Breaking Ground: A Story of Survival and Success
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Chiukepo Mwenechanya People usually say life is a journey but if you look around, you will notice that our life journeys don’t have destinations, let alone journey maps or routes. We dream to be successful one day; have a dream job, own a successful business, or company, break our family poverty chains, drive […]
The Story of a Young MacBeth
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Chifundo Chibaka From the beginning, I always knew that the opportunity to serve with CorpsAfrica was a chance for me to meet new people, make new relations, and expand my network. However, nothing prepared me for what was coming ahead. After settling into my community, my peers and the elderly […]
Let Us Not Forget the Children and the Elderly
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Mieke Mmeya “If it is true that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, isn’t it also true a society is only as healthy as its sickest citizen?” — Maya Angelou Dear Reader, As we continue to protect ourselves against the coronavirus, I would like to remind you […]
The New Times: The Youth on Fighting COVID-19, Empowering Vulnerable Families
By Michel Nkurunziza “A group of young volunteers is seeking to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and malnutrition in districts where people living below the poverty line, faced with a high malnutrition rate, reside. Following guidance from the Ministry of Local Government, the volunteers were deployed in Ngororero, Rutsiro, Kayonza and Bugesera districts and some cells […]
Their Voice Matters
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Dorothy Mapira Many times we feel like we can do it on our own. We rarely give a listening ear to those that we see as inferior to us. We think they cannot contribute positively to what we are doing; perhaps we feel we are better off without them. This […]
Yes, We Can Serve and Save Malawi
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Chiukepo Mwenechanya It all started as a rumour and others joked about it. Well, reality has caught up with Malawi. Those were some of my thoughts as I played over and over a video clip circulating on social media from the presidential press briefing on the three Coronavirus cases in […]
We Say No to Period Poverty
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Angella Chizimba According to WHO/UNICEF (2012), period poverty refers to a lack of access to sanitary products due to financial constraints. Period poverty accordingly is a global issue affecting women and girls who do not have access to safe, hygienic sanitary products. According to unesco.org, in some cases women and […]
Life as a Farmer
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Margaret Magombo Going through the villages now it’s no longer green in the fields, it’s brown, and it’s harvest season. This is a period where the farmer is expected to smile after investing everything. 80 percent of Malawians live in rural areas and sorely depend on subsistence farming, which is […]
One Hand Can Pull Ten But Two Hands Can Pull Twenty
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Eliza Chanika Coronavirus has hit the world with approximately millions of people infected, thousands dead, and hundreds of new cases daily. People are living in fear with schools, markets, and churches closed. Mobility is restricted unless you are in the category of those permitted, like health workers, firefighters, or the […]
A Walk in the Classroom
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Margret Chavula “If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are society’s heroes.” — Guy Kawasaki To compliment my service as a CorpsAfrica Volunteer at my site, I volunteered to teach at a nearby primary school after I had noticed that the school had a shortage […]