Malawi STORIES

A Stop to Water Wars; Ending Water Woes in Chitete

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Emas Potolani Today the 22nd of March is World Water Day. The day was proposed and established by the United Nations during one of its Conferences on Environment and Development...

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Crossing the Finish Line

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Vanessa Chimutu When I first came to my site in February 2016, I was nervous, taking myself for my family and friends. It was so hard in the beginning to...

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I Was Here

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Lucy Chihana I always wanted to Volunteer. Leave home, be on my own, meet new people, and learn a new language. It was in September 2015 when I saw the...

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Goodbye

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Lusekelo Simwela The hills are alive again. It is green everywhere, from the endless fields of maize to the miombo trees covering the slopes, to the grass both long and...

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Final Hurrah

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Limbani Kumanga Reposted from Tobiyasi in Chiradzulu “There is no forgiveness when one who claims a superiority falls below the standard” – Frantz Fanon “We would be out of our...

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What’s Cheaper, Fishing Rods or Fish?

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Tusayiwe Sikwese My last activity as a CorpsAfrica Volunteer was to train the girls in my community in how to make reusable sanitary pads. This was well after I had...

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Solar Installation Training

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Sarah Kazira This year’s Christmas season was a bit different from all other years. I spent most of the season at a training with Age Africa and it was as...

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The Final Stage

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Aissatu Pongolani It has been my awesome pleasure and great time living in the Kadewere community and working with community members. It seemed like I was going on a very...

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Little Children Need Love Too

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Vanessa Chimutu Now that I have about a month to finish my service as a Volunteer with CorpsAfrica, I sat down and started to reflect on everything that has happened...

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War on Illiteracy Part 2

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Limbani Kumanga Me: Uli ndi zaka zingati ndipo uli standard chani? (How old are you and what grade are you?) Him: Ndili ndi zaka 14 ndipo ndili mu standard 5....

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