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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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Business Ghana: CorpsAfrica and NBA to Inaugurate New Basketball Court at the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi

Business Ghana | CorpsAfrica proudly announces that in collaboration with the NBA and OCP Group, it will inaugurate a CorpsAfrica Volunteer-facilitated basketball court at the Dzaleka Refugee Camp...

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LinkedIn: CorpsAfrica: Redefining Development in Africa

By USAID Humanitarian Specialist, Cara McGrath “When you think of development in Africa, what images come to mind? Young Americans volunteering to teach English at a rural school?...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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