Media Spotlight

Hard Corps: The Evolution of Service, One Corps At a Time

More than three decades ago, Liz Fanning’s experience as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco set her on a path that would eventually lead to the founding of CorpsAfrica. In the latest issue of WorldView...

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CorpsAfrica’s Pitch Day events are changing development across Africa

This post was originally written as an Op-Ed for DevEx by CorpsAfrica’s Nadia Abdalla and M.K. Richardson. Opinion: CorpsAfrica’s “Pitch Days” are proving that community-led entrepreneurship and local philanthropy can unlock more sustainable, accountable, and...

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Celebrating Volunteers Driving Climate Action Beyond Their Communities

At CorpsAfrica/Ghana, our Volunteers continue to demonstrate that community-led service can create impact far beyond the communities where they serve. Two Cohort 4 Volunteers, Gafaru Aminu and Abdul-Razak Musah, are making remarkable contributions to climate...

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University of Arizona: From the Sahara to the U of A: This graduate brings language, culture and community together

Written by Jade Norden, University of Arizona As he prepares to cross the stage at convocation, Mourad Abdennebi reflects on the path that led him here. He will earn a doctorate in second language acquisition...

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Citi Newsroom: CorpsAfrica/Ghana hosts Pitch Day 2026 to boost community-led dev’t initiatives

by Jonathan Adjei CorpsAfrica/Ghana has successfully held its 4th Pitch Day in Accra, a flagship fundraising event aimed at supporting innovative, community-driven development projects across rural Ghana. The 31 March 2026 event brought together all...

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ZodiakOnline | Youth-Led Innovations Seen as Key to Driving Community Development

By Chisomo Chingwalu The government has called for stronger collaboration and investment in youth-led community projects as a way of accelerating economic growth and sustainable development across Malawi. Speaking during the CorpsAfrica Pitch Day, Minister...

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PESSSI signs MoU with CorpsAfrica to advance sustainable development in rural Gambia

The Point | PESSSI has officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with CorpsAfrica–The Gambia, marking a significant milestone in advancing community-driven development through sustainable water, solar, and infrastructure solutions across rural communities in The...

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MODERN GHANA | 67 Rural Communities to Host CorpsAfrica Volunteers

MODERN GHANA | Written By Sulemana Zakaria Sixty-seven rural communities across the Northern, Central, and Volta Regions are set to welcome new CorpsAfrica/Ghana Volunteers to facilitate community-led development. The Volunteers, recently trained in community-led development...

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Peace Corps and CorpsAfrica: catalyzing change side by side

Written by PEACE CORPS | When Liz Fanning was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco, she met many Moroccans who asked her about volunteering with the Peace Corps and wondered aloud if they could also...

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Modern Ghana: CorpsAfrica/Ghana commissions community-led projects in Northern Region

Modern Ghana | By Sulemana Zakaria II Contributor CorpsAfrica/Ghana has begun commissioning a series of community-led development projects across the Northern Region aimed at improving the livelihoods of rural communities. The initiatives, implemented in close...

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