In 1961 John F. Kennedy developed the Peace Corp. to promote world piece and friendship. Their mission was to help people of interested countries on thier understanding of the Americans and to train men and women.
Peace Corp. have helped people build better lives for themselves around the world. For the volunteers it was a challenge adapting to the daily lives in these countries-food, clothing, weather, environment, society etc.
The volunteers would interact while observing the locals in their community to determine how they can educate, train, encourage positive reinforcements to the people and at the same grow the knowlege for the Americans.
Almost all of these countries that the Peace Corp. visited are fighting for survival so when these volunteers involve themselves in those envinroment they too are fighting for survival, so the outcome of this experience is that they've gained a sense of independence, reliabilty and a high level of confidence. This is to show that culture is derived from one's being and that times are changing and people can change when it comes to survival and life.
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That really makes me apprecate living here where we do. It really makes me think if i had to live life that way, for survival or how we could help and make a differnce
ReplyDeleteAlthough the Peace Corps website understandably describes the program in very positive terms, I feel sometimes that there is an element of ethnocentrism built into it. The exchange is based on the idea of technological superiority (i.e., bringing superior skills to the developing world), but also sharing "American values". On the other hand, many Peace Corps volunteers come back with a much better understanding of life outside the USA.
ReplyDeleteit is good because any of the volunteers throughtout the peace corp can get a better understanding of how countries in need are struggling. they all can gain so much from this by helping out and seeing how cultures differ from one another. the positive stories probably really influence people to get involved. i really appreciate the people helping, because they are trying their best to make the world a better place and believe they can.
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