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CorpsAfrica at COP30, putting young Volunteers in the driver’s seat of climate resilience and raising the voice of rural communities in Africa at the Global...
At CorpsAfrica, we are once again entering the inspiring season of Pre-Service Training (PST), a transformative period where young people from across the African continent...
Some gatherings merely fill an agenda, but others uplift your spirit. The 2025 CorpsAfrica All-Country Conference in Nairobi was truly one of those remarkable experiences....
NEW YORK | September 26, 2024 – Washington, DC based NGO CorpsAfrica is pleased to be included among the 175 new Commitments to Action announced...
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. Samora Otieno as the inaugural Chief Program Officer for CorpsAfrica, effective Sept 9, 2024. Dr. Otieno...
November 2018, CorpsAfrica/Senegal Pre Service Training for Group 3- comments from Mr, Etienne Senghor, Peace Corps Training Center Director in Thies, Senegal (01:50)
Check out this short video of CorpsAfrica/Rwanda’s first Pre-Service Training with Volunteers from Group 1. Produced by Garrett Mason (06:52)
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?...
KIGALI- CorpsAfrica proudly announces that it will launch its African volunteer program in Rwanda beginning this fall. Rwanda will become the fourth African nation to join the CorpsAfrica...
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“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...
In Malawi, CorpsAfrica partners with Grassroot Soccer, an adolescent health NGO that leverages the power of soccer to educate, inspire, and mobilize at-risk youth. Katlyn Saley produced this...
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...
An overview of the CorpsAfrica/Senegal Group 2 Pre-Service Training filmed by Cherif Khoury. December 2017. (07:48)
On Tuesday, December 5th, CorpsAfrica celebrated International Volunteer Day at the Embassy of the Republic of Malawi near Dupont Circle. Ambassador Edward Y. Sawerengera of Malawi spoke eloquently...
On November 29th, Liz Fanning spoke at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was interviewed by Cara McGrath, a graduate student in the Masters in Management...
Pictures from CorpsAfrica/Malawi Group 2‘s Pre-Service Training by Garrett Mason, the Human-Centered Design trainer. November 2017. (04:18)
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...
“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...
August 5, 2017- Anne and Doug Reiniger hosted the 2nd Annual BBQ for CorpsAfrica in Jackson Hole, WY with Liz Fanning and featured speaker Bill Hayes from Kosmos...
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...
A video produced by Mourchid TV during the CorpsAfrica/Senegal Close of Service ceremony for the first group of Volunteers in Dakar, Senegal. February 2017. (01:49)
December 19, 2016: CorpsAfrica hosted a beautiful reception at the Embassy of Senegal in Washington, DC. Thank you to Ambassador Edward Yakobe Sawerenga, Mr. Aboubacry Sadikh Barry, Dr....
December 7, 2016- CorpsAfrica hosted a beautiful reception at the home of board member Karli Hagedorn in New York City, NY. Thank you to Ambassador Nector Mhura, Ambassador...
December 1, 2016- CorpsAfrica hosted a beautiful reception at the World Affairs Council in San Francisco, CA. Thank you to the wonderful host committee (Chuck Frankel, Peter and...
Sponsored by: CorpsAfrica hosted its first All-Country Conference in Morocco in October 2016. Volunteers and staff from Morocco, Senegal, and Malawi gathered to attend a series of presentations,...
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...
October 3, 2016 CASABLANCA — On Saturday, October 8, CorpsAfrica will host a special reception featuring young, African Volunteers from across the continent. For the first time in...
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...
August 13, 2016: CorpsAfrica was delighted to host a BBQ in Jackson Hole, WY. Thank you to everyone who could attend, to our wonderful co-hosts, and especially to...
June 6, 2016- Steve Carlson (RPCV- Morocco) hosted a beautiful and delicious “Reubens for Rotary” reception at his home in San Carlos, California to raise money to sponsor...
May 4, 2016- In recognition of his extraordinary support for Ambassador Rachad Bouhlal, CorpsAfrica and Friends of Morocco were very honored to pay tribute to his service as...
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...
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...
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...
