31 new US peace corps volunteers to support health, education

The US Embassy in Nairobi has sworn in 31 new Peace Corps Volunteers who will support health, STEM education, and Deaf learning programmes across six counties, strengthening a six-decade partnership with Kenya...

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The United States Embassy in Nairobi has welcomed 31 new Peace Corps Volunteers to Kenya, who were sworn in in Kisumu after an intensive 11-week training program. They will serve for two years, joining 37 existing volunteers in the country.

These new volunteers will be deployed to Busia, Bungoma, Kisumu, Siaya, Kakamega, and Homa Bay counties.
Their work will focus on strengthening health systems, promoting education within the Deaf community, and supporting STEM learning in secondary schools.
Chargé d’Affaires of the US Embassy in Nairobi, Susan Burns, highlighted the continuous effort of the Peace Corps over six decades in Kenya.
Over the past 60 years, more than 5,000 Americans have served as Peace Corps Volunteers in Kenya.

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