Share Your Story

Call for Stories: Museum of the Peace Corps Experience

The Museum of the Peace Corps Experience invites Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and host country partners to submit personal narratives of 600-800 words for use on our website and in future exhibitions. These stories are at the heart of our mission—to preserve and share the lived experiences of those associated with the Peace Corps in 144 countries, and to highlight the human connections that are shaped by the Peace Corps.

We seek compelling, first-person accounts that illustrate the depth and impact of Peace Corps engagement. Your story might explore a meaningful friendship, a historical event or cultural exchange, a community initiative, a challenge overcome, or the story behind an object that you would be willing to donate to the Museum. Above all, it should reflect your personal experience with the Peace Corps with all its complexities. We welcome the good, the bad, and everything in between.

To get started:

Stories selected for publication will be featured on our website alongside a digital image of any related object you’ve donated, and photographs from your time in service. We also request a current photo and short author bio to accompany your story.

All contributors retain full copyright to their work.

If you have questions, please contact our Stories Curator, Debbie Manget, at Debbie.Manget@peacecorpsmuseum.org.

Help us preserve the rich and diverse legacy of the Peace Corps—one story at a time.

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