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:
Nick Maylett, Utah, USA (2022)
Nick is a pre-med student at the University of Utah and joined the VACorps program in May 2022. Nick participated in a medical internship at a public clinic. "I absolutely loved everything about VACorps, [...]
Morgan Queen, Kansas, USA (2022)
Morgan is a pre-med student at Doane University. She joined the VACorps Program in May 2022 and participated in a medical internship at a public clinic. "I chose to study abroad in Cape Town [...]
Brantley Good, Georgia, USA (2022)
Brantley is a pre-med student at the University of Georgia. He joined the VACorps program in May 2022 and participated in a medical internship. "A spectacular once-in-a-lifetime experience I will always be thankful for. [...]
Crystal McDougle, Florida, USA (2022)
Crystal is studying towards a Masters in Social Work at Florida Atlantic University. She joined the VACorps Program in May 2022 and participated in human rights internship. "Cape Town is such a diverse place [...]
Hannah Choe, New Jersey, USA (2022)
Hannah joined the VACorps Program in January 2022 as part of her GAP year and participated in an education internship at a local school. "I chose Cape Town to be my home for three [...]
Nick Newman, Ohio, USA (2022)
Nick is studying Business Economics and Finance at Ohio University. He joined the VACorps program in May 2022 and participated in a finance internship at a financial advisory firm. "I chose Cape Town after [...]