FAQ’s

What will I be doing exactly?

My Job title is Community Health Promoter under the program EH!PICC: Engaging Health Partners and Individuals for Community Change. From the PC:

“Peace Corps Guyana EH!PICC Project name seeks to bring to mind the “EPIC” nature of what we do as a Post while incorporating a common local Creole term. “EH!” is a typical response that Guyanese use in many social situations. Including it in the Health Project title was the perfect way of merging our mandate with the everyday life and language of the audience we serve.”

At this point I’m not sure exactly what I’ll be doing or what projects I’ll be involved in as the program is broken down into 4 areas:

1. Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Promotion
2. Nutrition and Non-Communicable Diseases Promotion
3. Healthy Lifestyle Promotion amongst Children and Youth
4. Improved Practices of Health Providers

If I had to guess, I’ll probably be working in the third area, but I won’t know until I get there.

Where will I be living?

No idea. I know for the first three months of training I’ll be living with a host family. After the three month training period I’ll move somewhere else in the country (TBD) and with a different host family. For the first six months of my service (9 including training) I must live with a host family. After that 6 month period I’ll be given the option to stay with my family or move out on my own. I’m guessing I’ll stay with my family as that’s one part of the Peace Corps service that I’m looking forward to.

How can you contact me?

I may/may not have access to the internet or phone service, but I won’t know for sure until I get there. But feel free to send me an email or comment on this blog, I’ll check it when I can.

Here’s an address to send snail mail/packages:

David Medansky, PCT

Peace Corps

P.O. Box 101192

Georgetown, Guyana

South America

THIS ADDRESS IS ONLY VALID BETWEEN MAY 1^ST – JUNE 26^TH 2013! (I’ll update when I find out my new address)

 

In an emergency call the Peace Corps office of Special Services at 800.424.8580; select option 2, then extension 1470

PS: I’ll add more if I get comments with new questions