 
Contact Address:
US
Peace Corps 
78 Kairaba Avenue
Fajara M Section
Banjul area head office
(near the US Embassy)
P.O. Box 582, Banjul
The Gambia, West Africa
Tel no: +220 4464564 / 4398357
4398338 / 4377388
4392120 (country director)
4377052 Stodge Hs., MDI Rd
4398366 (Youth Hostel)
Email: oig@peacecorps.gov
AF/The_Gambia@peacecorps.gov
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Information:
 The
Peace Corps (an independent US Federal Agency) takes
applications from US citizens who are over the age of
18 years for voluntary field work in The Gambia and
other countries around the world and offers a start
to their working careers.
Today there are around 122 volunteers working in rural
village communities in The Gambia.
The
organisation promotes awareness and provides instruction
in the fields of agriculture, education, engineering,
environment, community development work and health care
including HIV/Aids prevention. People can serve for
up to 60 months under the "five-year rule".
History:
In 1967 the Ministry of External Affairs signed a Memorandum
of Understanding with the Peace Corps Volunteers. Later
that year PCTG volunteers started services beginning
with teaching and mechanical instruction. So far there
have been over 1,200 volunteers who have assisted many
Gambian communities over the years.
Branches:
Headquarters
1111 20th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20526
Tel no: +1 855.855.1961
Fax: 202.692.1065
Email: dcinfo@peacecorps.gov |
