WorldView Magazine
WorldView magazine is a 23-year-old quarterly magazine of news and commentary about the Peace Corps world, the only magazine dedicated to bringing the events and people of the less-developed places in this world to U.S. readers.
In each issue, the editors provide a Peace Corps perspective to global issues by featuring articles by and about Peace Corps Volunteers, Returned Peace Corps volunteers and people who share the global values of the Peace Corps experience.
We welcome you to write to the editor, subscribe, or ask about advertising in the magazine.
"I have read Worldview for years now and it was FABULOUS to get at post. It's important to know someone, somewhere out there is doing what you are doing, with a twist, and that's what keeps volunteers serving and communities asking for more....this publication really does make a difference." -Rachael Miller (Benin 06-08)
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In this issue:
High Risk, High Gain
Can Crisis Corps play a role in countries of conflict?
by Tom Katus
In the early days of Peace Corps, trainees were ranked from 1 to 4, disqualified to highly qualified. But there was a fifth category: “high risk; high gain.” This was for those potential Peace Corps Volunteers who although they might represent “high risk” due to some demonstrated behavior, they might also be excellent linguists and/or technicians. In those days, Peace Corps took this risk and, for the most part, the “5” PCVs became good to outstanding Volunteers. Read more...
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