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 to create more positive impact and enhance the leadership skills of African youth. OCP Group has contributed to the incubation […]
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 and animal populations on endangered species– and witnessed the power of the Peace Corps’ model to aid communities and build […]
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 were deployed to support and change the mindset in rural communities with needy households. Last year, following guidance from the […]
VOA: Daybreak Africa
Jackson Mvunganyi interviewed Liz Fanning on the COVID-19 response work the CorpsAfrica Volunteers did in Morocco, Senegal, Malawi, and Rwanda…
Miatho Times: CorpsAfrica for Job Creation Drive in Malawi
By Chaweya Mzembe “CorpsAfrica/Malawi a Non-Profit Organisation that focuses on volunteering on Community-led development says it is planning to work with the Government of Malawi in establishing a national youth volunteering program. According to Country Director for CorpsAfrica in Malawi, Arthur Nkosi, the program will help in the creation of job opportunities among the youth. […]
Emanate International: Interview with Liz Fanning and Arthur Nkosi
Sasha Nicolle, Founder of Emanate International, interviewed Liz Fanning and Arthur Nkosi. (The 47-minute interview starts after a 95-second overview of CorpsAfrica). June 2021 (49:57)
Peace Corps Worldwide: Talking with Liz Fanning About CorpsAfrica
Written by John Coyne “…I started CorpsAfrica to build on the enormous success of the Peace Corps. When I was in a PCV, I met many educated young Moroccans who would ask me if they could be PCVs in order to help their country, and I had to say no. Their questions dogged me for […]
AARP: Liz Fanning Named a 2021 AARP Purpose Prize Fellow
By AARP “…Some countries in Africa are among the poorest in the world. In several where we work, nearly half the population lives below the poverty line. Meanwhile, Africa is rich in underutilized talent, with hundreds of universities graduating educated youth who can’t find enough jobs to employ them. By tapping their idealism and energy, […]
New York University: NYU Changemakers: Liz Fanning Named an NYU Alumni Changemaker of the Year
By Bridgette Austin (GAL ’04) “…Liz Fanning founded CorpsAfrica based on the vision that talented African youth could serve as agents rather than beneficiaries of positive change in their own countries. The locally led, locally funded nonprofit has emboldened a new generation of Africans to helm development projects that fight rural poverty while building resilience […]
Climate Pods: Global Water Challenges and Local Solutions
This panel discussion, led by CorpsAfrica’s Founder, Liz Fanning, featured former CorpsAfrica Volunteers that implemented water projects, including Belle Ange Niyonshuti from G1 Rwanda, Emas Potolani from G1 Malawi, and Saâdia Dinia from G4 Morocco.