Karestan Koenen reveals sexual assault while serving in Peace Corps in Africa. May 9, 2011 — -- Karestan Koenen, a former Peace Corps volunteer who was raped while serving in the African country ...

Fifty years ago, 65 percent of the people volunteering to join the Peace Corps were men and 35 percent were women. Today, those numbers have flipped, with 66 percent of volunteers during the 2000s ...

Organization promises to stop blaming victims of sex assault. May 11, 2011 — -- After emotional testimony from several former Peace Corps volunteers who were victims of sexual assault abroad, the ...

Sixty-four years ago today, Sept. 22, the original Peace Corps Act was signed into law by President John F. Kennedy. Through the years the Peace Corps continues to be one of the most recognizable ...

Now it’s time to remind our nation of President John F. Kennedy’s words: “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.” That was a call ...