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FoEC	Friends of Eastern Caribbean
EC	Eastern Caribbean
PC	Peace Corps
PCV	Peace Corps Volunteer
RPCV	Returned Peace Corps Volunteer
NPCA	National Peace Corps Association

St. Vincent preschool receives a barrel of supplies funded by RPCV Rahiel Housey and a FoEC mini grant in 2002

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2011-2012 Grant to PCV

in St. Vincent
House of Hope Society in St. Vincent will develop a “home based” care program for patients with HIV/AIDS through a grant to Peace Corps Volunteer Katie SanFilippo. Friends of the Eastern Caribbean made an award of $295.45 US to support SanFilippo in her assignment with House of Hope; the funds will be used to develop a training program and manual for volunteers who work with House of Hope to provide assistance and support to patients living at home with HIV/AIDS. More

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Register as an RPCV speaker! The Peace Corps’ Speakers Match program provides a fascinating way to introduce students to other cultures and to share your inspiring stories of service through photographs, artifacts, music, language and stories. To help you effectively share your work, Peace Corps developed the Speakers Match Handbook, rich with resources for RPCV speakers. The handbook provides teaching suggestions to connect your activity with Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Math, World Languages, or other subjects. It also includes suggestions for communication with the teacher and ideas for pre- and post-visit activities to extend the learning beyond your visit.
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The Friends of the Eastern Caribbean is composed of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers who served in the Eastern Caribbean and all others interested in the Eastern Caribbean. To date over 3,600 volunteers have served. The countries of the Eastern Caribbean face special development challenges because of their small size and vulnerability to natural disasters. They are poised on the edge of technological innovation, yet hampered by a limited economy subject to any changes in the global economy. One such example is the island of Dominica, which reported a 60 percent drop in exports last year, while remaining in the top third of the United Nations Development Index. Despite these complexities, there remains a natural beauty formed from the many rugged mountains, extensive rain forests, dynamic volcanoes and lush vegetation found throughout the islands.

Nutrition class for young girls, St. Lucia

The islands are confronted with increased unemployment, a growing presence of drug trafficking, and periodic natural disasters such as hurricanes and volcanoes. Opportunities for youth are particularly limited. Economically, the Eastern Caribbean nations are sustained primarily by single cash crops or tourism, with growth among communication and technology sectors in some areas.

Peace Corps programs are focused primarily on providing job skills training and health services to youths. In collaboration with government ministries and non-governmental organizations, Peace Corps/Eastern Caribbean has also integrated within its youth program, information technology, disaster preparedness and mitigation, and HIV/AIDS education and prevention.

Friends of the Eastern Caribbean is your link to the EC and to all your friends who served in the Peace Corps there.

Currently there are two ways to join:

All RPCVs should also consider joining their local RPCV organization & community activities.

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Anguilla (Previously served) Map
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Antigua & Barbuda Map
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Barbados (Previously served) Map
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Dominica Map
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Grenada & Carriacou Map
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Montserrat(Previously served) Map
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St. Kitts & Nevis Map
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St. Lucia Map
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St. Vincent & Grenadines Map
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2011-2012 Grant to PCV

in St. Vincent

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