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 in poor rural communities across the continent. CorpsAfrica has placed nearly 300 volunteers in high-poverty, high-need villages throughout Malawi, Morocco, Rwanda, and Senegal, where they have constructed wells, organized literacy classes, renovated schools, and even built an NBA-funded basketball court. The tremendous work of volunteers and staff under Fanning’s tireless leadership has attracted over 10,000 applicants, donors, friends, and partners. CorpsAfrica has set a goal to host 250 volunteers in every African country, a total of 13,500 volunteers, each year…”