Peace Corps Job Location: Paraguay Departure Date: September 2014 Requirements: Eligible: U.S.

Citizenship Degree or Work Experience BA/BS Agriculture Economics, Agronomy, Horticulture or other agriculture discipline BA/BS degree combing agriculture and management, including agribusiness, agricultural management, farm management BA/BS any business or economics discipline with 1 year experience in farming or agribusiness Environmental Conservation Desired skills: All candidates are strongly preferred to be able to manage youth, teacher, farmer, kid groups as well as have the ability to work with local elected officials and government/NGO workers. Also, some Volunteers will be working with communities to help identify their important natural resources, devise plans for conservation of those resources and to lay the foundation for future nature tourism projects (thought they will not be expected to initiate the projects themselves). Candidates are strongly requested to have environmental education and outreach experience at any level. This can include developing environmental campaigns, forming groups and working in schools. Post prefers invitees to be comfortable in speaking in front of groups and working with youth. Project description: Environmental Education and Conservation Promoters: PCVs work in small communities, some in rural protected area buffer zones, to mid-size villages to marginalized neighborhoods of larger cities to sensitize communities on environmental issues and aid them into action. Most PCVs work in public schools with youth and training teachers. Volunteers also work with community youth, women, farmer and other civic groups designing and implementing projects and actions that can improve awareness and conservation of biodiversity in degraded rural and urban areas. All candidates are strongly preferred to be able to manage youth, teacher, farmer, kid groups as well as have the ability to work with local elected officials and government/NGO workers. Also, some Volunteers will be working with communities to help identify their important natural resources, devise plans for conservation of those resources and to lay the foundation for future nature tourism projects (thought they will not be expected to initiate the projects themselves). All Volunteers will be trained together under one Assignment Description. Living conditions: All Volunteers should be able to walk and/or bike up to 5 miles a day as well as work in the fields under hot and humid conditions (often over 95 degrees and 70% humidity). Conditions range from very rural to large urban areas. Conditions in rural areas can be very basic- i.e. you will have to use a latrine; water is not treated, etc. Candidates with concerns about the rigorous physical demands of this position may not be a good fit for this position. Houses and family living situations may be very rustic, with outdoor latrines to more modern. Most Volunteers have electricity and if you bring a laptop, PC/PY provides at a monthly cost, a USB modem from which PCVs can access internet in their community if there is cell phone coverage. Working situations range from manual labor in the fields to classroom work in schools. Most Volunteer housing does not have running water and depends on wells which may be shared. Volunteers must live with host families for at least three months in their site. Language comments: Guarani is the dominant language in rural Paraguay. Volunteers in rural sites will gain a basic competence in Spanish; however at the end of their service they may find that their Guarani is much stronger. Contact Person Kendrall Masten 312.353.7747 kmasten@peacecorps.gov 3/24/14