Serving Virtually

Peace Corps' Virtual Service Pilot makes impact in Costa Rica You are here Jan. 11, 2021 Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Samara B. continues to serve Costa Rica through Peace Corps' Virtual Service Pilot. We interviewed her about her experience helping her country of service from afar. Describe your Virtual Service Pilot experience: Why did you decide to sign up? What was your assignment? Virtual service caught my eye the minute I received the email from headquarters. I was excited about engaging in a meaningful way and dedicating my time and energy to a noble cause. I coordinated with a local nonprofit in Costa Rica whose goal is to create a domestic version of the Peace Corps. Appropriately called the Costa Rica Corps, this organization was looking for help establishing their own pool of volunteers to be able to match them with counterparts. I, along with several other Virtual Service Pilot Participants, helped craft a volunteer profile and application brochure, which will be used to train, and interview interested volunteers. Volunteers will then be matched with a local counterpart in either a nonprofit organization or with a public school English teacher.