Hapa Kenya: 30 Graduate from CorpsAfrica and will Spearhead Self-Reliant Programs in Six Counties
Written by Gladys Wamuyu “30 volunteers drawn from diverse backgrounds and having varied university degrees, have qualified to spearhead small-scale, high impact projects that will transform local communities, after undergoing an intensive Pre-Service Training. CorpsAfrica, which undertook the initiative, recruits and places young African graduates in remote, under-resourced areas within the counties to work with […]
My Joy Online: CorpsAfrica/Ghana Join Social Partners to Accelerate Community Development
“CorpsAfrica/Ghana is teaming up with some social partners to accelerate community development and help end poverty in the country. CorpsAfrica/Ghana over the weekend held a meeting with some like-minded social and development partners to deepen relations and see ways of working together to enhance community development through a collaborative effort. It was attended by more […]
Morningstar: Mastercard’s Charitable Arm Backs CorpsAfrica Job-Skill Program Across 11 African Countries, touching 800,000 people
By Rachel Koning Beals “The expanded partnership will enable over 1,600 young African volunteers to impact over 800,000 community members, especially women, CorpsAfrica estimates The charitable arm of financial services giant Mastercard Inc. is backing a $60 million project aimed at helping young African leaders, especially women, with new jobs in healthcare, small businesses, education, […]
Boston University: CorpsAfrica Adapts the Peace Corps Model to Build Resilience in Rural Africa
Written by Marc Chalufour “In the early 1990s, Liz Fanning spent two formative years as a Peace Corps volunteer in a small Moroccan village in the High Atlas mountains. She studied the impact of human and animal populations on endangered species– and witnessed the power of the Peace Corps’ model to aid communities and build […]
The New Times: How Pig Farming is Enabling Rural Communities to Fight Poverty
Written by Michel Nkurunziza “Justin Nyandwi, a resident of Ngeruka sector of Bugesera District had never realized that little resources can lead a one living in poverty to build self-reliance and into entrepreneurship until volunteers were deployed to support and change the mindset in rural communities with needy households. Last year, following guidance from the […]
Miatho Times: CorpsAfrica for Job Creation Drive in Malawi
By Chaweya Mzembe “CorpsAfrica/Malawi a Non-Profit Organisation that focuses on volunteering on Community-led development says it is planning to work with the Government of Malawi in establishing a national youth volunteering program. According to Country Director for CorpsAfrica in Malawi, Arthur Nkosi, the program will help in the creation of job opportunities among the youth. […]
Peace Corps Worldwide: Talking with Liz Fanning About CorpsAfrica
Written by John Coyne “…I started CorpsAfrica to build on the enormous success of the Peace Corps. When I was in a PCV, I met many educated young Moroccans who would ask me if they could be PCVs in order to help their country, and I had to say no. Their questions dogged me for […]
AARP: Liz Fanning Named a 2021 AARP Purpose Prize Fellow
By AARP “…Some countries in Africa are among the poorest in the world. In several where we work, nearly half the population lives below the poverty line. Meanwhile, Africa is rich in underutilized talent, with hundreds of universities graduating educated youth who can’t find enough jobs to employ them. By tapping their idealism and energy, […]
New York University: NYU Changemakers: Liz Fanning Named an NYU Alumni Changemaker of the Year
By Bridgette Austin (GAL ’04) “…Liz Fanning founded CorpsAfrica based on the vision that talented African youth could serve as agents rather than beneficiaries of positive change in their own countries. The locally led, locally funded nonprofit has emboldened a new generation of Africans to helm development projects that fight rural poverty while building resilience […]
Climate Pods: Global Water Challenges and Local Solutions
This panel discussion, led by CorpsAfrica’s Founder, Liz Fanning, featured former CorpsAfrica Volunteers that implemented water projects, including Belle Ange Niyonshuti from G1 Rwanda, Emas Potolani from G1 Malawi, and Saâdia Dinia from G4 Morocco.