Peace Corps Top Stories

U.S. Peace Corps Welcomes Largest Cohort to Ghana Since COVID

U.S. Embassy in Ghana, Accra, Ghana

U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Virginia Palmer joined Government of Ghana officials, Returning Volunteers, and supporters to officially swear-in 20 new Peace Corps Volunteers, who will work in communities across Ghana over the next two years, helping plan community improvements, working in schools, teaching agricultural techniques, and protecting the environment.

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New Peace Corps Volunteers Must Help Solve Communities’ Needs – US Embassy

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U.S. Peace Corps Welcomes Largest Cohort to Ghana Since COVID, Twenty New Volunteers Sworn-in Today

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20 American Volunteers Begin Work in the Country

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U.S. Peace Corps Welcomes Largest Cohort

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