A Bachelor
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Lusekelo Simwela The name Lusekelo is hard to pronounce. So her choice of names for me was either, ‘inu'(you) or ‘abatchala’ (bachelor). I particularly hated the latter, but as she said it, I was way too old to not be married so the name was so that I get to. […]
When Every Summer Day is a Celebration Day…
Written by CorpsAfrica/Maroc Volunteer Ms. Hafssa Ait Tabamoute People on my site “Tiouchi” had a very busy and outstanding summer time. It was a very special part of the year for locals to celebrate their weddings and for guests to get out of work stress. People living in big cities come to the village to […]
2016 Reception in New York City
December 7, 2016- CorpsAfrica hosted a beautiful reception at the home of board member Karli Hagedorn in New York City, NY. Thank you to Ambassador Nector Mhura, Ambassador Cameron Hume, Kati Marton, our wonderful host, and everyone who attended.
More Than Just a Desks Project
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Deborah Kamanga Before joining CorpsAfrica, I always had several questions in my mind about the prevalence of poverty in Malawi. I still do. Having gone through the pre-service training and getting a broader view of what CorpsAfrica does, I was thrilled for two reasons: (1) I would get to have […]
2016 Reception at the World Affairs Council
December 1, 2016- CorpsAfrica hosted a beautiful reception at the World Affairs Council in San Francisco, CA. Thank you to the wonderful host committee (Chuck Frankel, Peter and Barbara Gleichenhaus, Karen Keefer, Brett Kuhnert, Steve Carlson, and Harold Brooks) and everyone who attended.
The Main Project
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Limbani Kumanga “Usually (villagers) know exactly what the (stranger) wants to hear them say, and they say it in the exact manner that the (stranger) expects them to say it. And by listening to these (villagers) the problem never gets solved, it only gets worse” -Malcolm X In my previous […]
Sometimes Things Just Don’t Work Out
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Lucy Chihana I think we all want to make a difference somehow, we all want to be remembered for something once we are gone. Gone not just because of death but after we leave the place we once lived, after moving to a new city. No one wants to die […]
A Little Adventure in the High Atlas
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Vanessa Chimutu Never would I have thought that I would hike the High Atlas mountains of Morocco, but thanks to the All County Conference held in Morocco this happened. Firstly, the All Country Conference (ACC) is a conference that brings CorpsAfrica Volunteers from Morocco, Senegal, and Malawi together, to share social, […]
A Cross-Country Community-Led Sanitation Project Blog
Written by CorpsAfrica Volunteers Ms. Ndeye Awa Gueye (Senegal), Mr. Lahcen Chanchaf (Morocco), and Mr. Emas Potolani (Malawi) Hello Dear Readers, This is our first cross-country blog done by three CorpsAfrica Volunteers, Emas Potolani (Malawi), Lahcen Chanchaf (Morocco), and Awa Ndèye Gueye (Senegal). After an amazing and far-fetched ten days of the All Country Conference, […]
Three Ways to Have a Mango
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Sarah Kazira Mango season has just begun all over Malawi and it couldn’t have come at a better time. My community was blessed with a lot of mango trees, all shapes and sizes; from those that are very small to those that can weigh a kilo or 2. This is […]