The swearing-in of 13 new Peace Corps volunteers Tuesday has swelled their number 141 teaching in 49 schools across the country, since the program was renewed after the civil crisis ended in 2003.

The latest batch of volunteers, who served for two years in other African countries, is the eleventh group of Peace Corps Volunteers that arrived in Liberia since 2006.

They will teach in nine new senior high schools, which have been preparing for them for the past six months.

This means that a total of 49 schools in the country, up from 33, are now being served by Peace Corps volunteers.

In brief remarks at the induction ceremony, US Ambassador Linda-Thomas Greenfield said three of the new volunteers are assigned in Lofa County, three in Nimba County, five in Nimba County and one is set for Bong County.

She said the US government would continue to appreciate the Liberian Government’s support provided to the Peace Corps.

The US Ambassador stressed, “Liberia continues to be a priority of the Peace Corps and the US government looks forward to a bright future of growth in the country”.

Meanwhile, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, who attended the ceremony, thanked the US government for sending the Peace Corps volunteers to assist with the educational sector of the country.