Mission:

Africa Volunteer Corps’ mission is to nurture a generation of African leaders dedicated to strengthening homegrown development by providing opportunities for practical training and job placement.

The overarching goal of Africa Volunteer Corps is to harness the power of motivated, educated Africans and put it to use for locally-initiated development projects in Africa, opening doors for Africans to leverage their own resources and strengthening grassroots development efforts.

Creating a springboard for leaders and bolstering ground-up social change efforts, we position Africans to drive development on their own continent.

Empowering Rural Communities

June 3, 2015

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

April 16, 2015

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 […]

Helping to Employ My Neighbors

March 18, 2015

Peter Mwita volunteers through AVC at Kilimanjaro VICOBA Network (KIVINET) – a non-governmental organization that provides capacity building and advancement of VICOBA (Village Community Bank) groups in the Kilimanjaro region. He started volunteering in January 2015. In university, I decided to study entrepreneurship and microfinance because I knew I wanted to start my own business […]