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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...
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)
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.
Meet Mohammed El Haddouchi, a dynamic individual whose journey with CorpsAfrica has propelled him toward remarkable achievements in community development and academia. Mohammed volunteered with CorpsAfrica in 2015...
Ladislas Sibomana, a CorpsAfrica alumnus, leveraged his background in computer engineering and passion for community development to spearhead impactful initiatives in Rwanda. During his service from 2018 to...
Hasna Farid is a young Moroccan entrepreneur who served in the community of Tizi Zgaght, Azzaden Valley with CorpsAfrica/Maroc in 2018-2019. Hasna has a strong attachment to her...
Magatte, a driven and ambitious young Senegali, embarked on a transformative journey with CorpsAfrica/Senegal in 2021/2022. Eager to broaden his horizons, he chose to extend his learning adventure...
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…
December 2015: CorpsAfrica hosted a beautiful reception at the Dacor Bacon House. Our wonderful featured speakers included Ambassador Rachad Bouhlal, Ambassador Necton Mhura, and Ambassador Babacar Diagne. We...
UN Volunteers Arab Youth Volunteering Award featuring CorpsAfrica Volunteer Hiba Tazi. November 2015. (03:41)
Ernie Zaremba interviews Liz Fanning about the founding of CorpsAfrica as part of his Peace Corps Family Album project. July 2015. (1:19)
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...
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...
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...
YouTube video produced by Frank Yates CorpsAfrica’s Founder and CEO, Liz Fanning, presented the idea of CorpsAfrica to at the Great Ideas Forum hosted by the National Peace...
The Pitch Day (PD) event, which took place on May 2nd, 2024, was a huge success despite the country experiencing floods from the heavy rains. The event brought...
In February 2023, CorpsAfrica launched an exciting new initiative: the Entrepreneurship and Incubator program. Designed to fuel the entrepreneurial spirit of its alumni, this program aims to kickstart...
Written by Mona Badri “Being a former Peace Corps volunteer in the High Atlas, Liz Fanning feels the Moroccan drums beat so hard in her heart, bringing her...
HEC University student organization Monde Arabe’s short film about creating a rug cooperative in a CorpsAfrica site, Tizi Oussem, produced by Hamza Rkha Chaham. March 2016. (04:29)
Written by Nadia Elboubkri “Africans coming together to help other Africans—that’s the mission of CorpsAfrica, an organization modeled after the Peace Corps that gives young adults across Africa...
Written by Mohamed Chtatou “Liz, CorpsAfrica’s founding executive director, has more than 20 years of leadership, fundraising and marketing experience at non-profit organizations that focus on public education,...
تصدّر وزير الشباب والرياضة، محمّد أوزين، مراسيم اتفاقية وقعت مع منظّمة
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“A special tribute was paid, on Thursday in Washington, to late Richard Holbrooke, former US top official who served as director of the Peace Corps program in Morocco...
Written by Liz Fanning “…We had the pleasure of recently sitting down with Senator Harris Wofford, one of the founders of the Peace Corps, its Special Representative to...
