The Journey So Far
Written by CorpsAfrica/Rwanda Volunteer Ms. Funny Maseya (a Malawian Exchange Volunteer serving in Rwanda) Serving as an Exchange Volunteer was my greatest dream. Once I received the mail that I was one of the shortlisted to serve in Rwanda, I could not contain my excitement. Part of me was convinced that it was going to […]
A Story to Tell
Written by CorpsAfrica/Rwanda Volunteer Mr. Yves Delphin Gasore Words are fact language to the actions… I won’t go beyond Margaret J. Wheatley’s saying, “There is no power for change than the community discovering what it cares about”. Mother Teresa added, “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters […]
Celebrate Volunteerism with CorpsAfrica Alumni
About the event We believe the CorpsAfrica Volunteers do invaluable work– they engage communities, build networks, and serve as critical liaisons between communities and key development partners. We want to recognize and celebrate their tireless efforts on International Volunteer Day. Join us for an exciting event highlighting CorpsAfrica alumni’s transformative service experience. It is a great […]
My Biggest Year Yet!
Written by CorpsAfrica/Rwanda Volunteer Ms. Flora Gihozo Kwizera It is crucial to feel that I am contributing as a Volunteer, and I do absolutely. I always felt I was needed and capable of providing positive assistance. The community I was deployed to is incredible and during my integration time, they came to be near and […]
A World in a New Place and a New Me
Written by CorpsAfrica/Rwanda Volunteer Ms. Hyguette Irambona Many amongst us were raised to follow such a pattern: u grow up, go to school, study hard to get good grades and pass, get a job given your profession to get good money, and compete to get a raise or wait for years for promotion and later […]
One Thing No One Will Ever Tell You About CorpsAfrica
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Joe Nkhula He turned to look at a slender-bodied woman coming our way. Suddenly, there was an inexplicable twinkle in his eye as he smiled affectionately. “Look at that beautiful dark woman”, he said. She was indeed the essence of beauty. A true Bantu princess. Gracefully donning her Chitenje drapes, […]
Hello Change, I Welcome You
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Khumbolawo Mkochi Describe your CorpsAfrica experience in one word. I briefly stared at the survey question before I decided to respond with ‘hectic’. But when I looked at the environment around me, I realized that the question was a little unfair. My time here cannot be summed up in one […]
Science Africa: Rwanda: Kitchen Gardens Tackling Malnutrition, One Community at a Time
Written by Nyirangaruye Clementine “In Rwanda, kitchen gardening is helping women to fight malnutrition-related diseases such as Kwashiorkor, intestinal worms, and others in children. Malnutrition is a big problem in Rwanda because of mortality cases where about 21% of children die from malnutrition diseases. The Rwanda Demographic Health Survey (RDHS) of 2014-2015 shows that 38% […]
MCLD: CorpsAfrica: Locals Helping Locals
“CorpsAfrica is a non-profit organization that recruits and places ambitious young Africans in remote, high-poverty communities in their own countries to facilitate small-scale, high-impact projects that are identified by local people, fulfill key needs, and whose impact and success can be carefully measured, all through a transformative volunteer experience. Liz Fanning the Founder and Executive […]
Nation Online: Grace Sichinga: Economist and Community Development Facilitator
Written by Mphatso Kumsinda “When asked what she is proud of, Grace Sichinga expresses that she is proud of all the development and community work that she has done so far, especially the work that has reached those who are usually left behind in most development programmes. “I am proud to be working in a […]