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MCLD: CorpsAfrica: Locals Helping Locals

“CorpsAfrica is a non-profit organization that recruits and places ambitious young Africans in remote, high-poverty communities in their own countries to facilitate small-scale, high-impact projects that are identified by local people, fulfill key needs, and...

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Nation Online: Grace Sichinga: Economist and Community Development Facilitator

Written by Mphatso Kumsinda “When asked what she is proud of, Grace Sichinga expresses that she is proud of all the development and community work that she has done so far, especially the work that...

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The Nation: Tabitha Kasongo: Queens Hub Forum Founder and Agricultural Economist

By Nation Online “At only 23 years old, Tabitha Kasongo has contributed so much to her community. Currently serving as a CorpsAfrica Volunteer, the young Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics graduate is an insightful...

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The New Times: CorpsAfrica/Rwanda in Partnership with Unity Club, Engage Youth to Lead Changes in Taba Village

“Since October 13, 2021, CorpsAfrica has deployed 30 volunteers in 30 Districts in Rwanda. These volunteers are composed of young Rwandans who are university graduates, who receive training from CorpsAfrica and choose to dedicate almost...

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AARP: Global Acceleration Summit 2022

Barb Quaintance, Vice President of AARP sits down with CorpsAfrica’s Founder and Executive Director, Liz Fanning, to talk about revitalization in Africa. May 2022 (20:39)

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Peace Corps: Five JFK Service Award Recipients Embody Commitment and Connection

Written by Adrienne Benson “…Currently, Liz is CorpsAfrica’s executive director. Her instinct for community development is summed up by something someone wrote in her nomination: ‘One of the core foundations Liz implemented was for Volunteers...

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Morocco World News: OCP Group Embraces Mastercard Foundation as Major Donor to CorpsAfrica

Written by Oumaima Latrech “With the Mastercard Foundation having invested $17 million to expand the presence of CorpsAfrica Organization in Africa for the next three years, OCP Group has pledged to support the organization’s plans...

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Boston University: CorpsAfrica Adapts the Peace Corps Model to Build Resilience in Rural Africa

Written by Marc Chalufour “In the early 1990s, Liz Fanning spent two formative years as a Peace Corps volunteer in a small Moroccan village in the High Atlas mountains. She studied the impact of human...

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The New Times: How Pig Farming is Enabling Rural Communities to Fight Poverty

Written by Michel Nkurunziza “Justin Nyandwi, a resident of Ngeruka sector of Bugesera District had never realized that little resources can lead a one living in poverty to build self-reliance and into entrepreneurship until volunteers...

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VOA: Daybreak Africa

Jackson Mvunganyi interviewed Liz Fanning on the COVID-19 response work the CorpsAfrica Volunteers did in Morocco, Senegal, Malawi, and Rwanda…

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