Peace Corps volunteers on a comeback to Nepal

Thursday, 26 January 2012 18:07

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Peace Corps volunteers are all set to return to Nepal, seven years after they left during the peak of a Maoist rebel insurgency. According to the U.S. Embassy in Katamandu, the first batch of about 20 volunteer is scheduled to arrive in Nepal shortly.

They will be trained in agriculture and nutrition and will work with rural communities to improve food security and the health of the Nepalese people.