About Africa Rural Connect
What is Africa Rural Connect?
Africa Rural Connect (ARC), a program of the National Peace Corps Association, is an online global collaboration network, where knowledgeable people work together to communicate and respond to the needs of African Farmers. The ARC platform allows you take an active role in building development initiatives that can directly affect the lives of rural farmers.
When you comment on, improve, or endorse an idea on Africa Rural Connect- you aren’t just investing in a digital concept. You are helping bring these projects to life. Every time you contribute your opinions, expertise, and experiences to a maturing proposal you are building valuable connections with like-minded professionals and organizations across the globe.
Last year, thousands of people joined the ARC community- posting and collaborating on hundreds of ideas. All active users benefited from engaging in the ARC community. Many of our community members watched as on-site discussions turned their ideas into detailed and practical project plans. They made expansive connections and garnered significant investments; even receiving resources, requests to volunteer for their projects, and international exposure.
Now it's your turn.
Africa Rural Connect is a resource of innovative and informed information on rural Africa as well as a source of skilled collaborators. In 2010, ARC will launch a new round of contests.
Keep posting your ideas, comments, insights and have your voice heard.
For more information about Africa Rural Connect, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page.
The ARC Team:
ARC Project Manager: Molly Mattessich
ARC Project Assistant: Lissan Anfune
Media Relations Manager: Alison Beckwith
ARC Moderator: Liz Pike
ARC Moderator: Elizabeth Diebold
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Win a prize for your idea!
Win a prize for your idea!
Every round we will award prizes to the top ideas. Collaborate with others to turn your best idea into a practical, creative, sustainable plan with real world impact. Don’t Delay!
Featured Person
Robert Obanyi focuses on promoting value addition to produce in Kenya in order to help eradicate poverty and decentralize wealth distribution. His idea on "Extracting Avocado Oil" is based on the low market value of the fruit due to high restrictions that prevent many locally grown avocados from entering the global market. Thus, in order to empower local avocado farmers, he suggests extracting oil from avocados and selling it in global markets, as it is a popular commodity in the international cosmetics industry. Read More
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