2nd Annual CorpsAfrica BBQ
August 5, 2017- Anne and Doug Reiniger hosted the 2nd Annual BBQ for CorpsAfrica in Jackson Hole, WY with Liz Fanning and featured speaker Bill Hayes from Kosmos Energy.
The Nation: CorpsAfrica Supplies Potable Water in Nino
By Holyce Kholowa, Consultant “Communities from Chitete Village in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Simon in Neno District say access to potable water is crucial in saving them from waterborne diseases and crocodiles attacks that continuously endangered their lives when fetching water from the Shire River. Village head Patson made the remarks on Monday […]
A Stop to Water Wars; Ending Water Woes in Chitete
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Emas Potolani Today the 22nd of March is World Water Day. The day was proposed and established by the United Nations during one of its Conferences on Environment and Development in 1992. By considering the water threats, problems, and poverty, the UN proposed to celebrate World Water Day on 22 […]
Mourchid TV: CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteers Complete Their Service
A video produced by Mourchid TV during the CorpsAfrica/Senegal Close of Service ceremony for the first group of Volunteers in Dakar, Senegal. February 2017. (01:49)
Crossing the Finish Line
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Vanessa Chimutu When I first came to my site in February 2016, I was nervous, taking myself for my family and friends. It was so hard in the beginning to adjust to the new environment. But with the assistance from my host family, the school, as well as the community […]
I Was Here
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Lucy Chihana I always wanted to Volunteer. Leave home, be on my own, meet new people, and learn a new language. It was in September 2015 when I saw the call for Volunteers with CorpsAfrica, immediately I knew I would get in and maybe get to Volunteer. 25th March 2016 […]
Goodbye
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Lusekelo Simwela The hills are alive again. It is green everywhere, from the endless fields of maize to the miombo trees covering the slopes, to the grass both long and short. The hills are alive; that was the first thing I noticed when I first got to my site. Strange […]
Final Hurrah
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Limbani Kumanga Reposted from Tobiyasi in Chiradzulu “There is no forgiveness when one who claims a superiority falls below the standard” – Frantz Fanon “We would be out of our minds, we would actually be traitors to ourselves, to be reluctant or fearful to identify with people with whom we have […]
What’s Cheaper, Fishing Rods or Fish?
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Tusayiwe Sikwese My last activity as a CorpsAfrica Volunteer was to train the girls in my community in how to make reusable sanitary pads. This was well after I had first learned how to make them after assisting my colleague Sarah with one of her training sessions at her site, […]
Full Memories
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Hameth Ndoye Cabrousse, Sénégal 2016- 2017 Good things take time. Great things take a lot of time. The best things take the longest time. It took one month to train in Thies It took one week to learn “I miss you” in Diola Three weeks to meet my new family It took […]