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The Peace Corps Analysis

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During the 1960’s John F Kennedy created the Peace Corps to help third world. It is a service for people who would like to change the world. Even in the past, the motives of the peace corps were criticized and accused of using the organization to benefit the U.S.
The Peace Corps is a two year program that focuses on the most pressing challenges that a country is enduring. Volunteers are sent out to different countries to peace and friendship. The volunteers do this by the American culture to the host country and the host country teaches the Americans what their culture is like. Furthermore, the volunteers do different projects depending on if they do agriculture, education, health, or environment. For example, agriculture volunteers work with …show more content…

[The Volunteers]accrue two days off for every month you work, but the Peace Corps will not pay for[ their] travels”(Ormston). This causes traveling to visit home difficult.
Moreover, Many Peace Corps critics have said the Peace Corps is imperialistic and the service is used to make the United States look good. According to still ‘ugly’ “[The United States] spends billions on the wrong aid projects while overlooking the almost costless and far more helpful one’s”(Meyer). The more friendly the United States is, the better the country as a whole looks. Critics also noted that the views and beliefs of the United States are being pushed onto the host country whether they like it or not.
In conclusion, even though American views such as christianity and other American customs are “being pushed” onto the host country, it is not intentional. The Peace Corps is not imperialistic because the program is used to benefit countries that are struggling. This alone stands out because Americans have a reputation of being selfish, and only doing things to further themselves, but the Peace Corps is a program that benefits a struggling country more than the United

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