On March 12, a presentation of the US Peace Corps in Ukraine took place, organized by the Volyn Youth Rights Protection Association, where Peace Corps volunteer Devon McGuinness has been working since August 2003. The organization was presented by Peace Corps regional director Bohdan Yarema. In particular, he informed that the Peace Corps is a government organization that promotes the strengthening of peace and friendship between peoples of different nationalities and cultures. The organization cooperates with educational institutions and organizations. Such cooperation helps Ukrainians expand their knowledge about the United States, the activities of American professional organizations and educational institutions, and helps Americans learn more about Ukraine, its language and culture. Peace Corps volunteers work in Ukraine in the fields of education, entrepreneurship, environmental protection and information technology. During the presentation, the Peace Corps regional director invited educational institutions and organizations of Volyn to invite economic development specialists and foreign language teachers for cooperation. Working in organizations, economic development consultants will assist in business development, teaching young people the basics of business, supporting small business and finding new ways to promote products on the market, and will help with learning business English or maintaining documentation. The Peace Corps seeks to develop fruitful cooperation with Ukrainian organizations that wish to master new methods of teaching and work. All volunteers undergo a course in Ukrainian or Russian language and study Ukrainian culture during their first three months in Ukraine. Then they are assigned for two years to work in a Ukrainian organization. Volunteers are fully supported by the Peace Corps, which bears all expenses except housing costs, which the Ukrainian organization hiring the volunteer is obliged to provide as a partnership contribution. The Peace Corps prohibits the involvement of American volunteers in political work and work related to elections. According to Bohdan Yarema, a group of 65 volunteers arrived in Ukraine recently and their distribution among organizations will take place soon, so everyone interested in Peace Corps assistance is advised not to delay filling out the application for inviting a Volunteer. Detailed information on the possibility of involving volunteers to work in one's structure can be obtained by tel.: (044) 247-68-40, (044) 47-68-41, e-mail: volunteerrequests@ua.peacecorps.gov. or by tel. in Lutsk: 5-24-21