Charge d’Affaires Troy Fitrell administered the oath of service to 39 new Peace Corps Volunteers at the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa today. With this new group there are now 130 Peace Corps Volunteers in Ethiopia working in the three sectors of Health, Agriculture and Education. Volunteers sworn in today are the fourth group to serve under the Promoting English Language Learning in Ethiopia (PELLE) project. Peace Corps Volunteers live and work within small communities around Ethiopia. This inauguration brings the total number of Peace Corps Volunteers who have worked in Ethiopia to over 3,600 since its inceptionAbout the Peace Corps: As the preeminent international service organization of the United States, the Peace Corps sends Americans abroad to contribute towards solutions for the most pressing needs of people around the world.

Source: Ethiopian News September 15, 2017 12:33 UTC