The Task Ahead

In 1994 the government of Suriname formally invited Peace Corps to establish a rural community development program designed to assist its Amerindian and Maroon communities in the country's rural interior. Today, more than 300 volunteers have served in the country, including the 40 presently serving.

In February 2011 I too was invited to serve as a volunteer in Suriname. I was assigned to the Community Economic Development (CED) program, which strives to promote participatory community development, children and youth skills development and sustainable business practices. I hope to use this blog to inform family and friends about my activities, adventures and mishaps. Enjoy!

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Site Assignment!

Yesterday we received our site assignments and I'm pleased to announce that I will be moving to Ricanaumofo with one other volunteer. Rica has ~400 inhabitants and is located about 12 km from Moengo.  This week I will have the opportunity to visit my future site as well as to visit a volunteer further down the Cottica River. Stay tuned :)
Posted by sullikat at 4:45 AM

2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 8, 2011 at 6:30 AM

    Congrats Kate! It's a nice village. We worked to help develop that site back in 2004. It's just down the river from our village Kraboe-Olo and many of the families from our Kraboe have family and friends in Rica. Good luck with everything, we're really excited for you. Gi den sama ondee odi.

    Mike and Maureen

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  2. sullikatJune 25, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    Wow! That's pretty exciting--What a small world. I love Rica (minus the mud). Thanks for keeping in touch. I'll try to post more details soon.

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