I came to Ewamakhumbi as a CorpsAfrica/Kenya volunteer, not knowing just how much the village will change me. Coming from Kajiado County, a semi-arid place where the land is dry and dusty. I am shocked...
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Service is a rhythm of struggle and joy, of fatigue and renewal. In Kongo Acheke, the past weeks have reminded me that relief and gratitude are not opposites they are companions. Each challenge has carried...
On one of my community integration door-to-door visits I met a kind woman skilled in weaving. I found her seated quietly, strips of reed gathered beside her, her hands moving with a familiarity shaped by...
The first thing that welcomes you into Tharaka Nithi County is a simple arch bearing the words “A Haven of Value Addition.” When I first passed beneath it, I read the slogan and moved on,...
There’s an unspoken rule in volunteering that you never say “no” to what the community wants to learn. But what happens when they ask for something you’ve never done before? That’s exactly what happened when...
If you had asked me right after graduation what I’d be doing today, I would have confidently said I’d be working in a cooperative, or better yet, at Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen). I had...
