Mission
History
Accomplishments
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Officers
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FOG
Mission
of Friends of Guinea
Friends of Guinea (FOG) is a non-profit
organization consisting mainly of current and former
Peace Corps volunteers serving in Guinea, and their
friends and families that aims to:
1. Connect current and former United
States Peace Corps volunteers serving in Guinea
and their families and friends with other people
dedicated to helping Guineans,
2. Support both current Peace Corps
volunteers in Guinea and their families as they
experience the difficulty of extended separation.
3. Work towards the long-term development
of Guinea by supporting and initating worthy projects.
4. Disseminate cultural information
about Guinea, its people, and their customs in order
to facilitate intercultural understanding.
History
of Friends of Guinea
When Steph anie Chasteen joined the Peace Corps,
like most volunteers, she wanted to stay connected
with her family and friends. In order to do that,
she arranged for an online web blog (of sorts) to
document her service in Guinea. The community of
support persisted when she completed her service,
and in 1999 she and her group of returning PCVs
launched what eventually became Friends of Guinea
in 2001.
The website went up soon afterwards, as did FOG's
affiliation with the National
Peace Corps Association, a national group of
Returned Peace Corps volunteers. From its humble
origins in 1999, Friends of Guinea has expanded
to include over 170 members, and has handled tens
of thousands of dollars of donations, passing them
on to worthy projects in Guinea (see below). FOG
maintains a website receiving over 2000 visits each
month; an online, searchable RPCV directory; and
three listservs for various demographics interested
in Guinea. Moreover, it publishes a quarterlynewsletter,
Ça Va?, for its members.
Legal
information
Friends of Guinea is a non-profit
affiliate group of the National
Peace Corps Association. FOG is incorporated
in the State of North Carolina, but it is not a
501(c)3.
FOG
officers
Friends of Guinea only survives because of the
hard work and dedication of its officers. Find out
more about them and their work at the following
links:
Joining FOG
Find out more about joining FOG and the benefits
of doing so here!
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