There is a different kind of energy that comes with learning by doing. Throughout March, the Youth Skills Training Program at Namaindi CDC was in full motion. Sessions ranged from liquid soap making to yoghurt...
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If you scroll the first picture you will see uninterested, bored youth. When I first met youth of Kamuwongo, they were just sitting in small groups, scrolling phones probably gambling? and complaining about “no...
March was not a smooth month. It was a mix of progress and delays, excitement and frustration, small wins and moments that tested my patience. If anyone thinks community work is a straight line, they...
March arrived with the rhythm of rain. The community slowed down, turning its focus to gardens, planting with hope after last season’s drought. For me, activities were fewer, but each carried meaning. With Grace, we...
There’s a lot of talk about “motivating.” Talks, speeches, encouragement. But from what I’ve seen in my community, motivation is not the main problem. Most people are already motivated. They want to improve their lives....
In Eburenga, located in Kakamega County, Western Kenya, a transformative community training initiative was conducted aimed at strengthening women’s economic empowerment through practical skills development. The session brought together 80 women for hands-on training in...
From the ground, up “A healthy nation is a wealthy nation” and that’s what I taught children aged 8 to 11 at MCK Ntumburi Child and Youth development Center. Here, we didn’t teach it with...
Meet my 23-year-old young mother of two whose determination has stayed with me. She completed secondary school with a good grade that could have qualified her for a strong TVET course. However, poverty stood in...
What does life after CorpsAfrica service look like? For Peter Moenga, it means opening the doors of Rocky TechSavvy Computer College every morning and equipping the next generation of young Africans with the critical digital...
There’s something no one tells you about community work: at some point, you will find yourself… in mud. Not metaphorically. Literally. A few months ago, I was the strange lady in the community, the one...
