Brochures

This page is a collection of Peace Corps produced brochures and pamphlets that vary in scope and in purpose. The documents are small and were meant to be given out and easy to carry. Most of the brochures were meant to help recruit new volunteers for the Peace Corps. Due to the age of these documents and the time periods in which they were published in, some language may be out of date or some country names may no longer be accurate.

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Peace Corps Agriculture

Peace Corps (U.S.)

This is a brochure for the Peace Corps to potential volunteers. It describes opportunities available in agricultural volunteering, as well as possible benefits to your post Peace Corps life. It also includes a list of desired skills and qualifications of potential volunteers. There are anecdotes and information about benefits for Peace Corps volunteers.
Business

Peace Corps (U.S.)

This is a brochure for the Peace Corps to potential volunteers, and is aimed particularly at volunteers with experience or knowledge of topics related to business. It briefly describes the types of business related skills that the Peace Corps and potential host communities are looking for. Three anecdotes about volunteers and how their skills aided communities are included with connected photography. Some basic facts and regulations regarding the Peace Corps and what they expect out of volunteers are included at the end.
Peace Corps Agriculture

Peace Corps (U.S.)

This is a 1984 edition of a Peace Corps brochure about Peace Corps volunteers and agriculture. Several pages include anecdotes from volunteers about their background pre-Peace Corps and their experiences volunteering with the organization. It includes information on what volunteers can expect as well as regulations for joining the Peace Corps.
Engineering In The Peace Corps

Peace Corps (U.S.)

This brochure informs the prospective volunteer engineer how their knowledge and skills could further the Peace Corps mission. Interspersed with photographs of volunteers in the field, the brochure provides examples as to how engineers can and have contributed to the Peace Corps. Specific engineering disciplines mentioned are: civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, and agricultural engineering. At the end is a page about Peace Corps volunteer requirements.
Home Economists In The Peace Corps

Peace Corps (U.S.)

"'Home economists are trained in skills that are basic in making home life healthier, easier and more satisfying. Modern technology has made this life an obtainable goal for millions of the world's families in our generation. But people are needed to help these families apply our knowledge to everyday problems.'

"This statement from a Peace Corps Volunteer home economist says a little about the reasons behind the demand for more Volunteers to serve as teachers of the methods of modern living and communicators of the way to better living among women of the world's developing nations." -- [unnumbered first interior page]
High School Students and The Peace Corps

Peace Corps and Peace Corps Office of Public Affairs

"There are steps [described in this brochure] which high school students can take, now, to prepare for future Peace Corps service. There are also ways of helping the Peace Corps, now, in its work of building international understanding throughout the world —even though service as a Volunteer may be several years away. Students, with the aid of an interested teacher, can form a high school "Peace Corps Club."" - [p.2]
American Labor in the Peace Corps

Peace Corps

This is a 1962 edition of "American Labor in the Peace Corps". It briefly describes how American laborers - such as electricians, plumbers, retail workers, etc. - can contribute to the Peace Corps project. The activities of 15 volunteers are briefly detailed, including their names, their profession and union membership at home, and what they are doing as volunteers. The final sections are an explanation for why the reader should volunteer, an endorsement from the union AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations), a list of desired skills, Peace Corps locations, and a section on qualifications to become a volunteer.
Agriculture In The Peace Corps

Peace Corps (U.S.)

This brochure is informing potential Peace Corps volunteers about what the organization does to support agricultural efforts around the world. It informs the potential recruits of the early 1960s that education background is not a barrier to volunteering, though some knowledge of agriculture was preferred if the prospective volunteer had no college degree. The brochure additionally gives some testimonies from previous volunteers, has pictures of volunteers in the field, and general volunteer requirements. A list of desired agriculture skills and a list of countries where the Peace Corps is active are included.
A Special Message: Teachers And The Peace Corps

Peace Corps (U.S.)

This is a short document meant to advertise serving as a volunteer for the Peace Corps aimed to American Teachers. It is a published version of a brief address by then Peace Corps director Sargent Shriver to a June 1962 meeting of the National Education Association in Denver, Colorado. After the short speech, wherein he extols "the most exciting and personally rewarding teaching assignments possible — a classroom in Africa, Asia, or Latin America, where eager young minds are waiting for men and women like you who can teach them" [unnumbered first interior page]. The document ends with a short list of important information to know before volunteering for the Peace Corps.
Health Professions in the Peace Corps

Peace Corps (U.S.)

This is a pamphlet from the Peace Corps meant to advertise to and recruit United States healthcare workers. It talks about the needs of other countries and how healthcare volunteers can help improve the health of other communities. It gives some information on what the Peace Corps does and how volunteers can qualify and then where a selected volunteer could be sent.
Women in the Peace Corps

Peace Corps (U.S.)

"No longer is it true —as Euripedes said it was true in the 4th Century B.C. —that "a woman should be good for everything at home, but abroad, good for nothing." For the Peace Corps has already sent abroad several hundred women who are serving in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Of the Volunteers now overseas, one third are women. They are teachers, nurses, home economists, social workers, laboratory technicians, and rural development workers. The record they are writing, supported by requests from 30 countries for 2,000 more like them, proves that Euripedes under-estimated the power of a woman — especially a woman in the Peace Corps." -- [first interior page]
American Labor in the Peace Corps

Peace Corps

"American Labor in the Peace Corps" is a publication that focuses on how labor - especially unionized labor - forces such as construction workers, electricians, bricklayers, craftsman and more can serve overseas in the Peace Corps. It contains an anecdote from an AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) mason, reasons to volunteer, and quotes from executive level leadership of the union AFL-CIO regarding the Peace Corps as a positive force for change. The last major section touches on basic qualifications and where the Peace Corps was at the time active. This is the 1960 edition.