Bigger Than Boxes presented by GAD (Gender and Development Committee) Olivia Dawson and Kat Giannini, 129 YinD GLOWing and Growing Peace Corps Romania held the first GLOW Camp (Girls Leading Our World) in […]
Bigger Than Boxes presented by GAD (Gender and Development Committee) Kat Giannini, 129 YinD Overview: Teen Motherhood How does pregnancy at an early age affect one’s life outcomes? The results of teen pregnancy, […]
Bigger Than Boxes presented by GAD (Gender and Development Committee) Rae Richards, 129 TESS Introduction What is literacy and why is it life-changing? Literacy includes the ability to read and write, certainly, but […]
Bigger Than Boxes presented by GAD (Gender and Development Committee) Olivia Dawson, 129 YinD Gender and Social Justice in the Classroom: A Prompt for Self Reflection to Get You Started Background Info Did […]
Bigger Than Boxes presented by GAD (Gender and Development Committee) Natalie Garro, 129 TESS Content Warning: Some sensitive and offensive language is used. Introduction The purpose of this month’s BTB article is simple: […]
Ruhamaiah Bradley, 130 TESS Most days, I wear black slacks with a Peace Corps polo. Sometimes, I mix it up and wear navy blue, khaki, or light green pants. These are usually […]
Bigger Than Boxes presented by GAD (Gender and Development Committee) Rae Richards, 129 TESS “It’s simple: women and girls have human rights, and they have periods. One should not defeat the other.” -Hannah […]
Andrew Snyder, 126 YinD Sanook, mai? Was it fun? Sanook Mak! Soooo much fun! This is probably the most important question and answer whenever we do a project or activity in our […]
Katherine Bolander – Health 2013 The Gambia As Rihanna would say, I “found love in a hopeless place.” On a more serious note, as most of you are aware, I do not […]
Katherine Bolander -Health 2013 The Gambia I just finished my third year of service as a Peace Corps Volunteer in The Gambia, a small West African country almost entirely surrounded by Senegal, […]
Changing Youth’s Perception about Sexual Abuse and Romance in Thai Soap Operas Krongkaew Panjamahaporn- Gender and Youth Coordinator PC Thailand Many years ago, I was talking with a group of friends about the […]
Matthew Carlos Fontana, 126 Everyday around noon in my village all of the men and women in the office come together for a very hallowed and well-practiced tradition, one that all Thai […]
Carissa Sutter, 126 Recently, in response to our Volunteer Reporting Forms, a PCV asked an important question: Should kathoey be counted as male or female? This had to be asked, because the […]
Kaya Colin, 126 I have been serving as a Youth in Development Peace Corps Volunteer in Thailand for a year now. Time is a trippy thing, especially in the Peace Corps. As […]
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