The OIG conducted a program evaluation of Peace Corps/North Macedonia from December 2024 through June 2025.  Our objectives were to determine the post's effectiveness and compliance in the areas of Volunteer health and safety, project activities, training and support, and leadership. We found that the post met its project objectives and effectively supported Volunteers, with programming aligned to host country needs and substantial compliance with site management standards. However, we found issues with underdeveloped Volunteer assignments at some sites, lack of a sustainable backup coverage for safety and security staff, inefficient healthcare support processes, and gaps in cross-unit communication. The report contains 10 recommendations focused on strengthening partner engagement, improving safety and security coverage, enhancing medication procurement, assessing and supporting health unit capacity, and improving staff morale.

The report presents key considerations for decision makers when conducting overseas post closure activities, including suggestions on how to increase the closure process’s effectiveness while mitigating risk. The insights, lessons learned, and best practices captured in this review are based on the 29 interviews we conducted with Peace Corps staff who had extensive post closure experience. We identified three main areas that the agency should focus on to ensure it identifies and mitigates potential post closure risks, to include: sustaining mission success; protecting institutional reputation; and ensuring operational integrity and efficiency. Our report concludes with a consolidated set of relevant agency policies, procedures, and resource materials to support consistent implementation for future closures.

The OIG conducted a review of Peace Corps operations in Peru from April 2024 through December 2025. Our objective in reviewing the Peace Corps/Peru post was to determine whether its financial and administrative operations were functioning effectively and in compliance with Peace Corps policies and Federal regulations. Following a site visit in June 2024, we found that the post needed to improve its operations in multiple areas. We discussed our initial findings with the Peace Corps/Peru team, who quickly took action to address these findings.As a result of the post management team’s actions to address our findings, we will not be making additional recommendations. However, we want to emphasize the importance of the areas we have identified and illustrate the proactive actions Peace Corps/Peru has taken, which could benefit other Peace Corps posts in managing their financial and administrative operations.