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KENNEDYS PROMISE
We will only send Americans abroad that are wanted by the host
country--who have a real job to do--and who are qualified to do
that job. Programs will be developed with care, and after full
negotiation, in order to make sure that Peace Corps is wanted and
will contribute to the welfare of other people. Our Peace Corps is
not designed as an instrument of diplomacy or propaganda or
ideological conflict. It is designed to permit out people to exercise
more fully their responsibilities in the great common cause of world
development.
US President John F. Kennedy
March 1, 1961
WHATS INSIDE...
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Accomplishments
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RPCV Stories
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2012 Timeline
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Ken Puvak
Peace Corps Indonesia Country Director
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PCV Maryellen
Baverso (right)
assisting her host
mother in
planting rice.
The Peace Corps is an independent U.S government agency established by President John F. Kennedy in 1961.
It is a non-political and non-religious organization that seeks to promote peace and friendship among people
of different nationalities and cultures. Since its beginning, 210,000+ Volunteers have served in 139 countries
carrying out projects in education, health, community economic development, environment, youth in
development, and agriculture. Today the agency is working in 75 countries around the world with more than
8,700 Volunteers.
The Peace Corps' mission has three goals:
1.
2.
3.
Helping the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women.
Helping promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served.
Helping promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans.
Volunteers around the world share their time and talents by serving for a two-year commitment as teachers,
business advisors, information and technology consultants, health, and HIV/AIDS educators and agriculture
workers. In addition, these women and men young and old, married and single, and, from an array of ethnic
backgrounds are committed to learning from their hosts and integrating themselves into the culture of the
country where they serve as well as participating in community designed development and service projects
and activities. All Volunteers work in conjunction with a host agency partner and serve at the invitation of the
host government.
With a background in
volcanology, PCV Jay
Wellik assisting staff at
Mt.Raung observatory
with the approval of
the Center for
Volcanology &
Geologic Hazard
Mitigation (left). PCV
Martine Randolph
(right) having a
discussion with her
principal.
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NUMBERS
Current
Volunteers in
country
Youngest
Volunteer
66
Age
22
Oldest Volunteer
Female
Volunteers
36
Male
Volunteers
30
Age
74
Number of U.S.
states Volunteers
come from
27
Commitment
As Volunteers, they make a two-year commitment to work on projects designed jointly by Peace
Corps and the Republic of Indonesia. Throughout their two years of service, Volunteers live with
Indonesian host families, furthering their integration into the community and supporting the goal of
greater inter-cultural dialogue.
Preparation
Upon arrival in Indonesia, all Volunteers undergo an intensive 10-week pre-service training (PST).
During the pre-service training, all trainees receive technical, language, cross-cultural, health and
safety training. Throughout two years of service, the Volunteers participate in four other trainings:
an in-service training, a mid-service training, a sustainability conference, and a close-of-service
workshop. The Peace Corps training programs are designed to provide Volunteers with the
necessary knowledge, skills, and attitudes that they need to be effective.
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PCV Ellen
Carpenter, Sarah
Prather and Allison
Lee-Villanueva in a
joint English class
English Teaching & Teacher Training is Peace Corps Indonesias first project. All of its Volunteers are
currently co-teaching English at public high schools (SMA), public vocational high schools (SMK) and
state Islamic high schools (MAN) throughout East and West Java. This project aims at supporting the
Indonesian educational system to increase quality and availability of English language instruction at
school.
Peace Corps Volunteers co-teach with Indonesian counterparts 10th and 11th grade classes, facilitate
student activities and clubs, and contribute to teacher clubs and workshops.Each Volunteers teaching
load is 16-20 hours per week. Of course, lesson planning with counterparts, classroom preparations, and
engagement in extracurricular and other community activities tend to fill the day.
Together with their counterparts, Peace Corps Volunteers develop lesson plans and teaching materials
that focus on improving students English skills. Volunteers also bring resources and new methodologies to
the local education system and foster teacher-to-teacher links to promote the exchange of information
on the best teaching methods.
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Im very proud of
my kids and I can
only hope the map
serves my school
well.
PCV Luke Milewski
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Collaboration
PCV Will Glasscock, Batch 3/ID-6
When I first arrived at my school, I was looking through the grade 10 LKS (student work sheet) and was astounded by the
number of errors. During my first few meetings with the Jombang MGMP (English teachers association), a few of the
teachers who were on the LKS committee told me that they knew there were many errors in the LKS, and asked if I
would help in drafting new material. Beginning in early December, the MGMP provided me with the drafts of the grade
10, 11, and 12 LKS and I performed a final edit before they went to the head of the MGMP for final formatting.
We just received the new LKS, and it is a huge relief to thumb through the text and see no errors. Despite this success,
there is still room for improvement. To improve for next semester, I want to address a MGMP meeting and outline many of
the common errors and discuss ways to avoid them. Hopefully, over the next four semesters, I can work with the MGMP
members to improve their efforts.
PCV Glenda
Gibbs and her
principal during
Principal
Conference in
Malang (left), PCV
Matt Bunyi and his
counterparts
(right)
Partners
ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN COMMUNITIES
All of our Volunteers live with Indonesian host families. They practice their Bahasa
Indonesia daily when they communicate with family, neighbors, fellow teachers
and students. Some also pick up a little Bahasa Jawa or Bahasa Madura. Outside
school, Volunteers actively participate in cultural events, community and holiday
events, and teach English to children in their neighborhood, and informal
language exchanges.
In 2012, Volunteers worked with over 480 youth in and out of school to promote life
skills. Activities targeted areas such as leadership and service, sportsmanship and
fitness, and career planning. Over 75% of these youth can articulate why the
activities were valuable to themselves and the community.
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The project has maintained a following of just over 60 participants, adhering to a strict attendance policy. We meet three
times per week for about two hours per practice promoting health and physical fitness through cross-country running. Already
Ive seen several improvements in the runners in regard not only to their strength in running, but their leadership skills and level
of motivation.
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RPCV STORIES
Reflections on a two-year service
Batch 1 (also known as ID-4) Volunteers completed their service in June 2012. Fourteen of them have
already returned back to the US, and three have extended their service for another year in West Java.
We recognize and appreciate the outstanding example and standard they have set for the future
Volunteers.
Currently working as
a Minority Liaison at
a local Middle
School to help 6th,
7th, and 8th graders
get back on track in
school.
The most meaningful
part about my
Peace Corps
experience was the
relationships I
formed. Teaching
and running projects
now all seem secondary to the friends and bonds that
were formed over two years. When I look back I think
about the hundreds of students that have impacted
my lifeand made me want to continue working with
youth. I look forward to keeping in touch with them for
many years to come.
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Life in Indonesia was full of so many ups and downs and simply
unforgettable experiences that its not easy to identify a single
accomplishment from my time in Mojokerto.
I think I am most proud of the work that went into establishing
the first Camp I-GLOW (Indonesian Girls Leading Our World).
Negotiating cultural miscommunications and preferences,
coming up with funding, and ensuring that our students
benefited from the weekend event was of course stressful at
times, but the benefits ultimately outweighed the frustrations.
After all is said and done, the thing that I will take away most
from that experience is how it solidified a lifelong friendship with
my Indonesian counterparts (a word that I usually avoid
because our relationship transcends that limited definition). All I
can say is that the people I lived and worked with in my short
time abroad have given me more than I can ever give back.
Thank you Indonesia.
From a Partner
Ayu Dewi, former counterpart of RPCV Nisha Skariah
There are many students in Senduro trapped in nothing
time (our term for doing nothing after school). We developed an
English club where they can learn English and also have fun with
other activities such as camping, celebrating national/
international event, volunteering, and creating murals. Through
the English club, students could improve their English and learn
more about the importance of youth in the community and the
spirit of volunteerism. The English club is still running and we still
have contact with Nisha until now.
English teachers at our school also had the chance to practice
and improve our English and teaching. I even get opportunities
to join various professional developments. Our school library also
received books donation from Peace Corps and Regional English
Language Office (RELO) which are very useful for students and
teachers.
Nisha taught us how to make use of the technology, especially the Internet, and about available
resources for not only teaching but also for our life and become part of global world. She also taught us
to teach whole-heartedly and professionally, and we are grateful for that.
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Monitoring &
evaluation team
visiting PCV Taylor
Roses school in
Bangkalan,
Madura
Partnerships
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2012 TIMELINE
January
March
> Peace Corps Indonesia holds its first Sustainability Conference and
its first Close of Service Workshop in Malang, East Java. At the
Sustainability Conference there are 52 participants, including 17 Batch
1/ID-4 Volunteers, school representatives including principals,
teachers, and students, and officials from the district, provincial, and
national level
> The first I-GLOW Camp held in East Java is organized and run by
seven Peace Corps Volunteers and ten Indonesian educational
counterparts. 67 high school girls participated in this event
> Steering Committee Meeting is held in Jakarta
April
May
June
July
September
October
> Batch 3/ID-6 In-Service Training is held in Surabaya. All 43 Volunteers
attend the training, and all 43 counterparts join for the last three days
of the event
> A Republic of Indonesia inter-ministerial team conducts a monitoring
& evaluation visit to Bondowoso, Bojonegoro, and Tuban and attends
Batch 3/ID-6 In- Service Training.
December
March
OUR PARTNERS
The National Development Planning Agency, Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional, (Bappenas)
Ministry of Education and Culture, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan
Ministry of Religious Affairs, Kementerian Agama
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kementerian Luar Negeri
State Secretariat of the Republic of Indonesia, Sekretariat Negara Republik Indonesia
Coordinating Ministry of Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Kementerian Koordinator Bidang Politik, Hukum dan
Keamanan
Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, Kementerian Hukum dan Hak Asasi Manusia
East Java Provincial Government, Pemerintah Daerah Provinsi Jawa Timur
The East Java Cooperation Assistance Bureau, Biro Administrasi Kerjasama, Sekretariat Daerah Provinsi Jawa Timur
East Java Provincial Office of Religious Affairs, Kantor Wilayah Kementerian Agama Jawa Timur
East Java Provincial Office of Education, Kantor Dinas Pendidikan Jawa Timur
Immigration Office Surabaya, Kantor Imigrasi Kelas I Khusus Surabaya
West Java Provincial Government, Pemerintah Daerah Provinsi Jawa Barat
West Java regional Autonomy and Cooperation Bureau, Biro Otonomi Daerah dan Kerjasama Provinsi Jawa Barat
West Java Provincial Office of Religious Affairs, Kantor Wilayah Kementerian Agama Jawa Barat
West Java Provincial Office of Education, Kantor Dinas Pendidikan Jawa Barat
USAID, United States Agency for International Development
The US Embassy in Jakarta
US Consulate in Surabaya
Wisma Bahasa Jogjakarta
Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang