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Introduction -- Creating John F. Kennedy's Bold Experiment -- Cameroon and the U.S. in the Context of the Cold War. -- Change Agents in Education and Healthcare -- Volunteers in Agroforestry and Small Enterprise Development -- From Both Sides of the Atlantic: Reflections about Peace Corps Service -- Conclusion-Rekindling the Hope in US-African Relations.

The Nobel Peace Prize is to be presented this month. When it was announced that this year's winner was Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan Assistant Minister for Environment, Natural Resources & Wildlife, the reaction of the mainstream media was bewilderment The Economist was perhaps typical, asking "What does planting trees have to do with peace?" & then later answering its own question, "Ms. Maathai's work, though admirable, is only distantly related to the prevention of war". Adapted from the source document.