CorpsAfrica/Malawi Human Centered Design Training
CorpsAfrica/Malawi Human-Centered Design training. Produced by Volunteer Abdellah Azizi. February 2016. (06:22)
Women and Local Crafts in Baba Garage
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Boubacar Diallo Baba Garage is located in the Diourbel region in central Senegal, 120 km east of Dakar and in the department of Bambey. This rural community of about 2000 inhabitants became a town in March 2014 with the introduction of Act III of decentralization, creating new municipality districts. Baba […]
I Always Wanted a “White Collar” Job ONLY!…Or So I Thought
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Deborah Kamanga Growing up, I heard the question: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” a million and one times! As a child and through most of my teenage years, my reply was ALWAYS: “I want to be a lawyer.” I didn’t even know much about being […]
The Beginning of My Real Transformation
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Ousmane Kane It all started on August 9, 2022, when I dropped my suitcase at CorpsAfrica/Senegal with a conscience and a behavior to perfect, a character to improve, and a personality to heal. I came to undergo a 4-week training and a personal and professional transformation. It is not easy […]
The Shocks that Came but I Guess I Was Made for This: Passionate and CorpsAfrica Trained
Written by CorpsAfrica/Ghana Volunteer Mr. Daniel Amoah (One Danny) Wait until I tell you why. After I had settled in my community, my home visits and community transient walks (as ways of integrating), were uncountable. Aside from the fact that the visits and walks were uncountable, the reception from community folks was so great. At […]
Heartwarming Integration
Written by CorpsAfrica/Maroc Volunteer Mr. Yassine El Akhdar As a CorpsAfrica Volunteer assigned to a novel destination, precisely to a village called Zaouiat Ahensal, in Azilal province, located in the High Atlas Mountains, I was so excited to meet my new community. I was amazed to experience the mountainous roads and beautiful rocky landscapes scattered […]
The Girl With a Dream
Being the firstborn in a family can put so much pressure on a person. Having your siblings look up to you, being the responsible one, and helping whenever asked can bring about headaches. Brenda is a nineteen-year-old girl in my community, and she is the firstborn in her family. Raised by a single parent, […]
Spirituality and Development: You Want to Find Yourself, Come and Get Lost in Ndem
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Assane Seck Lost in the middle of nowhere, between the arid climate of western Senegal, through a red and dusty clay road, 11km after Bambey, is a village called Ndem. The first thing you will notice is a huge baobab tree. They told me it was the village gateway, the […]
My Experience with CorpsAfrica/Maroc!
Written by CorpsAfrica/Maroc Volunteer Ms. Souad Laghssais I first experienced CorpsAfrica/Maroc through pre-service training, to know more about CorpsAfrica and its mission and to understand what exactly Volunteer service would entail. After one month the training and preparing, the “swear-in” moment came, and it was the best moment of my life. I felt (and still […]
Why I Volunteer
Some stories are not often shared, mainly because they come with heavy emotions and broken dreams, along with traumatic experiences that a person may have suffered. I am overwhelmed even as I write this story, as I have only been able to open my heart to a few people. My story happened 16 years ago, […]