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Brochures

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 Due to the age of these documents and the time periods in which they were published, some language may be out of date or no longer accurate.

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Peace Corps: Health/Nutrition

Peace Corps (U.S.)

"If you are a doctor, nurse, therapist, medical technician or are knowledgeable in health and nutrition, you are desperately needed as a Peace Corps Volunteer to fill a vital role in combating and preventing disease. Whether you are assigned to train health professionals in a large urban center or to counsel mothers on child care and nutrition in an isolated village, you will be providing the most important service in your career." -[p.4]
Peace Corps: Health Services

Peace Corps (U.S.)

"Trained men and women are in demand as Peace Corps Volunteers by the health services of developing nations around the world in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Here the skills of ingenious, energetic and adaptable volunteers mean new hope." -[p.2]
Peace Corps: Home Economics and Nutrition

Peace Corps (U.S.)

"Men and women trained in home economics and nutrition are needed as Peace Corps Volunteers in countries around the world. Developing nations in Africa, Asia and Latin America need skilled, ingenious, energetic and adaptable volunteers." -[p.2]
The Peace Corps Families

Peace Corps (U.S.)

"Families may obtain general news about the country in which their volunteer is serving, and about the volunteer's assignment, through the appropriate Peace Corps Country Desk Unit, which is the liaison between Washington, D.C., and the Peace Corps staff overseas." -[p.3]
Peace Corps: Education

Peace Corps (U.S.)

"Men and women with education expertise are needed as Peace Corps volunteers around the world. Developing nations in Africa, Asia and Latin America need skilled, ingenious, energetic and adaptable volunteers, both as teachers and for teacher training."-[p.2]
Peace Corps: Engineering

Peace Corps (U.S.)

This is a pamphlet advertising Peace Corps opportunities and needs for engineers. "Engineers are in demand in the developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America as volunteers. The Peace Corps needs civil, mechanical, environmental, mining and metallurigical engineers, as well as chief surveyors." - [p.2]
Peace Corps: Forestry/Fisheries (1983)

Peace Corps (U.S.)

"Trained and experienced men and women are needed as Peace Corps volunteers around the world to help make the land and water more fruitful. Developing nations in Africa, Asia and Latin America need skilled, ingenious, energetic and adaptable volunteers." -[p.2]
Peace Corps: Health Services

Peace Corps (U.S.)

"Trained men and women are in demand as Peace Corps volunteers by the health services of developing nations around the world in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Here the skills of ingenious, energetic and adaptable volunteers mean new hope." -[p.2]
PeaceCorps: Health Services (1983)

Peace Corps (U.S.)

"Trained men and women are in demand as Peace Corps volunteers by the health services of developing nations around the world in Africa, Asia and Latin America, where the skills of ingenious, energetic and adaptable volunteers mean new hope."-[p.4]
Peace Corps: Agriculture

Peace Corps (U.S.)

"Men and women with agricultural degrees—or with farm experience— are in demand as Peace Corps volunteers in countries around the world. Developing nations in Africa, Asia and Latin America need skilled, ingenious, energetic and adaptable volunteers in all types of agriculture." -[p.3]
Peace Corps: Business

Peace Corps (U.S.)

"Countries around the world need Peace Corps volunteers to work on economic growth. Skilled, ingenious, energetic and adaptable volunteers are in demand on all levels of business in Africa, Asia and Latin America." -[p.3]
Peace Corps: Community Development

Peace Corps (U.S.)

"Men and women are needed as Peace Corps volunteers to help with community development in Africa, Asia and Latin America. People in developing nations need skilled, ingenious, energetic and adaptable volunteers to help improve local craft marketing, to upgrade women's self-sufficiency projects, and to increase employment opportunities in rural areas." -[p.3]
Peace Corps: Education (1982)

Peace Corps (U.S.)

"Men and women with education expertise are needed as Peace Corps volunteers around the world. Developing nations in Africa, Asia and Latin America need skilled, ingenious, energetic and adaptable volunteers, both as teachers and for teacher training." -[p.5]
Peace Corps: Home Economics and Nutrition (1982)

Peace Corps (U.S.)

"Men and women trained in home economics and nutrition are needed as Peace Corps volunteers in countries around the world. Developing nations in Africa, Asia and Latin America need skilled, ingenious, energetic and adaptable volunteers." -[p.5]
Peace Corps: The Toughest Job You'll Ever Love

Peace Corps (U.S.)

"Peace Corps accomplishments endure because the mission is not to do things for people. Rather, volunteers help people do things for themselves. Successful development comes from the ideas and work of the people themselves. Peace Corps supplements—not supplants— local efforts." -[p.6]
Peace Corps Partnership

Peace Corps (U.S.)

"Peace Corps Partnership links villagers in the Third World and local citizens in the United States. The Partnership program helps people in developing countries find the resources they need to help themselves. Peace Corps Partnership helps Americans, who care about sharing, participate in the process by supporting efforts towards self-reliance." -[p.2]
Peace Corps: The Toughest Job You'll Ever Love

Peace Corps (U.S.)

"Peace Corps volunteers work on such fundamental but vital programs as food production, water supply, nutrition, health education and the development of human resources. They help increase knowledge and skills, economic development, income, housing, available energy, conservation and community services." -[p.6]
"So who needs Peace Corps?": A Very Good Question

Peace Corps (U.S.)

"Because we are a non-political, worldwide program, Peace Corps enjoys a special measure of acceptance in the countries we help. Which gives us a chance to do more than construct irrigation systems and schools. Or train nurses and farmers. It gives us a unique opportunity to tell others about America, ourselves, while we learn from them." -[p.1]
Current Openings, Fall 1977: Peace Corps, VISTA

ACTION (Service Corps)

This document is advertising to prospective U.S. citizens positions with the Peace Corps. And also to both U.S. citizens and permanent residents positions with VISTA, or Volunteers in Service to America. The Peace Corps side of the brochure lists specific fields and numbers of positions in specific countries for professionals to volunteer. The VISTA side is more general on the potential volunteer opportunities in poor communities in the United States.
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.