What Does The Peace Corps Really Do?

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• published: 01 Mar 2016
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What Exactly Do UN Peacekeepers Do? http://bit.ly/1oK1QW8 Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml Over the past 55 years, the U.S. Peace Corps has sent volunteers to developing countries across the world. So what do these volunteers do and do they really make an impact? Learn More: Top 10 Things You Didn't Know About the Peace Corps http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2094254_2094247_2094228,00.html "Contrary to popular belief, John F. Kennedy was not the first person to try to create the Peace Corps. " PEACE CORPS: Performance and Accountability Report http://files.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/pdf/policies/annrept2015.pdf "On behalf of our Volunteers and staff around the world, I am pleased to present the Peace Corps' Performance and Accountability Report for FY 2015." Peace Corps Gang Rape: Volunteer Says U.S. Agency Ignored Warnings http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/peace-corps-gang-rape-volunteer-jess-smochek-us/story?id=12599341 "More than 1,000 young American women have been raped or sexually assaulted in the last decade while serving as Peace Corps volunteers in foreign countries, an ABC News 20/20 investigation has found." Testimony of Peace Corps Director Aaron S. Williams Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Global Narcotics Affairs Hearing on "Peace Corps, The Next 50 Years" http://files.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/pdf/about/leadership/dir/williams_testimony_sfac_10_06_11.pdf "Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Rubio, members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today." Music Track Courtesy of APM Music: "Evolving Elements" Subscribe to TestTube News! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml _________________________ TestTube News is committed to answering the smart, inquisitive questions we have about life, society, politics and anything else happening in the news. It's a place where curiosity rules and together we'll get a clearer understanding of this crazy world we live in. Watch more TestTube: http://testtube.com/testtubenews TestTube now has a newsletter! Get a weekly round-up of our most popular videos across all the shows we make here at TestTube. For more info and to sign-up, click here. http://testtube.com/fwd Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testtubenetwork TestTube on Twitter https://twitter.com/TestTube Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/TraceDominguez TestTube on Facebook https://facebook.com/testtubenetwork TestTube on Google+ http://gplus.to/TestTube Download the New TestTube iOS app! http://testu.be/1ndmmMq Special thanks to Jules Suzdaltsev for hosting TestTube! Check Jules out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jules_su