PEACE CORPS ZAMBIA

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Peace Corps Zambia, 71A Kabulonga Rd,
Kabulonga, P.O.Box 50707,
Lusaka, Zambia.
Phone: +(260) 1-260-377
Fax: +(260) 1-260-685
E-mail: cd@zm.peacecorps.gov

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Background Information

WHAT IS PEACE CORPS?

Peace Corps is a United States Volunteer Organization dedicated to grassroots development and economic growth in developing countries. It was officially created by the United States Congress in September 1961 under the leadership of President John F. Kennedy.

Over the past thirty-nine years, more than 150,000 Americans have served in Peace Corps as representative of the United States commitment to helping people around the world achieve economic independence and sustainable development. At the request of host governments, Peace Corps Volunteers have worked in over one hundred countries in Africa, Asia, South America and Eastern Europe. Currently there are 6,500 serving in 89 countries around the world. In Sub-Saharan Africa, there are 2,600 Volunteers and Trainees working in 22 countries.

THE GOALS OF PEACE CORPS

Peace Corps provides technical assistance by sending qualified Volunteers to work on development projects requested by the host country.

Peace Corps concentrates most of its efforts on rural development and adheres to a philosophy of helping people help themselves, emphasizing the transfer of skills to host country counterparts and the use of appropriate technology. During a two year tour of service, a Volunteer is assigned to work on a specific project in agriculture, health, environment, small business development, education or community development.

Peace Corps is not a political organization. The Volunteers are placed at the grassroots level to live and work directly with the people of the countries in which they serve. They are guided by the three goals set forth by President Kennedy in 1961 to help to promote world peace and friendship:

1. Help the populations of interested countries meet their needs for qualified people:

Peace Corps relies on the host country to select projects and decide what role the Volunteers will play in the host country’s development plan. Volunteers often work in close collaboration with other development organizations such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and donors under the direction of the relevant Government Ministries. Volunteer efforts complement the development strategy of host governments.

2. Promote a better understanding of Americans on behalf of other people of the world:

Volunteers reflect the diversity of the American people and therefore enable the people of the country where the Peace Corps serve to better understand the United States and its people. For many people in the developing world, the "United States" is forever linked to the Peace Corps Volunteer who served in their village or town. The friendship formed by working and living together are lasting bonds that continue across the continents.

3. Promote a better understanding of other people in the world on behalf of Americans:

When Volunteers return to the United States, they become unofficial host country ambassadors. They share their understanding of the countries and people they have known for two years by speaking at schools, business and social organizations. Their pictures, artifacts and stories allow thousands of Americans to expand their understanding of other cultures and places.

President Kennedy on July 4, 1963

"Peace Corps Volunteers bring home important skills and experience which will greatly enhance our knowledge of the world and strengthen our role in international affairs"

THE PEACE CORPS IN ZAMBIA

HISTORY: Peace Corps Zambia first opened its program in 1994 with a group of water and sanitation/hygiene education Volunteers (WASHE). In 1996, the program expanded to include a community action for health project (CAHP) and a rural aquaculture project (RAP). In 2001 the WASHE and CAHP programs were merged and a new project was added, linking income, food, and environment (LIFE). In 2003 a fourth program was initiated, Learning at Taonga Market (LTM).

PRESENT STATUS: Approximately 130 volunteers live and work in eight of Zambia’s nine Provinces. A staff of 25 based in Lusaka and a staff of 15 based at the Mwekera Training Center provide volunteer support.

Additionally, after a brief absence, 6-10 Crisis Corps volunteers are expected to arrive in country by February 2004. Their primary focus is working with NGO’s on HIV/AIDS education and prevention.

PROGRAMS: CAHP: The community Action for Health Project strives to complement the Zambian government’s effort to decentralize health care services to the community level. Volunteers primarily work with and empower the village level Neighborhood Health Committees. Preventative health care is their primary emphasis, including HIV/AIDS and malaria prevention and reducing food and water contamination.

RAP: Volunteers involved in rural aquaculture, in close collaboration with the Department of Fisheries, help develop the quality and quantify of fish culture activities in rural farming communities. These activities increase food security and provide cash incomes for the fish farmers.

LIFE: This project promotes the conservation of wildlife to enhance and sustain the economic benefits of tourism. Target populations are those living in Game Management Areas that adjoin national parks. Volunteer efforts are directed to local infrastructure capacity building, environmental education and livelihood security as an alternative to poaching wildlife and planting crops in national parks.

LTM: This program provides learning opportunities to the most disadvantaged children in Zambian society though Interactive Radio Instruction. Orphans and other children unable to participate in a traditional classroom setting are able to gain basic life survival skills in rural communities.

Time Difference: (GMT+2) (EST+7)

PO Box Address	Street Address	Pouch Address
P.O. Box 50707	71A Kabulonga Road	c/o American Embassy/Lusaka
Lusaka	Kabulonga, Lusaka	Department of State
Zambia	Zambia	Washington, DC 20521-2310

Email: FSurname@zm.peacecorps.gov

PEACE CORPS AND EMBASSY OFFICE NUMBERS

PC Primary	260-1-260-377/264-958/264-995
PC Alternate	260-1-261-072/260-946/262-026
Embassy	260-1-250-230
Embassy	260-1-250-955/252-225
Embassy After Hours	260-1-252-234
Embassy Fax	260-1-252-225
PC Fax	260-1-260-685
PC Medical Duty Cell Phone	260-1-756-688/757-730
PC Medical Eyes Only Fax	260-1-260-685
PC Medical Office	260-1-260-529
PC Training Center	260-1-097-790-345/096-780-675

PEACE CORPS ZAMBIA STAFF

Name	Title	Home Phone	Cell Phone
David Morris (Judith)	Country Director	260-1-260658	260-96-748392
Dorothy Musonda	Executive Secretary
Ivy Nawa	APCD/Admin.	260-1-283398	260-96-756733
Cleopher Bweupe	APCD/Fisheries RAP		260-96-438118
Musonda Kaluba	APCD/Health CAHP		260-97-775250
Robert Layng (Micheal Davis)	APCD/Environment LIFE		260-96-438120
Jennifer DiBella	APCD/Education LTM		260-96-438118
Oliver Kanene	HIV/AIDS and CC Coordinator
Joseph Mando	Program Assistant for LTM/CAHP		260-97-849357
Donald Phiri	Program Assistant for RAP/LIFE
George Sikota	Training Director		260-96-780675
Teddy Mbweeda	IT Specialist		260-97-788571
Gillian Hill (Jeremy)	PCMO	260-1-262045	260-96-757730
Dr Nobutu Shakankale (Greg)	PCMO	260-1-233254	260-96-756688

Date: December 18, 2003

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