When the Peace Corps was founded, the statement used to endorse the idea was that it was intended to promote world peace and friendship through volunteers, who would offer their services even through hardship. From the 1960s to 2015, nearly 220,000 people have joined the Peace Corps and served in 141 countries. In that regard, Ethiopia was among the first countries to invite Peace Corps volunteers and the first group of 300 education volunteers landed in Addis Ababa in September of 1962, writes Meheret-Selassie Mokonnen. He joined the Peace Corps and came to Ethiopia to teach English. He remains the ultimate example of Peace Corps members who still keep ties with the country they volunteered in.

Source: Ethiopian News September 23, 2017 14:37 UTC