{"id":46,"date":"2021-01-07T14:01:29","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T19:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/peacecorpsprep-draft\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2021-02-10T14:26:26","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T19:26:26","slug":"what-volunteers-do","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/peacecorpsprep\/what-volunteers-do\/","title":{"rendered":"What Volunteers Do"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>Peace Corps volunteers serve communities in six areas, or sectors: Agriculture, Community Economic Development, Education, Environment, Health, and Youth in Development. When you apply to the Peace Corps Prep Program you&#8217;ll choose an area that maps to your career goals and work with your advisor to fulfill the requirements. See the student guide for more detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-tiles thirds\">\n<div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/peacecorpsprep\/what-volunteers-do\/agriculture\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1996\/Agriculture-card.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Agriculture<\/h2><p>Lead grassroots efforts to fight hunger in a changing world.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/peacecorpsprep\/what-volunteers-do\/community-economic-development\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1996\/Community-card.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Community Economic Development<\/h2><p>Harness 21st-century tools to help communities lift themselves.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/peacecorpsprep\/what-volunteers-do\/education\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1996\/Education-card.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Education<\/h2><p>Teach lessons that last a lifetime.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/peacecorpsprep\/what-volunteers-do\/environment\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1996\/Environment-card.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Environment<\/h2><p>Help forge a global movement to protect our planet.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/peacecorpsprep\/what-volunteers-do\/health\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1996\/Health-card.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Health<\/h2><p>Serve on the front lines of global health.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/peacecorpsprep\/what-volunteers-do\/youth-in-development\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1996\/Youth-card.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Youth in Development<\/h2><p>Empower the next generation of changemakers.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"feature-caption\">Photos Courtesy: \u00a9 Peace Corps<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacecorps.gov\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1996\/Peace_Corps_Logo_Banner_CMYK.png\" alt=\"Peace Corps Logo with dove graphic and organization name\" class=\"wp-image-641\" width=\"250\" height=\"46\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/peacecorpsprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1996\/Peace_Corps_Logo_Banner_CMYK.png 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/peacecorpsprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1996\/Peace_Corps_Logo_Banner_CMYK-300x55.png 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/peacecorpsprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1996\/Peace_Corps_Logo_Banner_CMYK-364x67.png 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peace Corps volunteers serve communities in six areas, or sectors: Agriculture, Community Economic Development, Education, Environment, Health, and Youth in Development. 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