Sierra Leone
Peace Corps in Sierra Leone
During their service in Sierra Leone, Volunteers learn to speak the local languages, including: Krio, Mende, Temne, Mandinka, SuSu, Limba and Kuranko. More than 3,660 Peace Corps Volunteers have served in Sierra Leone since the program was established in 1962.
Volunteers
Current: 10
To Date: 3660
To Date: 3660
Program Dates
1962-1994, 2010-present
Official Language
English
Volunteer Openings in Sierra Leone
View allPeace Corps Volunteers "serve," not "help." "Help" denotes a paternalistic idea that we know what is best. Peace Corps Volunteers work with community partners to determine what should be done and how. Without their help Volunteers cannot accomplish anything.
Elizabeth Haight, Volunteer in Sierra Leone, 2012-2014
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