Nigeria
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Nigeria had some of the earliest Peace Corps Volunteers, starting in 1961. The majority of volunteers were teachers. | Nigeria had some of the earliest Peace Corps Volunteers, starting in 1961. The majority of volunteers were teachers. | ||
| - | There were | + | There were 30 groups who served between 1961 to 1970. A number of volunteers who served were not attached to a group -- some as late as the mid-1970s. In addition, there were another 3 groups who served between 1991-1995. |
==Return Peace Corps Volunteers== | ==Return Peace Corps Volunteers== | ||
| - | "Friends of Nigeria" (FON) is a group made up of Return Peace Corp volunteers and staff. FON also includes past | + | "Friends of Nigeria" (FON) is a group made up of Return Peace Corp volunteers and staff. FON also includes past CUSO and VSO volunteers. 700 FON members currently support projects in Nigeria, have a quarterly newsletter, a google group listserv, a website ([http://www.friendsofnigeria.org friendsofnigeria.org]) with information, their own wiki ([http://www.wikifon.org wikifon.org]) to collect stories, coordinates national and regional meetings and occasional trips to Nigeria. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Nigeria had some of the earliest Peace Corps Volunteers, starting in 1961. The majority of volunteers were teachers.
There were 30 groups who served between 1961 to 1970. A number of volunteers who served were not attached to a group -- some as late as the mid-1970s. In addition, there were another 3 groups who served between 1991-1995.
Return Peace Corps Volunteers
"Friends of Nigeria" (FON) is a group made up of Return Peace Corp volunteers and staff. FON also includes past CUSO and VSO volunteers. 700 FON members currently support projects in Nigeria, have a quarterly newsletter, a google group listserv, a website (friendsofnigeria.org) with information, their own wiki (wikifon.org) to collect stories, coordinates national and regional meetings and occasional trips to Nigeria.
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