Congratulations to the first ever AVC volunteers!
The 2012 pilot group of Tanzanian volunteers has now finished their year of service. Of the 7, 4 have chosen to extend another year with AVC and 3 have gotten jobs. We are proud of them and excited for what’s ahead!
Visualize Change 2012
Please join us Tuesday, October 9th for Visualize Change 2012, 5:30-9:30 pm at Macaulay Honors College, City University of New York. Visualize Change is an event to change the conversation about Africa, to create opportunities for nuanced and informed dialogues based on reality rather than stereotypes, to emphasize local voices in the conversation about African [...]
Shining a Light
I am Gema Patrick Shirima and I am a nursery school teacher by profession. In the beginning my focus was just to be employed as a teacher. Coming across Africa Volunteer Corps and the opportunity to volunteer gave me the opportunity to gain a wide range of experiences that have shone a light on my [...]
Now accepting applications for 2013
Africa Volunteer Corps is now accepting applications for the 2013 class of volunteers. For more information please read the section Thinking of Applying? on our website. IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ ALL APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE APPLYING. WE CANNOT CONSIDER INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS COMPLETELY. We highly recommend writing the questions down or [...]
Do Not Hesitate
When I finished university my main goal was to help Africa, to aid in its development in many different ways. I had the good fortune to discover Africa Volunteer Corps’ website where I read about who they are and what they do, and especially who they target. I was very interested in their work so [...]
Do You Visualize Change?
If you make films or know someone who does, please consider the following call for entries. Deadline May 30th: Africa Volunteer Corps is accepting short films for our Visualize Change Film Forum annual fundraiser in partnership with AfriMETRO. Based in Tanzania, AVC is an organization dedicated to strengthening grassroots social change in Africa, and putting [...]
We Did It!
On Friday, April 13th AVC successfully reached our crowdfunding goal of $5000 to support the volunteers. Supporters showed an incredible groundswell of support as we surged ahead in the last week of the campaign and surpassed our goal. Thank you so much to everyone who pledged to the campaign! Paying the AVC volunteers a living [...]
Only $449 to go!
Our crowdfunding campaign ends FRIDAY, APRIL 13TH. It is ALL-OR-NOTHING so if we don’t reach our goal, no one gets charged, we don’t get any of the money, and those who have pledged don’t get their rewards. If you have not yet pledged, HELP US REACH OUR GOAL OF $5000 to cover the living stipends [...]
Crowdfunding campaign passes 25%!
We are so touched by people showing us how much they believe in us, in what we are doing. We are excited to share our story with a widening circle of believers, and amazed at how many people support the movement to put Africans in control of development in Africa. But this movement is not [...]
Grassroots funding: crowdfunding launch
Today we are launching a crowdfunding campaign. The campaign will help us provide stipends to the volunteers and spread the word about our movement. Africa Volunteer Corps is a movement of opening doors–for people to use their own resources and become their greatest selves. Rather than focusing on what is wrong, we are investing in [...]