Let's celebrate the 50th birthday of the Peace Corps
Dana Mathewson
Or perhaps not. After all, it apparently isn't the paradise it's always been made out to be. http://bigjournalism.com/lziganto/2011/05/17/the-peace-corps-at-50-whats-a-little-rape-murder-and-brutalization-of-women-between-friends/
The late Sargent Shriver had a great idea back then, and it started out as a laudable undertaking. But apparently it hit a few snags along the way, and in the usual way of government programs, didn't deal with them very well.
Or perhaps not. After all, it apparently isn't the paradise it's always been made out to be. http://bigjournalism.com/lziganto/2011/05/17/the-peace-corps-at-50-whats-a-little-rape-murder-and-brutalization-of-women-between-friends/
The late Sargent Shriver had a great idea back then, and it started out as a laudable undertaking. But apparently it hit a few snags along the way, and in the usual way of government programs, didn't deal with them very well.
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