In an effort to address these multi-dimensional needs, Peace Corps Volunteers work in the areas of business development, English language education, and environmental protection and management. In an effort to redirect businesses to the norms of the free market economy and help them regain customers, the Peace Corps was invited to send business Volunteers to Ukraine in 1992. One Volunteer organized small business training sessions for unemployed women and university students. Education The education project has been developed to improve the English language skills of Ukrainian students and teachers. In 1999, the Peace Corps expanded its university education program to recruit more highly skilled Volunteers.
Volunteers engage in activities that heighten cross-cultural awareness and understanding.
They also provide assistance in establishing and expanding English teaching resources, curriculum development, and teacher training. Volunteers have been active in establishing summer camps, English clubs, and essay contests. Volunteers include health topics, access to information technology, and girls' issues in their English classes. One Volunteer coordinated a methodology seminar for Teaching English as a Foreign Language. The overall goal of the project was to improve the teaching of English in the more remote parts of Ukraine.