Now Available: Results from the 2021 Members and Friends Planning Survey 

During 2020, the Partnering for Peace (PFP) Board of Directors and members developed a comprehensive Strategic Plan to support the organization’s Mission Statement. The plan included a range of ambitious goals, and by late-2020 many of its elements were being implemented. 

The intent for the Plan was that it would be dynamic, subject to annual review and updating, particularly with the help of the members.  Accordingly, the Board determined that at the outset of 2021 and at a time of leadership change it would be useful to seek further thoughts about PFP directions for 2021 and beyond by asking its members and friends to respond to a short survey.  

The report summarizes the survey’s findings.  The survey consisted of ten questions -- some quantitative, others open-ended – organized in three parts– one, dealing with performance and overall goals, a second, inventorying members’ individual and local group activities, and a third for open comments. 

View the results here.

Do you have a collaborative story to share? Send stories to info@partneringforpeace.org to be featured on our social media, website, and our newsletter!

Modern Languages and Why They Matter

Katrin Kohl, Professor of German at the University of Oxford and Author of "Modern Languages: Why It Matters," describes the importance of all 7,100 languages in the world and the value of learning other languages, even though English is the predominant lingua franca of communication worldwide at this point in time. Listen to the interview here.

*Led by P4P Board Member, Bill Miller, Global Connections Television works in partnership with Partnering for Peace to promote the Rotary-Peace Corps Partnership.

Save the Date! September 20-26: Rotary International & Peace Corps Week

From September 20th through the 26th, Rotary International and the U.S. Peace Corps will host a collaborative week-long event to highlight the evolving and ongoing partnership based on shared goals. Additional information is forthcoming, and will be shared on Facebook  and the website, as it becomes available.

The Genesis of RYLA in Ukraine -- A Beautiful Partnership

In 2019, RPCV Andy Lenec shared his story about working with the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) in the Ukraine, and the role that Peace Corps Volunteers had played. Later this year, RYLA Ukraine will hold its third annual conference working alongside Peace Corps Volunteers. Learn more about how this partnership began.