Core Expectations For Peace Corps Volunteers
In working toward fulfilling the Peace Corps Mission of promoting world peace
and friendship, as a trainee and Volunteer, you are expected to:
1. Prepare your personal and professional life to make a commitment
to serve abroad for a full term of 27 months
2. Commit to improving the quality of life of the people with whom
you live and work; and, in doing so, share your skills, adapt them,
and learn new skills as needed
3. Serve where the Peace Corps asks you to go, under conditions of
hardship, if necessary (*), and with the flexibility needed for effective
service
4. Recognize that your successful and sustainable development work
is based on the local trust and confidence you build by living in,
and respectfully integrating yourself into, your host community
and culture
5. Recognize that you are responsible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
for your personal conduct and professional performance
6. Engage with host country partners in a spirit of cooperation, mutual
learning, and respect
7. Work within the rules and regulations of the Peace Corps and the local
and national laws of the country where you serve
8. Exercise judgment and personal responsibility to protect your health,
safety, and well-being and that of others
9. Recognize that you will be perceived, in your host country and
community, as a representative of the people, cultures, values, and
traditions of the United States of America
10. Represent responsibly the people, cultures, values, and traditions of
your host country and community to people in the United States both
during and following your service
(*Ha! Bam in your face! Now if you'll excuse me, my manicure is trying to dry.)
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