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Evaluation of Peace Corps/Paraguay

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
IG-19-04-E
Report Type
Inspection / Evaluation
Component
Post
Description
This evaluation assessed the effectiveness and quality of the post's programming and training, Volunteer support, and leadership functions. Overall, we found that the post faced several challenges related to training Volunteers for working in their primary assignments, identifying and orienting community stakeholders for hosting and working with Volunteers, preparing for emergencies, supporting Volunteers who reported harassment and mental health challenges, and handling sensitive Volunteer information. This report included 16 recommendations for management's consideration.
Agency Wide
No (location specific)
Location(s)

Paraguay

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Recommendations

Disclaimer: Open/Closed recommendations are updated semiannually.

We recommend that the country director and Peace Corps medical officers clarify roles and train staff to support Volunteer resiliency and adjustment challenges.

We recommend that the country director develop a process to identify and address Volunteer concerns about the protection of sensitive and confidential Volunteer information.

We recommend that the director of management and operations conduct annual market-basket surveys as required by MS 221 to inform living allowance analyses.

We recommend that the country director and director of management and operations ensure that the living allowance survey analyses include consideration of data from different regions of the country, as well as the size and type of sites (i.e. rural or urban).

We recommend that the director of management and operations conduct a settling-in allowance survey within 3 months of Volunteers receiving the settling-in allowance, as required by Manual Section 221.