PCV
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Associate degree in any business discipline, plus two years of full-time, related business work experience post-high school.
OR
Bachelor's degree in any business discipline.
OR
High school diploma or GED and four years of experience in business management.
Secondary public schools, community organizations, small businesses
(PCV) Spanish 1
Volunteers will live with a host family for the first three months at their assigned site to support language learning and integration. While you may transition to independent housing afterward, availability is not guaranteed and living conditions vary widely. Homes may lack running water, reliable electricity, or consistent cell service, but these conditions offer opportunities to experience authentic Dominican culture and build resilience.
Yes
Community Economic Development
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Yes
No
Yes
No
Advance your Spanish language skills through everyday conversations and learn from dedicated Language and Cross-Culture Facilitators.
Learn and apply innovative business approaches to drive economic development within rural communities.
Attend and network at local conferences for digital literacy and science, technology, engineering, and math.
Teach financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and employability classes in secondary schools.
Facilitate after-school workshops on digital marketing and business skills for youth.
Consult with small business owners to strengthen financial practices and marketing strategies.
Support aspiring entrepreneurs to develop business plans and launch new ventures.
Organize and deliver trainings on money management, including savings and budgeting.
Collaborate with community-based groups to improve organizational capacity and income generation.
Coordinate regional conferences or events focused on digital marketing and financial literacy.
You may also work on additional projects that meet the community’s interests and priorities, such as facilitating an English conversation club or a youth entrepreneurship fair.
As an Economic Growth Facilitator, you will be trained on employment, entrepreneurship, and income management. Peace Corps/Dominican Republic will teach you Spanish to help you comfortably live in and connect with the community. You will also receive language resources to continue your language learning during service, and you may have the opportunity to learn Haitian Creole.
After 9 weeks of training, you will move to a rural or peri-urban community where you will collaborate with local secondary public schools to assess the local needs and develop solutions based on community-driven priorities.
Only heterosexual couples can be accepted for this program.
Couples who are selected for the same sector will live together but work with different local partners, which may be in the same community or in neighboring communities (not more than 30 minutes apart)., Cohabitating couples are highly encouraged to present themselves as married throughout service due to cultural expectations.
Cross-sector couples will live with different host families who may reside in different communities during training. Cross-sector couples may see each other for joint-sector training days or on the weekends but neither are guaranteed.
Each person must apply separately and must qualify for a position in either the same or a different sector than their partner.
As the preeminent international service organization of the United States, the Peace Corps sends Americans with a passion for service abroad to work with communities and create lasting change. Volunteers develop sustainable solutions to address challenges in Education, Health, Economic Development, Agriculture, Environment and Youth Development. Through their Peace Corps experiences, Volunteers gain a unique cultural understanding and a lifelong commitment to service that positions them to succeed in today's global economy. Since President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961, more than 240,000 Americans of all ages have served in 142 countries worldwide.
