CorpsAfrica/Senegal PST Groupe 3
November 2018, CorpsAfrica/Senegal Pre Service Training for Group 3- comments from Mr, Etienne Senghor, Peace Corps Training Center Director in Thies, Senegal (01:50)
CorpsAfrica Rwanda Group 1 PST
Check out this short video of CorpsAfrica/Rwanda’s first Pre-Service Training with Volunteers from Group 1. Produced by Garrett Mason (06:52)
Stories Worth Sharing
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Chancy Simba I have to smile a little as I write this because I recall my friend Kondwani just after Pre-Service Training saying to me, “Chancy, just make yourself useful around there.” Well, when I first arrived at my site Mzimba I struggled to find ways to make myself useful […]
A Journey So Marvelous
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. James Matipiwiri When I look back and check my clock, I get overwhelmed and I realize that my hands have made countless cycles in registering a year of my voluntary service. As a Somali proverb says, “Every camel was once a two-year-old“. The words remind me of the experiences I […]
The Journey Ends: A Look at My One Year of Service in My Community with CorpsAfrica/Malawi
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Silvester Kunkeyani How time flies!! So it’s been a year already since I came to serve as a CorpsAfrica Volunteer in Mkwachi village in the northern part of Malawi. When I first came into my community I did not know what to expect. In fact, I was a little scared. […]
I Found the “Good” in Good-Bye
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Caroline Luka For the past eleven months, I have been part of the community that I was deployed in. I may not have necessarily been one of them, but I felt a sense of belonging. I knew that I had made a home away from home. The relationships I have […]
The Little Things
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Dingaan Kafundu My CorpsAfrica service is actually coming to an end. It’s crazy how fast a year goes by. I am in my last week in my community and can’t help but think about some of the things I have seen that have impressed me the most during my service. […]
A Video Tribute to Her CorpsAfrica Service
The Five Things I Love About Mzimba
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Khwima Nyirenda My journey with CorpsAfrica started in a village called Mpalale, in the central region of Malawi. My home, however, for the past 11 months has been in Mzimba South, and it is only fair that I share the five things I love in this southern part of Mzimba […]
I Was Here
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Ruth Chamangwana Beyoncé’s song, “I Was Here,” would get any person emotional, especially if they have spent a year trying to make a difference in people’s lives. I have had the privilege to work as a volunteer and I can’t stop myself from playing this song. On November 15, […]