Gambia STORIES

When I arrived in The Gambia as a CorpsAfrica Exchange Volunteer, I thought I understood community work. I had already served in Morocco, worked...

Learning to be more patient in Nema kuta taught me to be more curious and observant . The village Bantaba, its wooden pillars worn...

From the first day I arrived in this community, I knew this experience would be different from any I had ever had. From the...

My name is Yaya Cham, a CorpsAfrica Volunteer serving in the Upper River Region of The Gambia, in a community called Yerro Bawol. The...

When I arrived in Korrop, I didn’t realize that the smallest moments would teach me the biggest lessons about belonging. children chasing a goat...

Ever since I was dropped off in my host community, Yerro Bawol in The Upper River Region and the deployment team drove away, I...

Located in the Lower River Region of The Gambia, Jiffin Community, like many rural areas, faces challenges including limited income opportunities, youth unemployment, climate...

Mballo Tega, a small village in the North Bank Region of the Sabach Sanjal District predominantly wollof and fana fana became the place I...

The real test of everything learned during PST began on 16th December 2026. First day in my community Kununku when Theory Meets Reality. It...

When I first arrived in my community as a CorpsAfrica Volunteer, I thought I was prepared. I had gone through a lot of trainings,...