Robert Sargent Shriver, Director of Peace Corps in New York, United States. Shriver delivers a speech about the activities of Peace Corps volunteers, men and women seated in the background. He says that Peace Corps volunteers are treated equally all over the world irrespective of their religion. He narrates an incident about a Roman Catholic volunteer living in a Protestant Church. He also quotes from an article published in an Indian newspaper, Times of India and how the assumptions made in the article have been proved wrong by the Peace Corps volunteers. He gives examples of how Peace Corps volunteers live in difficult conditions. Some of them teach in Latin American University whereas other live at a slum in Rio De Janeiro.
Robert Sargent Shriver, Director of Peace Corps in New York, United States. Shriver delivers a speech about the success of Peace Corps volunteers, men and women seated in the background. He quotes an example of a Peace Corps volunteer who got elected to the supreme board of directors of all the slums in a city in Peru. Shriver says that future peace depends on creating awareness among the downtrodden masses. He narrates an incident how the Bolivian Ambassador praised the work done by Peace Corps volunteers in Bolivia.
Robert Sargent Shriver, Director of Peace Corps in New York, United States. Shriver delivers a speech about the success of Peace Corps volunteers. He narrates an incident about how President Kennedy received a warm welcome in Colombia because due to the efforts of Peace Corps volunteers people believed America was on their side. He says that Peace Corps have led people all over the world to believe that America is sincerely working for the poor.
Robert Sargent Shriver, Director of Peace Corps in New York, United States. Shriver at the end of a speech about the activities of Peace Corps volunteers, answers questions of the audience. He clarifies that the Peace Corps is free from the government control and the State Department has never dictated terms to the Corps. He also tells that Peace Corps is open to people who do not have a college degree in a specific field. A man delivers a vote of thanks to Shriver and audiences applaud in appreciation.
A promotional documentary about fight against poverty in East Harlem, New York City. African American men buy illegal drugs from a peddler. They hand over money to the drug dealer. The men roll joints and smoke marijuana. High school drop outs study as they hope to get jobs. An African American man playing with children outside in a playground area.
A promotional documentary about fight against poverty in East Harlem, New York City. A man at a gas station signals as an African American drives a truck to the station. The man inquires from the driver. A sign on the truck reads ' Hertz rental'. A sign reads ' B Basic E Essential S Skills T Training' The truck being refueled at the gas station. African American men gets into a truck. African American men work as riggers aboard a ship. They work on ropes as an American supervises them. African Americans being trained to be electricians. An instructor at a blackboard as an African American man writes in a notebook.
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