Interview with Jordon Allister Stanton, May 15, 2023
Project: Peace Corps: COVID-19 Evacuated Peace Corps Volunteers Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Allister Stanton served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in three countries: Rwanda 2010-2012; Ethiopia 2016-2018; Uganda 2019-2020. He also served in the U.S. as a Peace Corps Response COVID19 volunteer in 2021. Allister applied to Peace Corps after completing undergraduate studies at New College of California and Green Mountain College. He was selected to serve with cohort Rwanda 70. Training was conducted in Nyanza, and included Kinyarwanda language. Allister was assigned to teach English and Computer Skills at Ecole Secondaire Kagogo (now Mugano School), near Lake Burera. In addition to teaching, he helped organize Camp GLOW and Camp BE. His service was terminated early by Peace Corps due to safety concerns. While nearly completing a graduate program, he applied to Peace Corps again and was selected for Ethiopia. Training language was Amharic. He was initially assigned to a location near Chebura-Curchura National Park, but was relocated by Peace Corps to Wushwush due to site access / transportation difficulties. He taught at a secondary school, and as a secondary project conducted classes at a church that were open to the community. After successfully completing his service, Allister completed his Masters Program, reapplied, and was selected for Uganda. His Uganda service was cut short due to the COVID19 evacuation. Allister currently resides in Nairobi Kenya, where he works with an NGO serving displaced persons.Interview Accession
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Peace Corps (U.S.) Rwanda (country of service) 2010-2012 (date of service) Ethiopia (country of service) 2016-2018 (date of service) Uganda (country of service) 2019-2020 (date of service) Peace Corps Volunteer Job: Education Evacuated Peace Corps Volunteer (EPCV) COVID-19 (Disease) New College of California Green Mountain College Rwanda 70 Nyanza, Rwanda Kinyarwanda (language) Ecole Secondaire Kagogo Mugano School Lake Burera Camp GLOW Camp BE early termination of service Amharic (language Chebura-Churchura National Park Wushwush, Ethiopia Peace Corps (U.S.)--2010-2020Interview Rights
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Stanton, Jordon Allister Interview by Julius Sztuk. 15 May. 2023. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Stanton, J.A. (2023, May 15). Interview by J. Sztuk. Peace Corps: COVID-19 Evacuated Peace Corps Volunteers Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Stanton, Jordon Allister, interview by Julius Sztuk. May 15, 2023, Peace Corps: COVID-19 Evacuated Peace Corps Volunteers Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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