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:
Mollie Wang – Oregon, USA (2020)
Molly is studying her masters in Occupational Therapy at Pacific University. She joined the VACorps program in January 2020 and participated in an OT internship at a children's hospital in Cape Town. "I came [...]
Laila Heidarhosseini – Pennsylvania, USA (2020)
Laila recently completed an ABA-Approved Paralegal Program from the Villanova University. She joined the VACorps program in January 2020 and participated in a law internship at an NGO that specializes in human rights law. [...]
Monisha Roychoudhury – Illinois, USA (2020)
Monisha is studying at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she is majoring in Human Development and Family Studies. She joined the VACorps Program in January 2020 participated in a Film and Broadcast [...]
Jacqueline Staver – Michigan, USA (2020)
Jacqueline is studying Public and Nonprofit Administration with a minor in Women and Gender Studies at Central Michigan University. She joined to VACorps Program in June 2020 and participated in a remote human rights [...]
Alexandra Edmunds – Ontario, Canada (2020)
Alexandra is a high school student at St Ignatius of Loyola, Oakville. She joined the VACorps program in June 2020 and participated in a remote internship at a local NGO that that empowers and [...]
Malikah Ullah – London, United Kingdom (2020)
Malikah is studying a BSc in Psychology at Goldsmith's University in London. She joined the VACorps program in July 2020 and participated in a counseling/psychology internship at a local NGO that creates educational opportunities [...]