Biography

Elness Munyenyembe is a dedicated Social Worker and Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) professional from Malawi, currently serving as an Exchange Volunteer with CorpsAfrica Ethiopia. She previously served as a Community-Led Development Volunteer in CorpsAfrica/Malawi Cohort 8 and Cohort 9, where she worked closely with rural communities to identify needs, facilitate community-led solutions, and support sustainable development initiatives.

Elness holds a Bachelor of Social Work with a specialization in Project Management, Monitoring, and Evaluation from DMI St. John the Baptist University, as well as a Diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation from the Catholic University of Malawi. Her background in Social Work and MEL has equipped her with skills in community development, project implementation, research, data collection, monitoring, and stakeholder engagement.

During her service in Malawi, Elness facilitated goat farming and pig farming initiatives aimed at promoting economic empowerment among women and youths. The goat farming project was valued at approximately USD 2,799, while the pig farming project was valued at approximately USD 3,580. Through these community-led projects, she worked with community members and local leaders to strengthen livelihoods, create income-generating opportunities, and promote sustainable economic empowerment. These experiences strengthened her passion for livelihood development, youth empowerment, women’s economic empowerment, and community-led development.

Elness has also participated in the Aspire Leaders Program and has developed skills in tools such as Kobo Collect, SurveyCTO, Excel, SPSS, STATA, and R. She is particularly interested in monitoring and evaluation, disability inclusion, youth empowerment, social development, and evidence-based programming.