Worldview Magazine - Fall 2007 - (Page 2)

A magazine of news and comment about the Peace Corps world Fall 2007 Volume 20 Number 3 THE PUBLISHER e publisher of WorldView magazine is the National Peace Corps Association, a national network of returned Peace Corps volunteers, former staﬀ and friends. e NPCA is a notfor-proﬁt 501(c)(3) educational and service organization which is independent of the federal agency, the Peace Corps. WORLDVIEW PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION Departments PRESIDENT’S NOTE, Page 3 NPCA’s Kevin Quigley explains why he testiﬁed STR New/Reuters ADVISORY COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS before a Senate committee on behalf of Sen. Chris Dodd’s new Peace Corps legislation. LAFAYETTE PARK, Page 7 A country-by-country peace index is unveiled and Peace Corps honors two outstanding women whose names are Loret Ruppe. LETTER FROM RINCON, CAPE VERDE, Page 29 Journalist Jayant Kairam reﬂects on the deathlike wailing he heard in his ﬁshing village. LETTER FROM PORT AU PRINCE, Page 33 When UN peacekeepers and local police clamp down, kidnappings surge on. Matt Marek asks if Haiti is at the tipping point. COMMUNITY NEWS, Page 40 JoAnna Haugen lists some of the recent achievements of members of our Peace Corps community. GIVING BACK, Page 43 Literacy in Ghana, Fair Trade in Peru, young Belize, lap tops in Guatemala & Ukrainian summer camps reported by JoAnna Haugen OPINION, Page 44 Pioneers among Africa advocates, Kevin Lowther and C. Payne Lucas argue that Peace Corps doesn’t need more volunteers as much as it needs more racial diversity. worldviewmagazine.com 2 Fall 2007 Supri Supri/Reuters ANOTHER COUNTRY, Page 37 Bonnie Robinson gives a status report on Indonesia, a large Moslem country where Peace Corps has decided not to go just yet. Jan Guifarro Carol Bellamy Chair President and CEO Chris Glaudel World Learning Vice Chair Ron Boring Bruce Anderson Former Vice President Treasurer Vodafone Japan Sharon Stash Jerr Boschee Secretary Executive Director Trina Janes e Institute Forum Coordinator, for Social Entrepreneurs ex oﬃcio Nicholas Craw Kevin F. F. Quigley President, Automobile President, ex oﬃcio Competition Committee Frances Alford for the U.S. Betty W. Currie Sam Farr Robert Findlay Congressman, U.S. House Priscilla Goldfarb of Representatives, California Robert Graulich John Garamendi Hope Johnson Lieutenant Governor, Sandra Lauﬀer State of California David Magnani Mark Gearan Mike Peter President Hobart & William Smith Colleges Jensy Patterson Richards Joel Rubin Sandra Jaﬀee Former Executive Vice President Allegra Troiano Patricia A. Wand Citigroup Aaron Williams William E. James Chairman Donald J. Dakin e Rockport Group Counsel Roland Johnson Former Executive Director STAFF e Grundy Foundation Virginia Kirkwood Kevin F. F. Quigley Owner/Director President Shawnee Holdings, Inc. Anne Baker Richard M. Krieg Vice President President and CEO David Arnold e Horizon Foundation Communications Director Jonathan Lash Emily Bello President Coordinator of Member World Resources Institute Services & Operations Kenneth Lehman Erica Burman Chairman Emeritus New Media Director Winning Workplaces Jonathan Pearson C. Payne Lucas Advocacy Coordinator Senior Advisor AllAfrica Foundation CONSULTANTS Kevin O’Donnell Lollie Commodore Managing Director Finance O’Donnell &Associates JoAnna Haugen Gordon Radley Alumni News Editor Former President Lucasﬁlms INTERNS John E. Riggan Molly Carney Chairman Emeritus Carrie Dulaney TCC Group Byron Grant Mark Schneider Matthew Leonard Senior Vice President, Special Sarah McQueen Adviser on Latin America Sarah Singletary International Crisis Group Donna Shalala President, University of Miami Paul Slawson Former CEO, InterPaciﬁc Co. Harris Woﬀord Former U.S. Senator, Pennsylvania http://worldviewmagazine.com

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Worldview - Fall 2007 Contents Presiden'ts Note Lafayette Park Introduction Interview Commentary Editor's Note Letter from Rumbek, Sudan Listings Letter from Yekaterinburg, Russia Letter from Codaesti, Romania Letter from Catia La Mar, Venezuela Letter from Gumare, Botswana Letter from Ridder, Kazakhstan Letter from Rincon, Cape Verde Letter from Port Au Prince Another Country Community News Giving Back Opinion

Worldview Magazine - Fall 2007

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