Interview with Joe Shaffner, November 4, 2022

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

Interview Summary

Joe Shaffner served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Uzbekistan in 2005 and Suriname from 2005 to 2008. Joe wanted to join the Peace Corps after hearing about his father’s and brother’s experiences as volunteers. In Uzbekistan, he served as a Health Education volunteer. However, civil unrest arose during his first six weeks following training, and the groups’ visas were not renewed. He was evacuated and given the opportunity to go to another country. In Suriname, Joe’s counterpart ran an ecotourism camp. Joe worked with his community to add a souvenir shop, so that the village women could sell their goods in a central location. He also held health and business education camps and taught English. Joe served as a Peace Corps leader in his last year, when he was given the nickname “Half Staff.” He ran the newsletter and worked on an education project with UNICEF.

Interview Accession

2022oh1861_pcrv0685

Interviewee Name

Joe Shaffner

Interviewer Name

Wendy Schumacher

Interview Date

2022-11-04

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Shaffner, Joe Interview by Wendy Schumacher. 04 Nov. 2022. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Shaffner, J. (2022, November 04). Interview by W. Schumacher. Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Shaffner, Joe, interview by Wendy Schumacher. November 04, 2022, 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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