Glossary

Peace Corps is full of acronyms and specific terms, so if I intend to use any of them regularly I'll attempt to put them up here as a reminder.

CHIP:  community health improvement project, one of four PC projects in Zambia and the one I'm in
ClaRC:  Clarkston-Rollins Connection, a community engaged learning program at Rollins where there are weekly classroom sessions and also volunteering with refugees in Clarkston
COS:  Close of Service
LIFE:  linking food income and environment, one of four PC projects in Zambia
MI:  Master's International, a program that combines grad school and Peace Corps service
PC:  Peace Corps
PCT:  Peace Corps Trainee
PCV:  Peace Corps Volunteer
PST:  Pre-service Training
RAP:  rural aquaculture promotion, one of four PC projects in Zambia
RED:  rural education development, one of four PC projects in Zambia
RPCV:  Returned Peace Corps Volunteer
Staging:  A couple days before you depart for your country of service, you all meet up in the U.S. for paperwork, introductions, etc.  Ours is in Philadelphia.
SWOS:  Serving without spouse


No comments:

Post a Comment