US Peace Corps Volunteers swear in

The US Ambassador to Rwanda, Donald W. Koran, last week swore in 34 new Peace Corps Volunteers.This is the 10th group of Peace Corps Volunteers to serve in the country since Peace Corps returned to the country in 2008.The ceremony took place at the residence of Amb. Koran in Kacyiru, Kigali.The Peace Corps Volunteers sworn in are education volunteers who will be bringing their energy, skills and knowledge to Rwandans living in communities located throughout Rwanda, the embassy said in a statement. The focus of Peace Corps’ Education project with this group of volunteers is teaching English.“After the ceremony, the 34 new Volunteers depart for secondary schools, where they will be assigned to teach in classrooms as well as perform teacher training and mentoring and designing materials for school classrooms and libraries to improve teaching and learning.” The government reopened doors to the Peace Corps for the first time since the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi with an agreement between the US government and Kigali was signed on July 18, 2008. The first group of volunteers arrived in Rwanda on January 27, 2009. Other Peace Corps Volunteers in the country work in the health sector, with the vast majority working in rural health centres. With the addition of the group of 34 education volunteers, there are now 109 Peace Corps Volunteers working in the City of Kigali and all four provinces.

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US Peace Corps Volunteers swear in