Meghan Donahue: Gender training in the Peace Corps
Back in 2000, the U.S. Peace Corps began giving its army of volunteers all around the world basic training in gender issues.
The effort paid off, and now all volunteers know the basics not only after finishing their assignments, but — even more importantly — before they arrive in their host countries, according to Meghan Donahue, gender and education specialist at the volunteer organization.
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Carlos Santamaria
Carlos is a former associate editor for breaking news in Devex's Manila-based news team. He joined Devex after a decade working for international wire services Reuters, AP, Xinhua, EFE ,and Philippine social news network Rappler in Madrid, Beijing, Manila, New York, and Bangkok. During that time, he also covered natural disasters on the ground in Myanmar and Japan.
