Thirty-two Peace Corps trainees arrived here on January 31 to complement their 52 colleagues who are already in service.
The new group is expected to be officially sworn in as Peace Corps Volunteers on March 29 following pre-service training, the U.S. Embassy said in a press release.
The trainees would make up the 24th group of Peace Corps volunteers to serve here and they will undergo an intensive nine-week pre-service training.
The training sessions will focus on providing opportunities and experience that will enable them to function effectively in the project areas of community health education and community education promotion, as well as to better integrate into Guyanese society.
During their training, the volunteers will be housed with Guyanese host families, who will orient them to the customs and norms of Guyanese culture, the release said.
The Peace Corps was initially active in Guyana from 1966-1971. In 1993, Peace Corps was invited to Guyana by the late President Dr. Cheddi Jagan, and the first group arrived in 1995.
