Senegal STORIES

Learning from failure is worth it

Yes, you heard me right: you have to learn to fail! Don’t ask me where I heard that phrase – I can’t remember. But what I am certain of is that it had a profound...

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From Extreme to Extreme; I have met Teranga in People

When I boarded my flight from Rwanda to Senegal, I was filled with excitement, anticipation, and a thousand questions. What would it feel like to leave the land of a thousand hills for the sandy...

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Today, we harvested the salad. Tomorrow, we will reap the rewards of collective awareness

Agriculture, in its most environmentally-friendly form, is today more than just a means of providing food. It embodies a way of reconnecting men to the earth, of cultivating not only plants but also sustainable values....

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“I Have Done This Before” — The Danger of Complacency and the Power of Discovery

There is a certain comfort that comes with familiarity. Having served as a CorpsAfrica volunteer in my home country, Ghana, I thought I had it all figured out when I embarked on my current exchange...

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Casamance: Where Traditions Sing and The Earth Recounts Stories

Be the change you want to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi Casamance: A Trip to the Heart of a Culture that Touches the Soul When I set foot in Casamance for the first...

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MODERN GHANA: New Maternity Block brings hope, healthcare to Cheshegu community

MODERN GHANA | Written by: Sulemana Zakaria A newly constructed maternity block in Cheshegu has brought renewed optimism to thousands of women in the area who previously had little or no access to safe and...

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Cabrousse is Not So Far: New Home, New Family!

Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Hameth Ndoye When I thought about going to my site in Cabrousse, Ziguinchor, I was afraid. I was afraid. I felt like I was lost because my friends, with whom...

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Farming in Ndieulbert, the Story of Papa Diagne

Interview with Mr. Pape Diagne by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteers Mr. Boubacar Biro Diallo and Ms. Ndeye Awa Gueye This month, we went to visit the farming fields of Pape Diagne, an old photographer who has traveled...

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My First Two Months in Nguer: A Promising Experience!

An Open Heart On 1 October 2024, I was deployed to Nguèr, a small village of 300 inhabitants in the commune of Médina Sabakh in the department of Nioro du rip in the Kaolack region....

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From Uganda to Senegal: My Journey of Service

In July 2024, I embarked on my journey as an Exchange Volunteer from Uganda to Senegal. I was ready to embrace a new culture and serve a community I had never met. The hardest obstacle...

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