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Advocacy, Information, and Networking for Guinea and Peace Corps Guinea

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Prospective Peace Corps Volunteers	A wealth of information for those of you considering spending 2 years of your life in this country. We did! See what we have to say.... General Suggestions What to Bring Letters from volunteers in the field Welcome to Guinea Packet (PDF)
Current Peace Corps Volunteers	How to apply for project funding, how to get our newsletter in country, and ways we want to help!
Parents and Friends of Volunteers	All our resources for Parents and Friends of volunteers Guinea Parent Support (GPS) - email lists for parents & friends of PCVs Get Involved Ways to get closer to the Peace Corps community Q&A A few good questions, such as how to send money or plane tickets to a volunteer, questions about volunteer safety, and ruminations of a PC mom.
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers	Resources available for RPCVs, such as reunions and career resources.

FOG Services

About FOG	What does our organization do? Who are the FOG Officers A little information about each of us
Projects and Accomplishments	Photos and descriptions of development projects we've funded, and other good deeds
Contact Us	Email and mailing addresses
Join FOG or Renew Membership	We wouldn't exist without our members!
Support FOG	Through direct donations, joining, or buying something from Amazon.
Newsletter (Ca Va?)	Read past issues of our wonderful newsletter, Ca Va?!
Get Involved in FOG	Long- and short-term projects you can help with
FOG Volunteers, Donors, and Members	The golden list of those golden people who make us possible
Links	You haven't found the answer to your question on our site? You just want more information? Then check these out!

Online Services

FOG Online Directory	A registry of various Friends of Guinea (not restricted to members) including city, state, where they served, and contact info. Sortable!
Guinea Listserv	A free email listserv you can send and receive postings related to Guinea, such as news or travel information
Parents Listservs	A series of email listservs specifically designed for parents and friends of volunteers serving in Guinea. They share helpful tips with newcomers, as well as practical information (are the phones working?).
Links	Hundreds of links related to Guinea, Peace Corps, and Africa. This comprehensive list has been compiled over many years.

Guinea Stuff

About Guinea	Information about the country.
Photos	By far the most popular part of the site -- photos from around Guinea, showing what the country is like and what life is like as a volunteer. Sampler Life as a PCV Work & Projects Daily Village Life The Market People Photos of Return Trip to Guinea Photos from past and current PCVs Photos from FOG Projects
Languages	Language manuals for some of the major languages in Guinea: Pulaar, Susu, and Malinke, plus a short Wolof guide.
News from Guinea	Compiled news articles about Guinea from every year. Searchable!
News from PC Guinea	FOG has exclusive access to the Peace Corps Guinea newsletter, from which we reprint interesting bits of information.
Books, Cookbooks, Films	Great books for reading about Peace Corps, Guinea, or Africa -- novels, nonfiction, travelogues, cookbooks, etc.
Recipes	Another popular portion of the site -- make your favorite Guinean dishes.
Guinea Humor & Fun Stuff	The sometimes dark humor that hits those who live and work in this small country... includes links to past volunteer satirical newsletters as well as other humorous findings.

Practical Information

Useful Addresses	Contact information for the Guinean Embassy in US, American Embassy in Guinea, the Volunteer Houses in Guinea, and where to find pockets of Guinean culture in the US.
Visiting Guinea	An absolute wealth of information on getting to Guinea -- airfare, vaccinations, visas, whether to bring credit cards, what sorts of gifts villagers like, everything!
Mail & Phones in Guinea	Cheap calling cards to Guinea, comments on the mail and email, how to send care packages, and useful things to put into care packages.
Who's Going to Guinea	Travelers visiting Guinea often kindly offer to take letters or small packages to volunteers. Please do the same if you visit!

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