Empowering Rural Communities

Machiwa Juma volunteers at Tanzania Rural Empowerment Organization (TAREO). The organization provides education, information access and ICT knowledge, specifically to the poor, rural population. This service helps people increase their income, improve their living circumstances and gain a responsible political voice to secure their social and economic rights. Helping people improve their lives in rural […]

I Dreamed of Working in Tourism

Hassan Mpanda volunteers as a tour operator through AVC at Rau Eco & Cultural Tourism Enterprise: a community-based, sustainable tourism enterprise that offers farming and market tours, forest hikes and village visits. Their goal is to promote eco-friendly tourism by involving local people, raising awareness about environmental conservation and supporting community projects. My uncle is […]

Doing Development Differently

This post is authored by Ilunga Kalala, AVC Board of Advisors.  When people ask me why and how I became involved with Africa Volunteer Corps, I usually start by describing the first time I met Caitlin Kelley, one of the organization’s founders. I had recently returned to New York from the Congo and my return […]

Helping Students at El-Shaddai

My name is Catherine Saria and through Africa Volunteer Corps I volunteer with an organization called the El-Shaddai Center. El-Shaddai provides help to 300 students who are living in poverty. The center provides students with school fees, clothes, food, spiritual guidance, and other things they need. All of the money to fund the center comes […]

Ending Poverty Through Community Development

I am James Kirima. I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Community Economic Development (BA-CED) from Moshi University College of Cooperative and Business Studies. I decided to join AVC because I want to use my skills, knowledge and experience to help my community identify challenges and find ways to address them. In my future, I […]

Why is Volunteering Important?

As a mother, it seems unlikely that I would be able to take time out of my busy schedule to volunteer, but I truly believe that volunteering is a part of my civic duty. In 2012, I joined AVC as a Volunteer. I wanted to work with people living with HIV/AIDS because I knew they were […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]