Register Your Participation
Tell us how you will be celebrating Peace Corps Week.
By registering, you will receive free Peace Corps materials to use at your event such as maps, stickers and more.
Take an RPCV to Work Day
Friday, March 1, 2013
RPCVs have the chance to shadow employees working in their fields of interest while demonstrating how Peace Corps service has helped build their leadership qualities.
Peace Corps Week
Themed Days
Every day has a theme. Here's a list of suggested activities.
Join the global celebration of Peace Corps service.
Peace Corps Week celebrates how Peace Corps Volunteers make a difference in host countries around the world and in the United States. Peace Corps Week commemorates the date President John F. Kennedy signed the executive order to establish the Peace Corps—March 1, 1961. Here is your chance to support world peace and friendship by furthering the Peace Corps Third Goal of helping promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans.
Peace Corps Week Themed Days
Each day of Peace Corps Week 2013 has a theme that ties to the Third Goal and includes a list of suggested activities. Whether you are a returned Peace Corps Volunteer (RPCV), a currently serving Volunteer, a future Volunteer, or someone who simply believes in the Peace Corps mission, we hope you will rise to the challenge and participate.
- Sunday: Grow Your Peace Corps Family Tree
- Monday: Inspire Global Learning
- Tuesday: Share Culture from Around the Globe
- Wednesday: Invite the World to Your Table
- Thursday: Foster Global Citizenship
- Friday: Champion RPCVs as Global Professionals
- Saturday: Act Locally, Influence Globally
Share Your Experiences
Share your events and celebrations with us on social media! We'll be selecting a sample of the week's most inspiring photos and stories to share across the Peace Corps website and online community.
Submit high-resolution photos and accompanying stories to thirdgoal@peacecorps.gov.
For Twitter users, tweet photos to @peacecorps and join the conversation with the hashtag #pcweek2013.
Pick a day or participate all week to showcase Peace Corps service, and share the experience in your community, classrooms, and workplace. Register your participation today. If your activity is not listed, select "Other" and let us know what you will be doing.
Last updated Jan 28 2013