About Peace Corps | Romania

Shortly after the 1989 revolution, U.S. assistance to Romania focused primarily on aiding Romanian street children and children who had been institutionalized during the Ceausescu regime. Although the Peace Corps had no official agreement, programming began under a memorandum of understanding with the Citizens Democracy Corps. In December 1990, a country representative and an administrative officer from the Peace Corps arrived in Bucharest. In March 1991, 18 Trainees arrived to initiate a Romanian orphanage project, and on January 22, 1992, a country agreement was signed and support efforts were refocused to establish a Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) project, which began in the summer of 1992. The Peace Corps began a health, social and youth nongovernmental organization development project and a community economic development project in 1993. Peace Corps Romania’s environmental management and educational project began in 1998.

 

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"“Working with Calimani National Park to develop the trails in Romania was one of the most challenging experiences of my life. But ultimately one of the most rewarding and memorable as well.”
Lorna Babby, Environmental Peace Corps Volunteer