Written by Adrienne Benson
“…Currently, Liz is CorpsAfrica’s executive director. Her instinct for community development is summed up by something someone wrote in her nomination: ‘One of the core foundations Liz implemented was for Volunteers to listen to people of the community, to understand the needs and then craft projects, along with local residents, to meet those needs.’ For these reasons, and for her remarkable ability to stir others to find their own purpose, Liz merits this award…”
CorpsAfrica addresses two of Africa’s most difficult challenges: engaging youth and helping rural communities overcome extreme poverty. We recruit and train motivated volunteers to live and work in rural, under-resourced areas in their own countries. They collaborate with the community to design and implement small-scale projects that address their top priorities and, by doing so, gain the skills and experience that lay the foundation for personal and professional success.
CorpsAfrica trusts youth and communities to help each other.
