Peace Corps

A Lifetime of Service

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  • Subject(s): Language Arts & Literature, Environment & Health, Cross-Cultural Understanding, Service Learning
  • Region / Country: Africa
  • Grade Level(s): 6–8

Overview

With a decades-long nursing career to her credit, Mary Ann Camp was a hero before she became a Peace Corps Volunteer. Still, while many Americans her age considered retirement, Peace Corps service for Mary Ann meant three tours—in Lesotho, Malawi, and Botswana—tackling health, agriculture, and education problems with her host communities.

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Procedures

Peace Corps Volunteer Mary Ann Camp (back row, right) with students in Botswana

  • Interview about Mary Ann's Peace Corps work
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  • Video about Mary Ann's Peace Corps service
    Watch video (Navigate to "Hear from 50+ Volunteers,"then choose "Mary Ann.")
  • Mary Ann's poem about her service in Lesotho
    Read | Lesson

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