The End from the Start: Walking the Volunteer Talk
Written by CorpsAfrica/Ghana Volunteer Mr. Daniel Akebe Amoah (One Danny) On my first night on site, I thought it was going to be a night that I would be on anesthesia to sleep away not just my stress and worries but my fears. Someone will ask if I got that anesthetic night. It is a […]
Deployment to Site: A Trip of Expectations
Written by CorpsAfrica/Ghana Volunteer Mr. Daniel Akebe Amoah (aka One Danny) It was all a cruise of certainty and joy as I made my way to the CorpsAfrica/Ghana Office at East Legon in Accra. I sat in the Trotro with smiles that could last a century and that continued till I arrived at the office, […]
My Sublime Host Family
Written by CorpsAfrica/Kenya Volunteer Mr. Samuel Matiru First and foremost, I want to thank my host family for opening their door for me to experience a new culture and give me a second home. On the first day, my host mum warmly welcomed me to her home, she was with her grandson who had […]
Do You Know Amadaou Bamba Diaw?
Written by CorpsAfrica/Ghana Exchange Volunteer Mr. Amadaou Bamba Diaw Better known as Bamba, I am a young graduate in Economic Engineering at the University of Dakar-Bourquiba, who specialized in Accounting, Business Management, and Administration at the University Institute of Technology and Commerce (ITECOM). After my studies, I was to integrate Chemical Industries of Senegal (ICS) […]
“Am I The Faint-Hearted?” There is Only One Way to Find Out.
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Natasha Lughano Chagunda As I packed my bags for the site in Ligowe, Neno district, I had all of these preconceived thoughts and feelings about where I was going. Most of these thoughts were driven by emotions I had no control over such as fear and anxiety. Normal for anyone […]
Beauty of CorpsAfrica
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Wonderful Mudolo “Instead of putting others in their place, put yourself in their place.” – Anonymous The day of departure to my site had arrived. All sorts of iterations of what my site would be like ran through my mind. I was very excited and anxious simultaneously, wondering where I […]
Take It One Step At A Time
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Joana Msukwa “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”- Theodore Roosevelt I must say the idea of moving to the outskirts of the city was not as easy to digest but after going through six weeks of PST, I convinced myself that living in a different […]
My First Experience As A Volunteer
Written by CorpsAfrica/Kenya Volunteer Mr. Samuel Njuguna “Every experience matters, but first experience matters more.” When I first heard that I was being deployed in Machakos County, it clicked for me that my CorpsAfrica journey was about to begin. I arrived in Machakos safe and we were welcomed by a community member who was […]
How I Became A Northerner
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Frazer Kum’bweza Banda It all started in Mulanje at Likhubula C.C.A.P house, just hours before completing the Pre-Service Training (PST). It was an overwhelming moment when I saw my face projected on a wall accompanied by “Karonga” as my site. Believe me, I was in disbelief. Never did I imagine […]
Expectations vs. Reality
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Stella Kumphika “Do not count your eggs before they hatch.” As CorpsAfrica trainees, we were taught to manage our expectations by lowering them down. But how do you do that when there are more stories supporting your higher expectations? I was anxious and eager to hear where I would spend […]