What is the Help RPCVs Vote Intiative? Voting drives civic engagement. It gives us a voice in the process. This Help RPCVs Vote Intiative is RPCV Health Crusade doing our part to help RPCVs with health needs and limited finances still get to the polls or drop off their ballot. Unfortunately, RPCVs with disabilities and…
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At times, Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) can get so wrapped up in your Peace Corps service that creative mealtime is low on the priority list. We sometimes eat whatever is quick and available. You don’t realize that foodie games could enhance your time in service. But they can. Food is the ultimate cross-cultural bridge. Meals…
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Dear Peace Corps Volunteers, No one understand the uniqueness or challenges of Peace Corps service better than Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs). When we noticed your confusion on all the terms and acronyms across our website, we created the RPCV Lingo Glossary. We know there are some health-related things that you are experiencing or wondered…
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At some point during your two years of Peace Corps service, you may wonder if your efforts matter. It might be during the mid-service slump. Or, it is on a random Tuesday afternoon during the rainy season. Are you sitting in your hut swatting bugs and looking at a half-finished project proposal? Your host country…
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Food safety matters. Following a few practical food safety tips can be the difference. It is not always quick and easy for Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) to get medical help during service. Sometimes we are posted at sites where the nearest clinic is hours away. Wouldn’t you rather focus on the work instead of running…
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Period poverty is the lack of access to menstrual hygiene products (aka period products). It also means an inability to access the necessary education and support for good menstrual health. This leads to negative health, social, and economic consequences. There are many contributing factors including cost and stigma. To tackle the period poverty problem, we need to…
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John F. Kennedy once asked what can we do for our country. Many stepped up. We have skills to share. Initially, the overwhelming majority of Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) were from a very narrow demographic (race, gender, age, abilities, etc.) of the general public. Over time, the demographics slowly evolved to be more diverse. And…
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Getting a care package from home means a lot to Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs). It might contain items that you need for your service assignment. There may be items for you to share with your host family or counterpart. But regardless of what is in that care package, just receiving one could mean a significant…
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RPCV Health Crusade needs your packing suggestions and ideas. Applicants, Invitees, and Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) keep asking for suggestions. They want to know how to pack and what to take. Despite being entirely volunteer run (and self-funded), we decided to help assemble a list and house it on this website so that it is…
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Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) shared some of their medical challenges with RPCV Health Crusade. Medical healthcare, prescription costs, and prescription medication access are consistently at the top of the list of concerns. According to academic researchers, the cost of medical challenges causes 66.5% of all bankruptcies in the USA. While employer-sponsored health insurance is…
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