Ziguinchor TV: Interview with Senegal Volunteers in Commune de Diembering
CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteers Abdou Cisse and Hameth Ndoye interviewed by Ziguinchor TV about their experiences in their villages and the projects they have helped their communities to realize. August 2016. (5:00)
What We Need
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Isabel Mandiwa Every child has the right to education we say. But how many kids have access to that education in their community? My village, for instance, doesn’t have one and at the moment we are trying everything to have it near us. We would like to save our kids […]
IWET-Improved Stove Production
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Emas Potolani In my previous post, I shared more about women from my community, Chitete. And I tried to give some detailed account of the endeavors that these women are involved in here. Well, for those that run some small-scale businesses, Zalewa turn-off is a must-go destination so that they […]
Salt in Loul Sessene
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Ms. Gnagna Dabo In our last blog, I mentioned the existence of the many resources at my site. Among these resources we will discuss today is salt, a resource as much as it is a threat to this community. Indeed, regarded as a resource, salt mining is considered the second activity […]
S.H.E. Empowered
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Sarah Kazira From 18-22 July, I was out of my site attending Age Africa’s 6th annual girls’ retreat. The theme of this retreat was S.H.E Empowered (Safety, Health, and Education) and it gathered 88 girls from 22 different schools plus 7 mentors, three faculty advisers, and two CorpsAfrica Volunteers (myself and […]
Meet Simon
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Lusekelo Simwela “Who would be in charge of the project if you were to leave it, or not be available,” asked Dr. Deborah Hall at the steering committee meeting I had before my shallow well project was approved. I hadn’t expected the question but I answered immediately. My answer was […]
BBQ in Jackson Hole, WY
August 13, 2016: CorpsAfrica was delighted to host a BBQ in Jackson Hole, WY. Thank you to everyone who could attend, to our wonderful co-hosts, and especially to Anne and Doug Reiniger, for hosting at their beautiful home.
How Time Flies…Mid-Service Training (MST)…
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Tusayiwe Sikwese I can’t believe we’re already halfway through our service!!! How time flies when you’re having *a great time*…. Or when *you’re busy*! The past 6 months have been amazing, from getting to know my fellow Volunteers and settling into a community where I am a stranger to making […]
Celebrating Nelson Mandela Day In Our Own Way
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Amadou Alpha Ba Nelson Mandela Day is an annual international day in honor of Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on July 18, Mandela’s birthday. The day was officially declared by UNESCO in November 2009. It commemorates the contribution of Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid cause and first black president of South Africa, to […]
My Blog
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Dinisse Sylva CorpsAfrica/Senegal,Mbaldo,mbaldo , mbédé diam ! mbédé diam ! diam soom ? diam soom kay ! mbalém djiré diam soom ma diégo Friends, I greeted you in Serere, that is how we say hello in my village at Soudiane Thiéleme I already imagine that you are all eager to […]