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Peace Corps Collaboration
March 3, 2009 | Add Comment
Peace Corps Collaboration

In March 2009, EFA International was invited to participate in the Peace Corps Health Volunteer in-service training in Maroua. The training was attended by all Peace Corps Health Volunteers and their respective counterparts from throughout …

Notes from the Field: Peer Education
February 9, 2009 | Add Comment
Notes from the Field: Peer Education

I have been working hard to create the peer education curriculum and spent much of this week publicizing the program to the EFA’s youth groups of people living with HIV/AIDS. The training, which will take …

Notes from the Field: The Beginnings with EFA
January 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Notes from the Field: The Beginnings with EFA

After just a month after my arrival here in Maroua, I feel more and more comfortable with the city and with all of the potentials for work opportunities. For a few weeks, I felt overwhelmed …

EFA International Expands its Regional and U.S.-Based Staff in 2008
June 3, 2008 | Add Comment
EFA International Expands its Regional and U.S.-Based Staff in 2008

In our regional office, we’ve recruited Mr. Amada Tchake as Program Coordinator. Amada has more than twenty years of experience in community development and served as a technical assistant and lead trainer for EFA in …

EFA Partners with Boston Area Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (BARPCV) to Conduct Leadership Training for HIV+ Youth
June 3, 2008 | Add Comment
EFA Partners with Boston Area Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (BARPCV) to Conduct Leadership Training for HIV+ Youth

With the support of a grant from Boston Area Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (BARPCV), EFA International conducted a leadership and organizational development workshop in January 2008 for the executive officers of four HIV+ youth support …