It started out as way for idealistic young people to do good and change the world. But with countries producing their own college graduates and even poor farmers connected by cellphones, is the Peace Corps still relevant? The World’s Carol Hills puts that question to Alana DeJoseph, the director of The Towering Task, her documentary on the Peace Corps airs on many PBS stations tonight.
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