Brookings Institution: Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at Foresight Panel
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield mentions CorpsAfrica at the Foresight Africa panel discussion at Brookings Institution in DC on January 17, 2019. (1:21)
LinkedIn: CorpsAfrica: Redefining Development in Africa
By USAID Humanitarian Specialist, Cara McGrath “When you think of development in Africa, what images come to mind? Young Americans volunteering to teach English at a rural school? A group of foreign engineers digging clean water wells in villages? Microfinance groups for women led by large lending banks? Poverty in Africa has become a multibillion […]
Opportunity Desk: CorpsAfrica Volunteer Program 2018 for Young Africans (Stipend Available)
“Applications are open to young Africans from Malawi, Rwanda, Senegal, and Morocco for the CorpsAfrica Volunteer Program 2018. CorpsAfrica provides Africans the opportunity to serve as volunteers for one year in a rural, high-poverty community to help find and implement solutions to poverty at the community level, along the lines of the Peace Corps model. […]
Nation Online: Youth Corps Impacting on Communities
By Brenda Buliyani “As youths continue to understand the need for impact on the lives of others, many of them have joined CorpsAfrica Malawi, becoming part of the solution to the challenges affecting their communities. Corps Africa is a non-profit organisation founded in 2011 by a former Peace Corps volunteer seeking to recognise and build […]
Never Ending Food: CorpsAfrica Permaculture Training
By Kristof Nordin “Kristof Nordin, co-founder of Never Ending Food, facilitated a 4-day ‘Introduction to Permaculture‘ training with CorpsAfrica in Malawi. CorpsAfrica is a non-profit volunteer organization, which is structured similar to the U.S. Peace Corps program, but which recruits Africans to work in under-served African communities. The program is currently implemented in Malawi, Morocco, and Senegal. From their website:…”
My Peace Corps Story: Tyler Edward Lloyd Interviews Liz Fanning, Morocco 1993-95
“Liz Fanning served in Morocco from 1993 to 1995 as Parks, Wildlife and Environmental Education volunteer. Twenty years after serving, she founded CorpsAfrica, which offers the same transformative experience as the Peace Corps to emerging leaders in Africa– giving them the chance to be a part of the solution for their own countries…”
The Nation: CorpsAfrica Supplies Potable Water in Nino
By Holyce Kholowa, Consultant “Communities from Chitete Village in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Simon in Neno District say access to potable water is crucial in saving them from waterborne diseases and crocodiles attacks that continuously endangered their lives when fetching water from the Shire River. Village head Patson made the remarks on Monday […]
Morocco World News: CorpsAfrica Volunteers Share Their Experiences in Casablanca
By Marwa Al Omami “CorpsAfrica hosted a special reception on Saturday, October 8, 2016, featuring young, African Volunteers from across the continent. CorpsAfrica Volunteers, staff and alumni from three African countries- Morocco, Senegal and Malawi- joined together to share their experiences. The CorpsAfrica presentations and reception ceremony took place at “A Ma Bretagne” Restaurant in […]
Ziguinchor TV: Interview with Senegal Volunteers in Commune de Diembering
CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteers Abdou Cisse and Hameth Ndoye interviewed by Ziguinchor TV about their experiences in their villages and the projects they have helped their communities to realize. August 2016. (5:00)
Morocco World News: A New Opportunity for Moroccans to Serve Their Own Country
By Bochra Laghssais “Marrakech – CorpsAfrica is a Moroccan-American nonprofit organization that addresses the critical need for professional and personal growth opportunities for young people across Africa by mobilizing them to combat poverty and empower the less fortunate through the facilitation of community led development. CorpsAfrica gives bright and ambitious young African individuals the opportunity […]