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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ТРАВЕНЬ 201 2 WWW. UNWLA.ORG 31 PEACE CORPS: 20 Years of Service in Ukraine by Olesia Wallo Students of the Kolky Lyceum, Volyn' oblast, at the Day GLOW (Girls Leading Our World) Camp, organized by Benjamin Hogue and other Peace Corps volunteers in April of 2012 Photo by Benjamin Hogue For 20 years now, U.S. Peace Corps volu n- teers of different ages and backgrounds have been coming to Ukraine to work i n schools, community centers, and nongovernmental organizations as teachers of English, teacher trainers, youth camp organizers, community development facilitators, and much more. T he Peace Corps program in Ukraine , e stablished in May of 1992 , is the large st one among the countries where Peace Corps o p- erates, with 438 volunteers currently serving in all the regions of Ukraine. Many Peace Corps volunteers are placed in small towns and villages where their profe s- sional and technical expertise can be truly inval u- able and difficult to obtain in other ways. At the same time, their presence and participation in these communities allows for intercultural dial o- gue and gives both the American volunteers and their Ukrainian counterparts a chance to learn about and from each other, which is one of the major goals of the Peace Corps program. In Ukraine, Peace Corps volunteers work in one of three areas: teaching English as a fo r- eign language, youth development, or community development. As teachers of English in sec ondary schools, volunteers help Ukrainian students i m- prove their language skills through innovative teaching methods and materials as well as through extracurricular activities such as English clubs, debates, contests, and weekend or summer camps. They are also a valuable resource for the Ukrainian teachers, helping establish language centers at schools, sharing their approaches to teaching, and participating in school curriculum development. Those volunteers who work in youth development cooperate with loc al schools, youth social services centers, orphanages, and NGOs to organize projects that help young Ukra i- nians develop leadership and professional skills, teach them about healthy lifestyles and relatio n- ships, and raise their awareness about the da n- gers o f substance abuse. Finally, community d e- velopment volunteers work mostly through NGOs and in cooperation with local businesses and m u- nicipal government agencies to promote social and economic development at the local level and help local institutions achie ve organizational su s- tainability.
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