Peace Corps Volunteers Readjust to Life in Santa Fe

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Robin Reider couldn't stand watching her friends and their babies suffer from diseases that were preventable and curable.

But according to the 58-year-old Peace Corps volunteer, the Luo Tribe people who live near Lake Victoria, Kenya don't have a choice.

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Peace Corps Volunteers Readjust to Life in Santa Fe

"A lot of people had no say whether they live or die," Reider said. "Tuberculosis treatment is free, but the diagnosis test is $10, so many people still die. They don't even have money for transportation to get medicine."

Reider, a tapestry weaver in Chimay, is one of several Peace Corps volunteers from the Santa Fe area who say that it is difficult to re-ente...

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