Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-MR-2007-059-001
Victor (Vic) Cox served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Brazil from 1964 to 1966 in a health and community development program. He was stationed in the small community of Camapua in the state of Mato Grosso. As a sanitation helper for the Health Ministry, Cox worked on various projects including the building of a hospital that allowed the community to secure a resident doctor, and the creation of the first newspaper for disseminating health education information and other local news. He attributes the success of these projects to the local Brazilians. Interviewed and recorded by Barbara Hodgdon, July 15, 2007. 2 tapes (web streaming files combined into 1 file).