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| John Kennedy with Peace Corps Volunteers (courtesy: commons.wikimedia.org) |
The Peace Corps was established by John Kennedy to promote world peace and friendship. This year, the Peace Corps is celebrating their 50th anniversary of "promoting peace and friendship around the world." Congratulations, and thank you for working to create a global climate of peace. peacecorps.gov
The Peace Corps was officially established on March 1, 1961 and, throughout it's history has served more than 138 countries. The Peace Corps is currently serving 76 countries with a staff of 9095 volunteers and trainees. Geographically, 39% volunteer in Africa, 24% volunteer in Latin America, and 18% volunteer in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Economically, 40% of all Peace Corps services go to education, and 12% goes to encourage business development. All this is done on a budget of $374 million a year. To see more quick facts check out the Peace Corps' fast fact page.
demopublican.org is here to promote public awareness of the need for world peace.
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