Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-ACC-2018-036
Anne Linn served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in southeastern Senegal from 2012 to 2014 in a health program. Her husband was also a volunteer. She discusses her work in Sraya, in Kedougou province, addressing the many health challenges in the region due to a gold rush that brought thousands of people from Senegal and other countries into the area. Linn mentions particular issues related to mercury poisoning associated with the leaching of gold from ore. She discusses her work with a Senegalese doctor and local health workers in malaria prevention and treatment, including her post-Peace Corps work with the Peace Corps West African Malarial Project. This project ran a 2-week malaria boot camp for health care workers that has now ended because of lack of funding. Linn also talks about her participation in the now-defunct Masters International program, which included Peace Corps service as the practicum. Some 40 universities used to participate in this program. Interviewed and recorded by Evelyn Ganzglass, July 15, 2018. 1 digital audio file.