Peace joined the VACorps program in January 2020 and participated in a human resources internship at a large private company. She is studying psychology at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champagne.
“I found out about Vacorps through my school program. During my stay in Cape Town, I have felt like Vacorps was my home away from home. When I was sick each team member was there to help and I never felt alone. They were a great support system and also took us to many cool places we wouldn’t have been able to go and experience without their help. During my internship, I enjoyed helping add on to the leave policy for the benefits team. I liked how I helped plan the launch of the new EAP. I liked how I got a chance to make new training on effective communication that they will hopefully launch even after I’m gone from the company. I would definitely do another Vacorps internship.”
Meet our most recent VACorps program alumni:
Marius Duffy, Caen, France (2021)
Marius joined the VACorps Program in June 2021 and participated in an internship at a short-term housing rental company. "I am really thankful for being part of this program. I enjoyed every moment in [...]
Jude Tedder, Tennessee, USA 2021)
Jude recently completed her Bachelor of Science in Wildlife and Fisheries Science from the University of Tennessee. She joined the VACorps program in June 2021 and participated in an internship at a refugee center [...]
Robert Stark, Georgia, USA (2021)
Robert is a pre-med student at the University of Georgia. He joined the VACorps program in May 2021 and participated in a medical internship at a local Cape Town clinic. Cape Town has been [...]
Yazan Badarny, Tel Aviv, Israel (2021)
Yazan is a Computer Science and Management Studies graduate from Tel Aviv University. He joined the VACorps Program in January 2021 and did an internship at a tech startup. "I was looking for a [...]
Grant Kuppenheimer, Colorado, USA (2021)
Grant joined the VACorps program in May 2021 as part of his gap year and participated in an education internship where he taught at a local school. He will be attending Queen’s University Ontario, [...]
Graham Tulowitzky, Georgia, USA (2021)
Graham joined the VACorps program in May 2021 and participated in a medical internship at a clinic in one of Cape Town's townships. He is a pre-med student at the University of Georgia. "I [...]
