Author Archives: Rachel

Last April, I collaborated with a disability group to host my very first malaria workshop to a group of persons with disabilities in Bamenda.  This past Sunday and today, I hosted two additional malaria workshops for persons with disabilities so that I could reach out to many more persons with disabilities in Bamenda area.  I […]

A few days ago, Peace Corps submitted a proposal to the federal government to change their policy that would prohibit discrimination against persons with disabilities during the application process.  If this new policy is fully implemented, it would be a wonderful huge step forward in hopefully seeing more persons with disabilities serve in the Peace […]

Since Peace Corps’ inception in 1961, over 60 deaf Americans have successfully served in Peace Corps.   Additional 138 Americans with some degree of hearing loss have served too*.  Now that I have been in Cameroon for almost a year, I can certainly share how my experiences in serving the Peace Corps as a person with […]

While this blog post primarily targets new soon-to-be Peace Corps Volunteers who are getting ready to head to their country of service, this can also apply to any travelers, especially family members and friends who are visiting Peace Corps Volunteers.  Packing for Peace Corps service was a daunting task.  I read through a couple packing lists on various […]

Here is the final copy of my Community Needs Assessment, which shares my findings in detail about the plights that persons with disability face in the Northwest region, in particular Bamenda and its surrounding villages.  Click here to view the report. Here is the infographic once again to view the summary of the results of […]