By Michel Nkurunziza “A group of young volunteers is seeking to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and malnutrition in districts where people living below the poverty line, faced with a high malnutrition rate, reside. Following guidance...
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Written by Jean R. AbiNader “Liz Fanning is more than a dreamer; she is a visionary who has made her dream, CorpsAfrica, a reality, overcoming multiple obstacles and demonstrating that Africans can work across tribal...
By Liz Fanning “…When young Africans in Morocco, Senegal, Malawi, and Rwanda ask if they can serve like Peace Corps Volunteers, we can now answer, “Yes.” We started CorpsAfrica in Morocco in 2013 with seven...
When Liz Fanning volunteered for the Peace Corps, she was motivated to create a second Peace Corps specifically for Africans. Now as the founder and executive director of CorpsAfrica, she talks about its establishment, built...
Business Ghana | CorpsAfrica proudly announces that in collaboration with the NBA and OCP Group, it will inaugurate a CorpsAfrica Volunteer-facilitated basketball court at the Dzaleka Refugee Camp on Friday, June 28th. The court will...
“On this fresh, fast-paced show, co-hosts Jackson Mvunganyi, in the U.S., and Nadia Samie, in Africa, talk to teens and young adults about politics, trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives [30...
By Ariella Phillips “As a Peace Corps volunteer in Morocco in the mid-1990s, Liz Fanning was repeatedly asked by locals how they could serve their country. “That question changed my life, but I didn’t know...
“Health Chat is a live call-in program that addresses health issues of interest to Africa. The show includes a weekly feature spot, health news and comments from listeners on health issues. The program is hosted...
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield mentions CorpsAfrica at the Foresight Africa panel discussion at Brookings Institution in DC on January 17, 2019. (1:21)
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...
