunteers for Prosperity program who [...]

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