Alumni

“I Have Done This Before” — The Danger of Complacency and the Power of Discovery

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...

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From Service to Leadership: Nimatu Abdul-Rahaman’s Journey of Empowerment

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...

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Celebrating CorpsAfrica’s Volunteers and the Power of Sustained Relationships

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...

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Empowering Through Mobility: My CorpsAfrica Journey

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...

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Applications Are Open!: Apply for CorpsAfrica’s Alumni Entrepreneurship Incubator Program

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...

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Matching Scholarship: Say Hello to Group Three

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...

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Entrepreneurship Incubator: Meet Cohort Two

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...

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The Journey of Cohort 1: Completing the Entrepreneurship Incubator

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,...

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CorpsAfrica Launches Entrepreneurship Incubator

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...

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