Morocco On The Move: A Grassroots and Transnational Model for Development
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 Morocco, borrowing from US Peace Corps and AmeriCorps models. It is called CorpsAfrica and is based on the assumption that Africans are quite able to undertake grassroots […]
Morocco World News: An Opportunity for Moroccans to Heighten the Notion of Volunteering
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 back to a land that earned her love and respect. In 2013, she launched the first pilot year of CorpsAfrica in Morocco, modeling it after the American […]
Morocco On The Move: Volunteers for CorpsAfrica Start in Morocco, Planned for Ethiopia, Senegal
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 the opportunity to volunteer in their own communities. Essentially, “CorpsAfrica is committed to encouraging bolder philanthropy toward poverty in Africa.” CorpsAfrica is recruiting men and women from various […]