The new group of Peace Corps Volunteers will be the first group to work in Nepal since the last batch of volunteers left the country in 2004 at the peak of Maoist insurgency.[break]
"The new volunteers join the ranks of more than 4,200 volunteers who served before them here in Nepal, and the over 9,000 other Peace Corps Volunteers currently serving in 75 other countries," said a US Embassy statement.
The statement said the Peace Corps volunteers will undergo a twelve weeks training in Sindhupalchowk District. After the training, the volunteers will be assigned to three Western districts of Baglung, Syangja, and Parbat to work on food security, sanitation, and health projects.
This year marks the 50th anniversary since Peace Corps first arrived in Nepal in 1962.
The Peace Corps Volunteers were greeted at the airport by Ambassador Peter W. Bodde and his wife Mrs. Tanya Bodde.
"In greeting the volunteers, Ambassador Bodde noted that Peace Corps Volunteers have played a special role in the development history of Nepal,” read the statement.
“Many Nepali friends and colleagues had shared life-changing stories with him about Peace Corps Volunteers and their work."
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