Four of the US Peace Corps volunteers who were part of a global evacuation due to the COVID pandemic in March 2020, returned to Tonga this week. 

The four volunteers will complete their service that began in August 2019 serving at various government and mission schools. 

Peace Corps Tonga stated today that 15 more volunteers will arrive in Tonga in June. They will work across  on Tongatapu, ‘Eua, Ha’apai, and Vava’u.

“Additionally, Peace Corps Tonga has opened up a new avenue of collaboration and partnership with Peace Corps Response Volunteers, who are highly-specialized and work across any sector. Please reach out to Peace Corps Tonga if your organization is interested in working with a Peace Corps Volunteer,” they said.

Peace Corps Tonga thanked their partners for their collaborations and said it looked forward to continuing this work with its volunteers, staff, partners, and communities into the future

The Peace Corps Tonga projects have supported community reading programs, inclusive education, technology-enabled learning, COVID-19 response and recovery, mental health counseling, disaster risk reduction, and community project planning.

In November 2022, US Peace Corps commemorated its 55th anniversary in Tonga. Kristofer Stice is the current Peace Corps Tonga Country Director.