Rachel Hoy
Volunteer: Rachel Hoy
Bio:
I served as a community health volunteer in Lagdo, North Province, Cameroon. With other RPCVs from Cameroon, I co-founded Education Fights AIDS (EFA) International a non-profit with the mission to promote the successful future of HIV-affected youth in Africa through education, enterprise and empowerment. I have an MSc in Global Health from the Harvard School of Public Health and currently work for the World Bank.
Contributions from Rachel Hoy
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EFA International Living Positively
In 2005, Peace Corps volunteers and their counterparts founded Education Fights AIDS (EFA) International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the successful future of HIV-infected/affected African youth through education, enterprise and empowerment. Our regional office in the Far North of Cameroon supports over 120 individuals in 9 youth groups, forming EFA's Youth Empowerment Network. Some support groups have started income generation activities, and most are affiliated with loc...
