Leral.net: Les Premiers Volontaires Africains Installés au Sénégal
Rédigé par Mariama Kobar Saleh “Après les volontaires de la Jica, du Corps de la paix américain…, l’Afrique vient d’en avoir. Et c’est hier que la cérémonie de prestation de serment a été organisée à Dakar. Première du genre, cette initiative du Corps Africa permet à 12 volontaires sénégalais et marocains de pouvoir habiter dans […]
DTV: 12 Volontaires Au Service de la Communauté
DTV channel in Senegal reports on the CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteers swearing an oath of service during a ceremony in Dakar before leaving for their year-long service in local communities in Senegal. Watch the video here in Wolof.
Dunya TV: Interview with Senegal Director, Mamadou Sarr, at the Inaugural Swear-In Ceremony
Dunya TV interviews CorpsAfrica/Senegal Director, Mamadou Sarr, and several Volunteers at the Swear In ceremony for Group 1 at Hotel Sokhamon in Dakar. March 1, 2016. (2:00)
2M Eco News: Interview with CorpsAfrica/Maroc Project Manager, Nadia Diouri
CorpsAfrica/Maroc Project Manager, Nadia Diouri, is interviewed by Moroccan national television channel, 2M, during a segment discussing MEPI’s partnership with local NGO’s performing development work in Morocco.
Commonwealth Club Podcast: Interview with Liz Fanning and Hiba Tazi
CorpsAfrica founder, Liz Fanning, and former Volunteer, Hiba Tazi, present the model to members of the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. Young Africans are living faraway regions…
UNV Arab Youth Volunteering Award: CorpsAfrica Volunteer Hiba Tazi
UN Volunteers Arab Youth Volunteering Award featuring CorpsAfrica Volunteer Hiba Tazi. November 2015. (03:41)
Peace Corps Family Album: Interview with Liz Fanning about CorpsAfrica’s Founding
Ernie Zaremba interviews Liz Fanning about the founding of CorpsAfrica as part of his Peace Corps Family Album project. July 2015. (1:19)
Huffington Post: CorpsAfrica in Morocco and Beyond
Written by Maïa Venturini “When I first met CorpsAfrica founder Liz Fanning in Casablanca last fall, CorpsAfrica struck me as an effective model to invest in Moroccan youth capacity-building through development volunteer service. Now, the NGO is expanding to other African countries: Senegal and Malawi. CorpsAfrica is one of the few NGOs training youth in […]
Morocco On The Move: CorpsAfrica Grows from Morocco to Senegal to Malawi
Written by Jean R. AbiNader “In an interesting parallel to Morocco’s growing presence in Africa promoted by King Mohammed VI, CorpsAfrica is growing as well, expanding into Malawi and Senegal later this year. Former Peace Corps Volunteer Liz Fanning founded CorpsAfrica in 2011 to give Africans the opportunity to serve in their own countries and […]
Morocco On The Move: A Grassroots and Transnational Model for Development
Written by Jean AbiNader “As the debate continues about how to make development programs more impactful and inclusive, a new narrative on community development is being written in Morocco, borrowing from US Peace Corps and AmeriCorps models. It is called CorpsAfrica and is based on the assumption that Africans are quite able to undertake grassroots […]