Tag Archive: Health

In training, I listened to a presentation about Peace Corps Volunteers getting malaria. Cameroon unfortunately has the highest number of Peace Corps Volunteers getting malaria.  About 50 volunteers out of about 170 volunteers have become ill with it each year in the past few years. According to the results of surveys completed by Peace Corps […]

In order to identify which issue needs the most attention and understand how to solve problems in a community, all Peace Corps Volunteers are typically required to do an assignment called Community Needs Assessment during the first three months at their post. There are various ways to do Community Needs Assessment. One could go door-to-door […]