Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Angella Chizimba According to WHO/UNICEF (2012), period poverty refers to a lack of access to sanitary products due to financial constraints. Period poverty accordingly is a global issue affecting women...
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Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Margaret Magombo Going through the villages now it’s no longer green in the fields, it’s brown, and it’s harvest season. This is a period where the farmer is expected to...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Eliza Chanika Coronavirus has hit the world with approximately millions of people infected, thousands dead, and hundreds of new cases daily. People are living in fear with schools, markets, and...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Margret Chavula “If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are society’s heroes.” — Guy Kawasaki To compliment my service as a CorpsAfrica Volunteer at my...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Bertha Mukhuna “The trouble with the world is not that people know too little; it’s that they know so many things that just aren’t so.” — Mark Twain This quote...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Chiukepo Mwenechanya For a start, I should admit I had a lot on my mind to share, but I could not miss the story of my first days of service...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Chifundo Chibaka A week after arriving at my site I started preparing my own meals. The most prominent economic activity here is agriculture and almost all the community members are...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Dorothy Mapira Just like any other person who is commissioned to do some work, “So help me God,” becomes their most favorable phrase. Thinking of the work ahead, one would...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Mieke Mmeya “We are our brother’s keeper. It’s going to be up to all of us.” — Paula Deen Dear Reader, A lot has happened since my last blog but...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Mieke Mmeya Dear Reader, Have you ever heard people say that life in rural communities is easy? Or that people in rural communities are lazy? I have heard this countless...
