How do Peace Corps Volunteers end world hunger?
I didn’t solve the problem of world literacy. I taught English and English Literature to about 150 students over the course of 2 years. I increased their fluency a little and exposed them to some good books. If I had been a farm advisor, I would have tried to convince the local farmers to try some different crops – slowly, so if they didn’t work, their children wouldn’t be hungry. I would have investigated chicken farms and ponds for raising fish. I would have looked for new cash crops. PCVs do not solve the world’s problems. They help people, one person or one classroom or one village at a time.
