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The Peace Corps Youth in Development Sector Schematic

Develop skills for asset-based youth development

Global Sector
Competency

Global Youth in Development Sector Training Package

Sector
Competencies

Support healthy
lifestyles and
prepare youth for
family life

Prepare youth for

the world of work

Engage youth as
active citizens

Support parents,
family, and
community

Project Areas

HEALTHY
LIFESTYLES

WORLD OF
WORK

CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT

SUPPORT FOR
YOUTH

Life Skills/
Leadership

Life Skills/
Leadership

Life Skills/
Leadership

Parent
Support

HIV/AIDS
Prevention

Employability
Skills

Volunteerism
and Service
Learning

Positive Youth
Dev. w/Service
Providers

Sexual
Reproductive
Health

Financial
Literacy

Advocacy

Community
Engagement

Alcohol/
Substance Abuse
Prevention

Youth
Entrepreneurship

Sports and
Physical
Activity

Vocational
Skills (ICT,
English)

Project Activities/
Training Packages

Civic
Education

Note: This schematic represents the sector globally; a focused-in project would not attempt to work in all of these areas.
Please refer to the Youth in Development Sector Guidance for more information regarding focusing in.

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The Peace Corps Community Economic Development Sector Schematic

Global Sector
Competency

Develop understanding of economic and

organizational development principles and practices
Global Community Economic Development Sector Training Package

Sector
Competencies

Project Areas

Project Activities/
Training Packages

Support Organizational
Strengthening

Promote Business
Development

Facilitate improved
access to credit &
money management

ORGANIZATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT

BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT

PERSONAL MONEY
MANAGEMENT

Organizational
Management

Entrepreneurship

Financial Literacy

Leadership
Development

Income
Generation
Activities

Savings-led
Microfinance

Advocacy

Business
Management

Note: This schematic represents the sector globally; a focused-in project would not attempt to work in all of these areas.
Please refer to the Community Economic Development Sector Guidance for more information regarding focusing in.

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The Peace Corps Education Sector Schematic

Facilitate improved teaching and learning skills and practices

Global Sector
Competency

Build teaching and

learning capacities
in English

Build teaching and

learning capacities
in childhood literacy

Facilitate gender
empowerment and
education

Build teaching and

learning capacities
in math, science,
and ICT

TEFL

CHILDHOOD
LITERACY

GENDER
EMPOWERMENT

MATH,
SCIENCE, ICT

Teachers

Teaching and
Learning English

Teaching &
Promoting
Literacy

Promoting
Gender Equitable
Practices

Teaching
Math/Science/
ICT

Students

English
proficiency

Literacy
proficiency

Life
Skills/Leadership

Math/Science/
ICT proficiency

Community

Global Education Sector Training Package

Community
Engagement in
English

Community
Engagement in
Literacy

Student-friendly
Schools

Community
Engagement in
Math/Science/ICT

Sector
Competencies

Project Areas

Project Activities/
Training Packages

Note: This schematic represents the sector globally; a focused-in project would not attempt to work in all of these areas.
Please refer to the Education Sector Guidance for more information regarding focusing in.

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The Peace Corps Health Sector Schematic

Global Sector
Competency

Support community capacities to apply life-saving

interventions in addressing global health issues
Global Health Sector Training Package

Sector
Competencies

Project Areas

Project Activities/
Training Packages

Support HIV
Prevention and Care

Foster Improved
Maternal, Neonatal
and Child Health

Improve Community
Health

Promote
Healthy Living

HIV MITIGATION

MATERNAL,
NEONATAL AND
CHILD HEALTH

ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH

LIFE SKILLS
FOR HEALTHY
BEHAVIORS

Behavioral
Prevention Support

Maternal and
Neonatal Care

WaSH2

Biomedical
Prevention Support

Infant and Young

Child Health and
Development

Improved
Cookstoves

KEY to Abbreviations:

HIV Care and

Treatment Support

Orphans and
Vulnerable Children

Community Care
of OVC1

Malaria Prevention
and Control

2 Water,

Sanitation , and
Hygiene Programming

3 Noncommunicable Diseases

Note: This schematic represents the sector globally; a focused-in project would not attempt to work in all of these areas.
Please refer to the Health Sector Guidance for more information regarding focusing in.

Nutrition and
NCD3 Mitigation
Alcohol and
Substance Abuse
Prevention
Youth Sexual and
Reproductive Health

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The Peace Corps Environment Sector Schematic

Global Sector
Competency
Sector
Competencies

Project Areas

Project Activities/
Training Packages

Develop skills for local environmental context and extension practices

Global Environment Sector Training Package

Promote increased
environmental education
and awareness

Facilitate natural
resources planning and
management

Support environmentally
sustainable income
generation

ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION AND
AWARENESS

NATURAL RESOURCE
PLANNING AND
MANAGEMENT

INCOME
GENERATION

Environmental
Education

Protected Areas
Management

Organizational
Strengthening

Environmental
Awareness

Tree Planting and

Nurseries

Improved stoves

Climate Awareness

Watershed and natural

resource planning

Soil conservation and

management

Approaches for Working

with Youth

Climate adaptation and

vulnerability planning

Water conservation and

management

Agroforestry

Gardens

Note: This schematic represents the sector globally; a focused-in project would not attempt to work in all of these areas.
Please refer to the Environment Sector Guidance for more information regarding focusing in.

Income generation

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The Peace Corps Agriculture Sector Schematic

Global Sector
Competency

Develop understanding of basic agricultural

and food security issues and practices
Global Agriculture Sector Training Package

Sector
Competencies

Project Areas

Project Activities/
Training Packages

Support increased
food production
(availability)

Promote agribusiness
development (access)

NUTRITION

FOOD
PRODUCTION

AGRIBUSINESS

Nutrition for food

security

Gardens

Promote improved
nutrition (utilization)

Agroforestry
Household water,
sanitation, and
hygiene

Soil conservation
and management
Water
conservation and
management

Note: This schematic represents the sector globally; a focused-in project would not attempt to work in all of these areas.
Please refer to the Youth in Development Sector Guidance for more information regarding focusing in.

Basic business
skills for smallscale farmers
Value-added
products