Some of our core values are as follows:
Locals helping locals
We believe that qualified Africans can be part of the solution in their own countries. Our volunteers relocate to remote communities in their own countries for one year and begin to fully integrate by learning local customs, participating in day-to-day activities, and becoming trusted members of the community. Listening and empowering
We stress the importance of listening - our volunteers lead change by engaging people in conversations and facilitating community meetings to identify and address changing and complex local needs in education, health, small business development, urban planning and infrastructure. We believe that development efforts are most effective when “demand driven” – giving women, men and youth at the community level the opportunity to identify what needs to be done and to take the lead in doing it. Collaboration
Our volunteers serve as liaisons between their communities and the outside world. CorpsAfrica is uniquely positioned to collaborate with a wide range of Development Partners. These Development Partners include NGOs, development-related businesses, government officials, academics, social entrepreneurs and others who share their expertise and assist the volunteers with their project implementation. Monitoring and evaluation
We think that no effort is complete without thorough monitoring and evaluation. Before beginning their service, volunteers are taught the tools needed to evaluate and monitor their communities. After their service, volunteers begin measuring the project impact on the community or targeted population. CorpsAfrica also measure the impact on the lives of the volunteers that graduate from the program, who will have learned through hands-on experience the critical issues of community development. Accountability and transparency
We want to show our Development Partners, the targeted communities and all interested outside parties what we're up to and be held accountable for everything we do. It keeps us motivated and encourages us to be the best that we can be.
