Mary Weick-Brady brings us another recipe, following on her earlier recipes for hot chocolate and use of parsley. Who did not have peanut sauce when they lived in Ecuador? Here’s a great recipe for that peanut sauce that will bring back many memories.
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NPCA is very excited to be hosting Peace Corps Connect – 2014 in Nashville, TN with the great support of the Tennessee Returned Peace Corps Volunteers!
For those of you on Facebook, be sure to check out the fun aspects of Nashville hospitality.
The preliminary summary of events for June 20th and 21st is as follows:
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Peace Corps Connect Gathering in Nashville in June 2014Read More »
Peace Corps Connect Gathering in Nashville in June 2014 Read More »
Dear Friends of Peace Corps,
I am writing to you as an RPCV from Peru 2004-2006. I am currently working at The Rotary Foundation with the Rotary Peace Fellowship Program. We have just completed a successful round of our Rotary Peace Centers fellow selection for 2013-14 and are starting recruitment for the 2014-15 selection. I wanted to reach out to you for help with recruitment—for RPCVs, PCVs and HCNs in volunteers’ sites and in the PC office. Over the past ten years, Rotary Peace Centers has provided over 700 future peace leaders with peace and conflict resolution education and field experience. Our alumni work all over the world with organizations ranging from grassroots peace initiatives in Africa to the United Nations. In an effort to reach out to more qualified candidates all over the world, Rotary is reaching out peace-related organizations and asking them to post our fellowship opportunity to their websites, social media, listservs or newsletters. This is such an incredible opportunity for RPCVs and for leaders in their community. …
Rotary Peace Fellowship Program Read More »
Saludos Friends of Ecuador!
As you are probably aware, Peace Corps Ecuador has been undergoing quite a few changes in the past few months. Parmer Heacox, who has led Peace Corps Ecuador for the past three years, has moved on to be the Peace Corps Country Director for Peru, and I arrived at the helm in Ecuador in early November. In addition, our former Director of Programming and Training, Dana Platin, and our Director of Manager and Operations, Joshua Cuscaden, also have moved on to other adventures. So, Peace Corps Ecuador is in the process of incorporating an entirely new leadership team. …
Letter from New Peace Corps Ecuador Country DirectorRead More »
Letter from New Peace Corps Ecuador Country Director Read More »
Here is an update from Peace Corps Ecuador with a new arrival of PCVs, PCE’s effort to conserve energy, and more. …
Update from Peace Corps Ecuador Read More »
As you know, FOE supports VAC calendar sales, and these sales go to support volunteer projects. In the last issue of El Clima, volunteers reported on the recipients of VAC grants, some of which were supported through calendar sales purchased through Friends of Ecuador. We include that story from El Clima but just edited to include province rather than town name of all the volunteer who received VAC grants.
VAC is proud to announce the passing of a successful grant season! …
El Clima Fall 2013 Story # 2 – VAC Grant RecipientsRead More »
El Clima Fall 2013 Story # 2 – VAC Grant Recipients Read More »
This is a story from PCV Zach Borenstein from the latest issue of El Clima. We thank El Clima staff, namely editor Rich Castello and Zach for sharing these stories with us.
It didn’t take long for me to realize that my host brothers, 8 and 16, like movies, so I decided, in my over- zealous quest to have education play a bigger role in their lives, that we might as well try to watch movies that are informative. There was not a moment of hesitation before the first film came to mind: Schindler’s List. …
El Clima Fall 2013 Story #1 – Why We “Second Goal” ItRead More »
El Clima Fall 2013 Story #1 – Why We “Second Goal” It Read More »
This will not affect Peace Corps Ecuador (in fact one group is COSing in January and another is arriving), but here is some pretty startling news out of Ecuador:
The US Agency for International Development says it plans to leave Ecuador amid an impasse with the government, just six months after the agency was kicked out of Bolivia, in what analysts say is another sign of the waning US influence in the region. …
USAID to leave Ecuador Read More »
Here is a second recipe from our Treasurer Mary Weick-Brady. Now that it’s getting colder, it is time to get out those hot chocolate recipes. Here is one from Ecuador. Of course, if you can dry your own cacao, cook down your own beans and make your own chocolate ball, it would be the best chocolate drink. If not, here is a close second: …
Ecuadorian Hot Chocolate Recipe Read More »
2014 Peace Corps Ecuador calendars are for sale through the end of this week. For those of you who have ordered calendars, volunteers returning home to visit family over the holidays are mailing them in the coming days. Support the work of Peace Corps Ecuador with your purchase of these full-size color calendars featuring pictures taken by current volunteers. Proceeds go to support small project grants and volunteer activities funded through the Volunteer Advisory Council in Ecuador. Past grants have been awarded for the installation of water systems, creation of community libraries, as well as providing start-up capital for numerous other small-scale sustainable projects. Calendars are $10 each. Shipping costs are $5 for each individual order up to 5 calendars to a single address. Calendars can only be shipped within the U.S. Please allow 2-8 weeks for delivery. Contact foe@friendsofecuador.dreamsites.io if you have any questions about your order.
Last chance – Peace Corps Ecuador Calendars and Update Read More »
