Peace CorpsPeace CorpsVolunteers and Books in Many
Languages
Books in Many Languages: Reaching Out to Youth in a Multilingual World
IRRT, International Sustainable Libraries Division (ISLD), ALA 2010 Conference
June 28, 2010
Peace Corps–Who we arePeace Corps–Who we are
Peace Corps established March 1, 1961 Total number of Volunteers and trainees to
date: Nearly 200,000
Total number of countries served: 139
Peace Corps–Who we arePeace Corps–Who we are
Mission – to promote world peace and friendship
Three Goals:1.Helping the people of interested countries in
meeting their need for trained men and women. 2.Helping promote a better understanding of
Americans on the part of the peoples served. 3.Helping promote a better understanding of other
peoples on the part of Americans.
Peace Corps–Who we arePeace Corps–Who we are
VolunteersCurrent number of Volunteers and
Trainees: 7,671 60% female, 40% male; 93% single, 7% married; 16% minorities; average age 28; 7% over age 50; 89% have at least an undergraduate degree
Where are Peace Corps Where are Peace Corps Volunteers?Volunteers?
Peace Corps–What we doPeace Corps–What we do
Volunteers by Work Area or ProjectEducation: 35% Health & HIV/AIDS: 22% Business Development: 15% Environment: 14% Agriculture: 5% Youth Development: 5% Other: 4%
Peace Corps – ICE and IRCsPeace Corps – ICE and IRCs
ICE publicationsOther publications
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Peace Corps – ICE and IRCsPeace Corps – ICE and IRCs
Information Resource Centers (IRCs)
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Suriname
Cape VerdeDominican Republic
Peace Corps – ICE and IRCsPeace Corps – ICE and IRCs
Support of Volunteer projects, communities
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Peace Corps Volunteers and Peace Corps Volunteers and LanguagesLanguages
Volunteers in the field face a wide variety of challenges with regard to languages, literacy levels, reading cultures, education systems, library cultures, book publishing situations…
Peace Corps Volunteers and Peace Corps Volunteers and LanguagesLanguagesPeace Corps Volunteers work in over 75
countries, using over 250 languages Afrikaans Hiligaynon MoroccanAklanon Hungarian NepaliAlbanian Ibaloi PolishArabic (colloquial Jordanian) Ifugao PorohanonArabic, Eastern Ilocano (Ilokano) RomanianArabic, Western Ilonggo RussianArmenian Ivatan SlovakAsi Kalenjin SorsoganonAzerbaijani Kankanay SurigaononBangla Kazakh TagalongBete Kinaray-a TajikBikol Kryghyz Tamasignt (Berber)Bikol-Legaspi Latvian Tashlheet (Berber)Bontoc Lithuanian ThaiBulgarian Loocnon TurkmenCebuano (Sebuano) Luyha UkrainianChinese (Mandarin) Macedonian UzbekEstonian Mandarin ViracnonFrench Mongolian Waray (Samar-Leyte)
Peace Corps Volunteers and Peace Corps Volunteers and LanguagesLanguagesPeace Corps Volunteers work in over 75
countries, using over 250 languages Afrikaans Fula Nyanja SonraiArabic, Western Fufulde Oshidonga (Ndonga) SoninkeArabic (colloquial Jordanian) Grebo Oshikwanyam (Kwayama) SpanishAteso Hassynia Otjiherero (Herero) SusuBambara (Mainke) Hausa Peul Swahili (KiSwahili)Bemba Kaonde Portuguese SwatiChew Tonga Kiswahili Pulaar TonganChichewa Luganda Ralinke TsongChitonga Lumasaba (Lugiisu) Rukwangali Tswana (Sitswanna)Chitumbuka Lunda Runyankore TumbukaCreole Lusoga Ruyuro-Rutooro VendaDamara/Nama (Khoe-Khoe Language) Malagasy Sakalava WolofDhopadhola Malinke Sepedi Zarma (Songhai, Djerma)Dioula Mandinka Serer ZuluDogon Mobo Sesotho Zula (Xhosa)English Moore Setswana YaoFrench Ndebele Siswati Kenya Sign Lang
Peace Corps Volunteers and Peace Corps Volunteers and LanguagesLanguagesPeace Corps Volunteers work in over 75
countries, using over 250 languages
Aucan Kosraean SpanishBislama Palauan Sranan TongoChuukese Pidgin (Tokpigin) TonganDutch Pingilapese TurkmenFijian Pohnepeian UlithianGreek Quechua YapeseGuarani Samoan TetunHaitian Creole Saramaccan MwoakileseHindi Sesotho MortlockeseKiribati
Peace Corps Volunteers and Peace Corps Volunteers and Libraries Libraries
Peace Corps Volunteers typically have a work assignment as well as secondary projects
There is no formal “library” work assignment but library and book-related projects are some of the most common secondary projects
SPA-Small Project Assistance and PCPP-Peace Corps Partnership Program are two possible sources of funding for projects
Volunteers and Libraries: SPA-Volunteers and Libraries: SPA-Small Project AssistanceSmall Project Assistance
Volunteer Library Projects within SPA, FY2009-2010
Ghana Duadaso No.1 Computer and Library Access Project
Malawi Chipelera Resource and Library Center
Malawi Mhalaunda Community Day Secondary School Library Project
Tanzania Nyololo Primary School Library
Uganda Batambogwe Library Project
Uganda St. J oseph's Model Primary School-Rubindi Library and Resource Center
Cambodia Library repair/development at the Prey Veng RTTC
J ordan Hashmieh Library Extension Project
Macedonia S.M.A.R.T. (Start Making a Reader Today) English Library & Children's Hour
Morocco Traveling Library
Ukraine Kramatorsk Central Library English Language Resource Center
Ukraine Portable Multimedia Resource Library
Dominican Republic Rancho Manuel Library and Community Center
Volunteers and Libraries: SPA-Volunteers and Libraries: SPA-Small Project AssistanceSmall Project AssistanceCountry Title
Dominican Republic Disaster Relief, Community Library and Computer Facility Project- Centro Educativa
Dominican Republic Community Library
Dominican Republic Reading and Educational Materials for Community Library
Dominican Republic Community Library and Computer Lab
Dominican Republic Community Library in Primary School
Albania Rubik Children's LibraryAzerbaijan English Language Multimedia Listening Library
Cambodia Library Improvement Project
Turkmenistan School English Library and Resource Center
Ukraine Petrakh Memorial Library Digital Training & Learning CenterJ amaica Moore Town School Library Computer Lab Renovation
Nicaragua Community Library
Paraguay Biblioteca Comunitaria de Altos - Aranduraity (Senior Community Library)
Volunteers and Libraries: PCPP Volunteers and Libraries: PCPP Peace Corps Partnership ProgramPeace Corps Partnership Program
Volunteers and Libraries: PCPP Volunteers and Libraries: PCPP Peace Corps Partnership ProgramPeace Corps Partnership Program
Volunteers and Libraries: PCPP Volunteers and Libraries: PCPP Peace Corps Partnership ProgramPeace Corps Partnership Program
PROJECT NAME COUNTRY
Community Resource Center Burkina Faso
School Library Burkina Faso
Library Materials Burkina Faso
Resource Books for Local English Teachers
Cameroon
Promoting Literacy in the Classroom Cape Verde
Community Library Project Dominican Republic
English Resource Center Kazakhstan
English Resource Center Kazakhstan
English Language Textbooks Kazakhstan
Moving Forward with New Books Kazakhstan
Volunteers and Libraries: PCPP Volunteers and Libraries: PCPP Peace Corps Partnership ProgramPeace Corps Partnership Program
PROJECT NAME (continued) COUNTRY
English Resource Center Kyrgyz Republic
Literacy Center Mali
Community Library Resources Paraguay
Community Library Peru
School Library Improvement Philippines
Library Refurbishment Philippines
School Library Renovation Vanuatu
Regional Resource Center Zambia
Volunteers and Libraries: PCPP Volunteers and Libraries: PCPP Peace Corps Partnership ProgramPeace Corps Partnership Program
Volunteers and Libraries: PCPP Volunteers and Libraries: PCPP Peace Corps Partnership ProgramPeace Corps Partnership Program
Volunteers in Many LanguagesVolunteers in Many Languages
A Tri-Lingual Picture DictionaryA Tri-Lingual Picture Dictionary
Uzbekistan
Iran Afghanistan
Caspian Sea
A Tri-Lingual Picture DictionaryA Tri-Lingual Picture Dictionary
Vital StatisticsPopulation
Average: 5.5 million
Program Dates: 1993-present
Number of Volunteers: 117
Total Volunteers to Date: 698
Languages Spoken: Turkmen, Russian
A Tri-Lingual Picture DictionaryA Tri-Lingual Picture Dictionary
The Karakum desert, one of the largest sand deserts in the world, occupies 80 percent of the country.
The Turkmen ethnic group makes up 85 percent of the population. Other major groups are Russians, Uzbeks, and Kazakhs.
The official language is Turkmen; Russian is widely spoken.
A Tri-Lingual Picture DictionaryA Tri-Lingual Picture Dictionary
A Tri-Lingual Picture DictionaryA Tri-Lingual Picture Dictionary
A Tri-Lingual Picture DictionaryA Tri-Lingual Picture Dictionary
A Tri-Lingual Picture DictionaryA Tri-Lingual Picture Dictionary
A Tri-Lingual Picture DictionaryA Tri-Lingual Picture Dictionary
Teboho – Herd Boy of Tsatsane Teboho – Herd Boy of Tsatsane ValleyValley
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Vital StatisticsPopulation
Average 2 million
Program Dates 1967-present
Number of Volunteers 81
Total Volunteers to Date 2,112
Languages Spoken Sesotho, English
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Teboho – Herd Boy of Tsatsane Teboho – Herd Boy of Tsatsane ValleyValley
Teboho – Herd Boy of Tsatsane Valley
(Teboho – Molisana oa Tsatsane)
AUTHORS:Teboho Molelekoa
Thabang MohlabulaMadeline Uraneck
‘Mabokang Mohlabula
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Micronesia: Ulithian-English Micronesia: Ulithian-English DictionaryDictionary
Micronesia: Ulithian-English Micronesia: Ulithian-English DictionaryDictionary
Micronesia: Ulithian-English Micronesia: Ulithian-English DictionaryDictionary
Vital StatisticsPopulation Average 160,000 Program Dates 1966-present Number of Volunteers 73 Total Volunteers to Date 4,203 Languages Spoken: Chuukese,
Halls Island, Kapinga-marangi, Kosraean, Namonuito, Nukuoro, Palauan, Pingilapese, Pohnepeian, Sapwuafik, Satawalese, Ulithian, Woleain, Yapese
Micronesia: Ulithian-English Micronesia: Ulithian-English DictionaryDictionary
Ulithian spoken on islands of Falalop, Mogmog, Federai, and Asor on the Ulithi Atoll, and island of Fais to the west
3,000 living Ulithian speakers
(May 12, 2010, Pacific Scoop Press, New Zealand)
Micronesia: Ulithian-English Micronesia: Ulithian-English DictionaryDictionary
Micronesia: Ulithian-English Micronesia: Ulithian-English DictionaryDictionary
Micronesia: Ulithian-English Micronesia: Ulithian-English DictionaryDictionary
Micronesia: Ulithian-English Micronesia: Ulithian-English DictionaryDictionary
Micronesia: Ulithian-English Micronesia: Ulithian-English DictionaryDictionary
Micronesia: Ulithian-English Micronesia: Ulithian-English DictionaryDictionary
Third Goal – opportunities…Third Goal – opportunities…
1. Helping the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women.
2. Helping promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served.
3. Helping promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans.
Thank YouThank You
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