In my culture, there’s a saying: “Where your heart is, is where your feet go.” But over the past two years, I have learned another truth. Home is where your loved ones are. After my...
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There is a certain comfort that comes with familiarity. Having served as a CorpsAfrica volunteer in my home country, Ghana, I thought I had it all figured out when I embarked on my current exchange...
In the heart of Ghana’s Northern Region, a quiet but determined leader found her voice and purpose, through service. Nimatu Abdul-Rahaman, a 2023/2024 CorpsAfrica/Ghana Volunteer and now the Executive Director of Girls Empowerment Mission (GEM-Ghana),...
Fourteen years ago, CorpsAfrica began with a simple but radical idea: What if young Africans could serve like Peace Corps-style Volunteers in their own countries? Today, as I reflect on this journey, the most rewarding...
During my time as a CorpsAfrica Volunteer in Kyuso, Kitui County, I saw firsthand the challenges faced by persons with disabilities (PWDs)—particularly their limited mobility, which prevented them from accessing education and essential services. Inspired...
CorpsAfrica, with the generous support of the Mastercard Foundation, is pleased to announce the call for applications to the Entrepreneurship Incubator Program. CorpsAfrica’s Alumni Entrepreneurship Incubator is a virtual program designed to support the growth...
We are delighted to announce that the selection process for Cohort Three of our Matching Scholarship Program has been completed, and we have chosen 10 exceptional alumni to receive the scholarship. The Matching Scholarship program...
Six alumni have been chosen to participate in Cohort Two of the Entrepreneurship Incubator program. Each of these selected alumni has received an upfront seed funding of $5,000 to bolster their venture capital, to generate...
We are thrilled to share the remarkable journey and accomplishments of CorpsAfrica’s first Alumni Entrepreneurship Incubator cohort. Over the past three months, eight alumni-led ventures from Morocco, Malawi, Senegal, and Rwanda have undergone an intensive...
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Alumni Entrepreneurship Incubator, a fully-funded program designed to support CorpsAfrica alumni in their entrepreneurial ventures. The incubator will provide high-level business training and seed funding to...
