PCR
Panama
Panama
Master's degree in social work, counseling, or clinical psychology.
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Three or more years of relevant experience in youth development programming or social work, with skills in organizational development and/or capacity-strengthening practices.
Clínica de Terapia Antirretroviral (TARV)
Spanish 2
The Volunteer will live in in the town of San Félix, Chiriquí, which has a population of approximately 7,000 people. The Volunteer can expect to live in independent housing throughout their service with regular cellular service, electricity, and water (although the reliability of these utilities may vary). Houses often feature concrete walls, tile floors, and a corrugated tin roof. Public transportation is available to get around the city.
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Youth in Development
12
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Expand your public health experience by designing and delivering age-appropriate health education to schools and youth groups.
Advance your Spanish proficiency and build foundational Ngäbere skills through daily interactions in the Ngäbe‑Buglé region.
Develop meaningful relationships while experiencing the region’s rich cultural traditions.
Support the design of youth‑focused outreach and prevention activities that use playful, interactive, and participatory methods.
Design and implement a youth outreach project by engaging youth leaders to deliver activities on life skills and sexual and reproductive health.
Enhance youth‑tailored health services, including life skills, testing, and treatment.
Adapt session plans based on outreach activities, outlining key objectives, materials, facilitation steps, and required tools.
Support the development of evaluation tools to measure the effectiveness and positive psychological impact of the methodologies used.
Create and facilitate training‑of‑trainers workshops based on the adapted session plans.
You may also work on additional projects that meet the community’s interests and priorities, such as English classes or sports clubs.
After a two-week orientation on topics such as health and safety, you will move to an urban community where you will collaborate with staff at Clinica TARV to assess the needs and develop a work plan in line with their established goals.
Peace Corps/Panama will equip you with Spanish and basic Ngӓbere language resources and you may work with a tutor who can help you improve your language skills.
Only heterosexual couples can be accepted for this program.
Cohabitating couples are highly encouraged to present themselves as married throughout service due to cultural expectations.
Couples will live together during training but may separate occasionally for field-based activities.
Each person must apply separately and qualify for a position in the same sector as 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.
