Malawi STORIES

Encouragement

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Patricia Lily Nyirenda My passion for volunteering for my country and my people keeps deepening with each passing day. The CorpsAfrica motto which reads locals helping locals keeps motivating me...

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Planting Hope

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Grace Sichinga Trees are important. I’m sure most of us have heard this many times. But how many of us take this literally and appreciate the trees around us? A...

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From Lower Shire to the Plains of Mulanje

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Endington Wa Kavuli Building relationships with the community that you have never been with before is quite a challenging and exciting experience at the same time. It is inspiring when...

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Way Out of My Comfort Zone

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Umusa Ng’oma Winston Churchill said, “The farther backward you look, the further forward you are likely to see.” Every day, I get to catch a glimpse of a side of...

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Worlds Apart- Life in A Rural Community

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Tusekile Munkhondya A rolling stone has its day to hit a snag and gather the mosses. After days of struggling to settle down and getting accustomed to community life, finally,...

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Wonderful Stay

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Kaitano Maison I have had a very wonderful stay on my site since I got here. I remember in my very first days, I could have neighbors greeting me each...

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Nutrition Education: Unlocking the Local Knowledge

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Chipiriro Mkumba “To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.” – Food Matters Food is thought of as what man consumes, not what the body requires....

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Choosing the Waters for Sanity

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Lonney Banda It is a well-known fact that water plays a major role in our lives and that without it, there are zero chances of our existence. When I was...

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There are No Girls

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Funani Matemba The first month in my community was full of mixed emotions. It was both tiring and interesting. Most community members came to my house to greet and welcome...

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Living for Passion

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Tapiwa Khutakumutu Dear Aspiring CorpsAfrica Volunteer, Unlike many other Volunteers, I almost cried when I first arrived at my site. Waking up in a motel room with a beautiful view...

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