Paula Hirschoff
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Paula Hirschoff  | ||
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| Country | Kenya | |
| Years: | 1968-1970 | |
| Program(s) | Education | |
| Assignment(s) | English Teacherwarning.png"English Teacher" is not in the list of possible values (Agroforestry, Sustainable Agricultural Science, Farm Management and Agribusiness, Animal Husbandry, Municipal Development, Small Business Development, NGO Development, Urban and Regional Planning, Primary Teacher/Training, Secondary Teacher/Training, Math/Science Teacher/Training, Special Education/Training, Deaf/Education, Vocational Teacher/Training, University Teacher/Training, English Teacher/Training (TEFL), Environmental Education, National Park Management, Dry Land Natural Resource Conservation, Fisheries Fresh, Ecotourism Development, Coastal /Fisheries Resource Management, Public Health Education, AIDS Awareness, Information Technology, Skilled Trades, Water and Sanitation Resources Engineering, Housing Construction Development, Youth, Other) for this property. | |
| Paula Hirschoff started in Kenya 1968 | ||
| Paula Hirschoff | ||
Education in Kenya:
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| J. Henry Ambrose, Bryndis Andrade, Kathleen Bragg, Peter Crume, Leon Dash, Lee Frissell, Donald Garner, Rebecca Moss Guyver, Paula Hirschoff, Dale Jensen … further results | ||
| Other Volunteers who served in Kenya
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| Elizabeth Aldrich, J. Henry Ambrose, Bryndis Andrade, David Bogenschneider, Kathleen Bragg, Barbara Burch, Peter Crume, Kelly Daniel, Leon Dash, Alessandra Delfico, Lee Frissell, H. Benjamin Gamber, Donald Garner, Benjamin Gerhold, Lester Gliessman … further results | ||
| Projects in Kenya
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| Girls Seconday School Classroom, Solar Powered Computer Lab | ||
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Paula Hirschoff  | ||
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| Country | Senegal | |
| Years: | 2005-2007 | |
| Program(s) | Business | |
| Assignment(s) | Business_Developmentwarning.png"Business_Development" is not in the list of possible values (Agroforestry, Sustainable Agricultural Science, Farm Management and Agribusiness, Animal Husbandry, Municipal Development, Small Business Development, NGO Development, Urban and Regional Planning, Primary Teacher/Training, Secondary Teacher/Training, Math/Science Teacher/Training, Special Education/Training, Deaf/Education, Vocational Teacher/Training, University Teacher/Training, English Teacher/Training (TEFL), Environmental Education, National Park Management, Dry Land Natural Resource Conservation, Fisheries Fresh, Ecotourism Development, Coastal /Fisheries Resource Management, Public Health Education, AIDS Awareness, Information Technology, Skilled Trades, Water and Sanitation Resources Engineering, Housing Construction Development, Youth, Other) for this property. | |
| Paula Hirschoff started in Senegal 2005 | ||
| Paula Hirschoff, Chuck Ludlam | ||
Business in Senegal:
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| Claire Brittain, Christine Carmouze, Paula Hirschoff, Charlotte McCormick | ||
| Other Volunteers who served in Senegal
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| Margaret Basket, Richard Boucher, Claire Brittain, John Brown, David Campbell, Christine Carmouze, Jenna Dillon, Brian Edens, Janet Ghattas, Tom Graham, John T. Hand, Christopher Hedrick, Paula Hirschoff, Wilburn Johnson, Chuck Ludlam … further results | ||
| Projects in Senegal
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| Dindefelo Summer Camp, Girls' Summer Camp, Health Association Capacity Building, Health Hut Construction, Irrigation Initiative, Latrine Construction, Latrine Construction in Senegal, Seed Storage Facility, Senegalese Girls Bike Tour (Tour des Filles), Sirmang Community Garden Project, Well Construction | ||
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About Paula Hirschoff
- Twice served as a Volunteer, Kenya (1968-70; Education) and with Chuck in Senegal (Small Enterprise Development).
- Active in Friends of Kenya and a Docent at the African Art Museum.
- Served as English professor; researcher and consultant-advocate for a community based natural resource management NGO, freelance writer and editor, communications director, reporter, and legislative and press aide on Capitol Hill.
- Macalester College (BA 1966); George Washington University (MA in Anthropology, 1996).
Chuck Ludlam and Paula Hirschoff
- While serving in Senegal, invited by Senator Chris Dodd to testify on behalf of the 8,000 current Volunteers before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding the Dodd/Kennedy Peace Corps Volunteer Empowerment Act, S. 732 (PCVEA). Flew to Washington at their own expense to testify in support of the legislation.
- See their oral and written testimony at http://foreign.senate.gov/testimony/2007/Ludlam_HirschoffTestimony070725.pdf and http://foreign.senate.gov/testimony/2007/HirschoffTestimony070725.pdf. A video of the hearing can be viewed at http://foreign.senate.gov/hearings/2007/hrg070725a.html.
- Their article “A Call for Peace Corps Reform” appears in the fall 2008 issue of WorldView, the magazine of the National Peace Corps Association.