Have you ever wanted to make a difference in the world? Have you ever wanted a life-defining leadership experience? When you volunteer for the Peace Corps, you have the opportunity to do both: make a difference in the lives of others while redefining your life and what it means to lead. Volunteering for the Corps offers a wide variety of opportunities, and each career option is determined by you're interests, education and skill set, as well as the needs of the country where you're placed. Volunteering gives you the ability to gain valuable postgraduate experience and you may choose from countless volunteer positions, including health and medical care, education, environmental issues, building and construction, etc. The Peace Corps aims to promote personal leadership and global peace, and with the help and commitment of great volunteers, the goal is reached over and over again. .
The Peace Corps mission has three simple goals: helping countries meet the demand for trained men and women to assist in bettering the overall well-being of the individual country and promoting a better and more accurate view of Americans. Peace Corps). Reaching these goals will be evident in whatever area you choose to serve; if you work in field of education, you'll introduce "innovative teaching methodologies and encourage critical thinking in the classroom" in a wide range of subjects (Peace Corps). .
Volunteering for the Peace Corps has a lot of tangible benefits as well, including a realization that the contributions you make are making a difference in hundreds of lives. Some more benefits of volunteering are: dollars and sense, career builder and graduate school advantages. When you volunteer for the Corps all travel expenses are paid. with a living allowance to cover the cost of living and your housing expenses. Not having to worry about the costs of traveling to other countries or having to pay for housing expenses makes the Peace Corps a very desirable humanitarian group.