Peace Corps Response , formerly named the Crisis Corps , was created by Peace Corps Director Mark Gearan in 1996 . Gearan modeled the Crisis Corps after the National Peace Corps Association 's successful Emergency Response Network ( ERN ) of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers willing to respond to crises when needed . ERN emerged in response to the 1994 Rwandan genocide . On November 19 , 2007 Peace Corps Director Ronald Tschetter changed Crisis Corps 's name to Peace Corps Response
Rwandan genocide
Rwandan genocide
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