What happens if there is unrest/civil war in a country?
In each country Peace Corps has an emergency/evacuation plan. You will develop a personal plan for your town. There have been a few countries that had to be evacuated. As soon as anything starts “brewing” in the country, Peace Corps knows about it, and the PCVs are the first ones out, along the spouses and children of Embassy personnel. That’s one nice thing about being affiliated with the U.S. government. The PC office is in direct communications with the Embassy and the State Dept, so they know about things before they happen. The U.S. government also officially knows about your presence in the country- they know where all the PCVs are, and will come in and get you if they need to. But, for the most part, PCVs are NOT serving in countries that are unstable. We are doing long-term development work, so we are not in the countries that are in the middle of a civil war. They need emergency relief, not long-term development projects. Also, most volunteers are serving in rural areas, or sm
