1. PEACE CORPS
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CORPS DE LA PAlX DES ETATS UNlS D'AMERIQUE
RABAT MAROC
I f I Elizabeth Arendt Assignment: MOKOCC'O
,Aticr ;I compctitic application process strcssi~igtlic applicant's skills. adaptahilit a ~ i d!illingness to
i111111erscin anotlier C L I ~ ~ I I I - Cand language. cross-cultural scnsiti,it~.and tlic dcsi1.c to serve in
undcrpl.i iley-d coriim~inities,Elizabeth .4rrntlt began her I'eace Corps training o n "vlar.cli 19. 2012 in
l'liilaciclpliia. t)clilis>lvania. Slie then completed tlie Oc)-cek training program: 9 dajs in Rabat and eiylir
ccl,h iii the io~ii~~l~~nity-b;lsedtraining (C13.1') site of A L T ~ L I .[luring this time. l<lizabetli liveti it11 a
Vorocc;i~iliiliiiI> 111 order to experience loroccan C I I I ~ L I ~ Cand tilmil! life tirst-hand. and immerse Iiersclf
aiiiollg ,ipt:<llit~>01' tlie Moroccan Arabic dialccl of' (1lari.ja) I l ~ ~ r i n gIlcr training. I:li/abetli ,j~.)incdotllc'r
trainees a1 1.11~tra~~lingI1i1hitc ill (I'cs: Immon./er: A/[-OLI).IICI-C tlic~.participated in cross-cultural ancl
~ccliliical.tiictlical ancl salbt! and >ccu~.it>sessions organi~cdh! Peace ('o1.p~stal'f'. Ili~ringtlic trilining
~ ~ r i c ~ d .tllc ii.1lloi111gvas accomplisliecl:
Illtensic s ~ L I ~ ? ,01' tlie Moroccan Arabic language ith a !?>CLIS011
comm~~nicatioli:illti oral colnpl-elicnsion 147 formal class hours
Cross Calttrrc 'I'raining: S t ~ ~ d yof' Arab and Islam~c/slues and traditions iith an e~nphasison
Moroccan cult111.cand a! s to Si~nctionappropriatel~in the. ncu cultul.e
(1 1 IIOLI~S of f01.111alclass sessions and an extended time of cultllral
infhrmal training sessions at tlie Ct3.1'. with an additional to 5 1 days of'
home-stay .)
?-he prinlar! activities of the technical training included:
(56 lio~irsol'forn~alsessions and acti,iticsat Dar Chcbab. and 42 hours
of Cornrn~~lii~yI3ased 7'raining with a Socus on cornmunit! entrj and
integration).
Clcncl-al ~ntrodl~ct~onto participator> integrated cornmunit
d e ~ e l o p ~ n e n tmethodolog~esand tlie Moroccan tducatiorr >stem
1SnglisIi teaching mcthods. tech~iicluciand practicum
t'lann~ngand 01ganl/atlon ol'! outh-rela~ctlactl 1t1cs.rn a Morocca~~
youth center ( Llar C'hcbab)
kIcaIth and personal klcalth care in R,l)rocco. first aid. Volunteer s a f c ' ~and sccuritj,
1xccntati~c~neciicine.and nutrition (25 hours)
Safety:
At rlie completion of pre-service training, Elizabeth was tested by a certified 1,f'l tester and at that time
as rated as Intcrmcdi;+tc Mid in spoken Llarija. Eli~abetliwas sorn-in as a Y o ~ ~ t l iIleelnpmcnt

2. L'oluiitccr- o n /la23. 1012. Slie served in the conllnlinity of 'I'issint, 'Tata, Morocco and was assigned to
t.orl( i~liiritile Jlinist? oi'/linistry of Y o ~ ~ l l iand Sports and delegation ol'l'ata l'ro ince.
1-li~abcthas ilrolcd in ;I range oi'1,rr:jects and acti!itics in licr cl~ralr.oles as I.,nglisli I cacllcr and
i t I I 111exec~r~irigtile main rcsponsil~iliticso f Iicr c!-'ice. slit:
l alight I~.rl;ylisllas ;i l.rjrcign I . a l ~ g ~ ~ a g eto Morocciln t~rdcnts01' all lc,cls a1 'c>k~tli anti Lb'o~nc~~';
('cntc.r i l l ~ i i cI';IL:I Province as vcII ;IS ~)roidcdt!nglish tutoring and resume builtliilg sltills to adults.
'I a.~;rlit Llo~.occal~sahout tllc Ijnitcd Statch. its pcoplc and c ~ ~ l t ~ r r e .Slie proiticti a sarc space for
convcl.sutrc)lis i111d qlrcstirjns concerning the similarities and dil'fi.rences bctcc~iVloroccan and
.Ilnc~.icarlc111t~1rc.
t'ianlled and lctl acti ities and classcs at ri ;,rricty of camps. She worked as an ad ;rrlccd Ihglish
teacher at an I:n::lisli iliimcrsion sulllrner cam17 ill I.;l Jadida. I)ur~n,ga month-long, commii~nellttc, an
SOS orplianagc ill A ~ a d i rshe organi~edanci implcmc~itcdactivities for youth. ages 1-18. in areas
uch ~1.s;)I-I. ?an-lcs. e.~ercisc.yoga. and surting. She also designed the lirst Spring ('amp in lissrnt. A
cek 101igcamp lillcd with communitj. exerciic. creative activities. and team buildirig cxpcricnccs f0r
;!till?
h;'c.hrked it11 corli~n~rnit)co~lntcl-partson a a r i e ~ol' c o r n ~ i i u ~ i i t ~dcvclc)p~nentinitiatives including
t l ~ c~,ta~-t-u~>of' ' I'issirlt 1:nglisli C I L I ~ 'and the first presentation oi'~'l'issirrtI'licater ('lub'. 1'articipa;ea
ail I~itcr~lationalWomen's lla!. pl.ogr-alli focusing on Iicalth and tlie riglits oi'wo~ircnill :VLc)r.c)cco.
Slic also par-ticipatcd in a 6 s'eelc L omen's i:~npover~nt.ntProgram with rniddlc school girls. l'hc
s~.~cct:soi'thc program inspired the organization of'Girls 1.eatlc1-shipSeminar' si111included creati~lg
a manuai ;3 ~ c . c h lseminar airiicd to 131-oidc n venue i'or Morocca~igirls to apprcciatc and explore
thei!- ~ r l i i q l ~ ~ ~ ~ e s s;IS .cII as Ical-11positi'e nays to impact their commlrnit!,.
('~.ca~cda ~nunualand designed a omen's lie;~lthcare program called 'A Llealthy C'onkcrsation.' '1.1-rii
~?lanualarid prograrli is incant to ernpower Lomcri to Ikno their bodies and value self-care sith the
l i o l x ~oi'Ili~iprr)ins tilcir health a ~ i dthe health ot'tl~eirfk~nilies
/3d iscd a local lIIV!,4II)S :3varcness Youth Club in l'issint and organized a World AIDS [)a! event
a1 t l ~ eIocill Ilar (:hcb;lb. 71'liis everit provided infbrmation. pa~iiphletias wcll as ari ope11 tij1.1rln of'
discussion l'o~.strrdents and tcaci~crs.
l'ro~iiotedc i e r c l x and licalthj Irfest) lc among students hq crcatlng a (JII-I' I lil,~n: C'lub
I ' I o ~ ~tlctitrine. cq~~lpr-ncntand 5pacc ti,r ~mprcmptusocccr gamcs.- - - - - - - - - -- . - - - - -
Secondary Roles:
- She as an adoca~ctor and worked with tlie Vol~lntccrSLIPI~OI-tNet~.orkduring her- s e n ice.
- !<liealso pro,ided i~rfi)~.~iiationand succcssfi~llycv~npletcdthe initial steps to help sell handniade rugs at
t l ~ chf:tii es.s i. the local voriicn's association.. ~~ -- ~ ~ ------ ~ ~ ~ .. - ~ - . ~--- ~~ . . .. ~~ ~ - ~ ~ ~ ~ - ~ - ~ ~ ~---- ~ - ~~--.,
l'ursuant to Section 5 (f) of the Peace Corps ,tct, 22 U.S.C. No. 2504 (f) as ;rmendcd, any former
Volunteer emplo,cd hy the Llniteci States Government following her Peace Corps service is entitled
to have an? periotl of satisSartory Peace ('orps Volunteer service crctlitcd for purposes of
retirement.,seniority, reduction in fbrce. 1eaj.e or other privileges biised on length of government
scr,ice. Peace Corps serviec shall no1 he crerlitetl towartl completion of a probationary or trial
pcrioel or completion of any ser.ice requirement for career appointment

3. This is to ccrtifj in accordance with Executive Order No. 11103 of 10 April 1953 that
Fli~abethGwen Arendt served satisfactorily as a I'eace C'orps .oluntccr. Her service
endccl on .lul? 24, 2013. She is therefore eligible to be appointed as il career-conditional
elnplo?ec in the competitic ci il $er ice on a non-compctitie basis. This benefit under the
YCxccutie Order entitlement extends for a period of one-!,ear, except that the emplo?ing
ilKenc> rna? extend for up to three ?ear for a former Volunteer who enters militar?
~ C T ' L ~ C C .~ U T U C S4tudics at iI recogni~cclintitution of higher learning, o r engages in other
acthitiel 1%hich. the ien of the appointing authoritj. +arrant$extension of the period.