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Small Projects Design and Management. Training Manual for Volunteers and Counterparts. Training for Development. Peace Corps Information Collection & Exchange Training Manual No. T-50.

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Wzorek, Carol – 1987

The 2.5-day workshop described in this manual was designed to meet the growing concern that small projects administered by the Peace Corps were not truly community projects or priorities. To foster more community involvement in the design, implementation, and evaluation of projects, this workshop is geared to the training of Peace Corps volunteers…

Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Planning, Decision Making

Working with Youth: Approaches for Volunteers.

Peace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection and Exchange Div. – 2002

Based on advice and information from Peace Corps volunteers, staff, and experts, this manual provides creative, innovative ideas for activities for youth that are founded on development principles. Part 1 provides information about these different kinds of youth a volunteer may encounter in the community: in-school, out-of-school, differently…

Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Adult Education, Community Development

Appropriate Community Technology: A Training Manual. Training for Development. Peace Corps Information Collection & Exchange Training Manual No. T-28.

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Clavaud, Donna; And Others – 1982

Based on experience in the field, this training program was developed to help Peace Corps trainers teach appropriate community technology to Peace Corps volunteers and community workers. The 8-week, 104-session training program is organized in six phases that cover the following topics: introduction to training; earthen construction and…

Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Community Development, Community Resources, Competence