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Caroline Burns ’15 served in the Peace Corps in Rwanda from 2016 to 2018 as a maternal and child health volunteer.\n
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Calling all changemakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Peace Corps Prep program is designed to prepare you for international development field work, careers in international service, and Peace Corps service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open to all URI undergraduate students with any major, the program pairs selected courses with leadership and community service to help prepare you for global service work. When you graduate, you will receive an official Certificate of Completion<\/em> from the Peace Corps. This means you\u2019ll have a competitive edge when applying either to be a Peace Corps volunteer, or for other international development work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Program<\/h2>

Find out how the URI Peace Corps Prep Program works, how to apply and requirements.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

How it Works<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Peace Corps<\/h2>

Learn more about the Peace Corps mission and the work volunteers do around the world.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

About Peace Corps<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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What Volunteers Do<\/h2>

Choose among six volunteer sectors for one that aligns with your unique skills and career goals.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Volunteer sectors<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Photos Courtesy: \u00a9 Peace Corps<\/p>\n\n\n

Why Peace Corps Prep<\/h1>

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Build professional skills<\/h3>\n

Gain training and experience\u2013including internship opportunities\u2013in one of the six Peace Corps work sectors: agriculture, community economic development, education, environment, health, and youth in development.\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Globalize your education<\/h3>\n

Develop your foreign language skills in our world-class language department and explore the many study abroad options URI offers. We’ll help you select courses and find experiences to prepare you to collaborate across cultures.\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Make a difference<\/h3>\n

International development work transforms the lives of volunteers and the communities they serve. In the Peace Corp Prep Program, you’ll develop the skills you’ll need to work towards meaningful change in the world.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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For the rest of your life, you become the person who is always trying to make things better. You don’t look around for others to fix things and you feel a sense of responsibility, which is a good thing. If everyone on the planet felt that way, what a better world this would be.<\/blockquote>Kelly Kittel ’83\nPeace Corps, Jamaica 85-87, Environmental Sector<\/cite><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n
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