Some teach English at the university level. Girls' education is also becoming an increasingly important initiative in this project. Health and nutrition Volunteers team up with local health committees to identify priority health needs and educate groups and schools within communities about preventive health care practices.
Many activities focus on the needs of women and children.
While Guinea has shown modest improvement in its economic and social indicators in the past few years, many development challenges remain. Despite an abundance of natural resources, environmental degradation of the country's lush forests is continuing. The adult literacy rate of 36 percent includes many fewer females than males, and only 17 percent of males and six percent of females reach secondary school. Infant mortality is 133 per 1,000 births, with overall life expectancy a mere 44.7 years. In response to these concerns, Peace Corps Volunteers focus their efforts on critical problems in environment, agroforestry, education, and health.