Let’s Chit Chat
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Vanessa Chimutu Since I started working with my community, one of my favorite days of the week is Thursdays. It’s pretty simple because this day of the week is when I get to chat with the girls of Nsala Community Day Secondary School. Now I know someone can ask, “What […]
A Visit by “Art of Giving” Brand Ambassador for Malawi
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Emas Potolani Well, I must admit I have been missing for a while. The past weeks have been tiring and busy for me. My students and I have been busy with lessons and several activities that we were doing. As a comeback post, allow me to share with you my […]
Nsondole’s Next Generation of Volunteers
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Sarah Kazira As I briefly mentioned in one of my previous blogs, when I got posted to my site, I was placed to work with an organization known as AgeAfrica and we have weekly C.H.A.T sessions with a group of girls on Wednesdays and one of the topics in our […]
The First Lesson As A Volunteer: Appreciate What You Have
Written by CorpsAfrica/Maroc Volunteer Mr. Lahcen Chanchaf Dear readers welcome to my first blog as a CorpsAfrica Volunteer. In this blog, I will mainly focus on what I have learned from the first day on my site. Well, to begin with, I spent the first night in Azzaden Valley at Tizian in a hostel. For […]
Familiarization vs. Stabilization
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Assiatu Pongolani Community Development work has always been my interest of work since I was young, while I was getting knowledge and skills from the youth organization I was working with before I joined CorpsAfrica. That knowledge stayed with me and I wanted to do more with it. I was […]
Lessons Learned
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Lusekelo Simwela “What have you learned since your last Fortnightly Questionnaire?” says one of the questionnaires that we take every once in a while. This question is interesting to me as it helps me look back on the activities I have been doing and draw positives from them. Since the […]
Celebrating Life and Learning
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Lucy Chihana It’s been forever since I wrote something that saddens me :(. Well from not having my gadgets charged to really being occupied with knowing, chatting, and laughing with the women in my community it’s been crazy. However, I’m happy to be part of this community and learning from […]
Reubens for Rotary
June 6, 2016- Steve Carlson (RPCV- Morocco) hosted a beautiful and delicious “Reubens for Rotary” reception at his home in San Carlos, California to raise money to sponsor a CorpsAfrica/Maroc Volunteer and fund a water project in Morocco. Featured speakers included Ambassador Thomas Riley and CorpsAfrica alumnus Mourad Abdennebi (via Skype). To see images for this […]
The Nursery School Project and It’s Lessons
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Tusayiwe Sikwese In my very first blog, I told you all about a Nursery school project that I was helping Village X with. We had just started the construction at the time. I didn’t know much about constructing buildings. I knew what a foundation was, but I didn’t know how […]
Steady Progress
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Limbani Kumanga My immersion in Likoswe village continues to unfold in a relatively positive manner. With time, I have begun to feel a sense of belonging and acceptance, which – I have been told – are crucial ingredients for a successful service. In recent weeks, for instance, I have noted […]