Fifty years ago today Peace Corps was officially established when President John Kennedy signed an executive order to form an international volunteer organization. The idea of a Peace Corps was first raised while he was campaigning for president and had a middle of the night campaign stop at the University of Michigan. This small dream has become a huge program with over 200,000 former volunteers that have served in 139 different countries around the world. I'm proud to play my small part in this organization.
Here are a few fast facts from the Peace Corps website:
Volunteers
- Current number of Volunteers and Trainees:
- 8,655
- Gender:
- 60% female, 40% male
- Marital Status:
- 93% single, 7% married
- Minorities:
- 19% of Peace Corps Volunteers
- Average Age:
- 28
- Volunteers over age 50:
- 7%
- Education:
- 90% have at least an undergraduate degree
Countries and Projects
- Current number of countries served:
- 77 countries
Volunteers by Work Area
- Education: 37%
- Health & HIV/AIDS: 22%
- Business Development: 14%
- Environment: 13%
- Agriculture: 4%
- Youth Development: 5%
- Other: 5%
Where Volunteers Serve
- Africa: 37%
- Latin America: 24%
- Eastern Europe/Central Asia: 21%
- Asia: 7%
- The Caribbean: 5%
- North Africa/Middle East: 4%
- Pacific Islands: 3%
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