Volunteer Voices
Volunteer Voices are audio podcasts of Peace Corps Volunteers’ experiences in the field produced by the Peace Corps Coverdell World Wise Schools program.
Featured Podcast
Welcome to Guatemala! Hear a brief history of Peace Corps Volunteers’ involvement with bottle construction projects in Guatemala. Listen | Read
Additional Resources
By creating bricks made from plastic bottles packed densely with trash, learn how Peace Corps Volunteers work with Guatemalan communities to meet the needs for ecological health and educational opportunities.
- Slide show: Building a Better Future
- Slide show: A Community Effort
- E-book: Building a Bottle School
- Photo Gallery: Bottle Construction How-To
Archived Podcasts
Environment
Volunteers work on a wide variety of activities, from teaching environmental awareness to planting trees within a community.
Health
Health Volunteers educate and promote awareness issues such as malnutrition and safe drinking water.
ICT
Peace Corps Volunteers are helping communities take part in the information and communications technology—or “ICT"—revolution around the world.
Water
Peace Corps Volunteers reflect on the deep connection of water to all aspects of life.
Folk tales
World Wise Schools celebrates folk tales from around the world.
Overseas Phone Calls
Once a year, a few Peace Corps Volunteers get to talk by telephone with U.S. classrooms they've been communicating with through the Correspondence Match Program.
Volunteer Stories
Collection of stories from Peace Corps Volunteers around the world.