Interview with Michael Bailkin, April 6, 2023

Project: Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project

Interview Summary

As a result of a back injury sustained while serving in Durg, Michael was transferred to Bombay (now Mumbai) to test the feasibility of operating community development programs in Asia. As part of the pilot test, he worked with the Nagpada Neighborhood House serving Moslem and Jewish communities in the Nagpada neighborhood of Bombay. He started a youth sports program and worked with local businesses. The pilot led to a community development program in India and other parts of Asia. In the US, he helped train the first community development volunteers for India. He emphasizes the importance of providing flexibility for volunteers in such programs.

Interview Accession

2023oh0140_pcrv0750

Interviewee Name

Michael Bailkin

Interviewer Name

Evelyn Ganzglass

Interview Date

2023-04-06

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Bailkin, Michael Interview by Evelyn Ganzglass. 06 Apr. 2023. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Bailkin, M. (2023, April 06). Interview by E. Ganzglass. Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Bailkin, Michael, interview by Evelyn Ganzglass. April 06, 2023, Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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