Volunteer Stories

Get an inside look at the experiences of CorpsAfrica Volunteers in the field.

You may wonder how stepping away from your comfort zone feels like…It just tastes like a muffin cake if there is passion and you...

As we celebrate the International Day of the Girl, we showcase the contributions of the girl champions in promoting education and gender equality among...

They say, “Describe a tree.” What comes to your mind? Most people would refer to a tall, woody plant with a trunk, branches, and...

Deployment day as a CorpsAfrica/Kenya Volunteer, what an adventure! At 24 years old I realized I had never set foot on the western side...

“In one short year” was a reflection statement coined by Moses Cofie, the Regional Coordinator during the Close of Service for the 17 Volunteers...

Joining CorpsAfrica as a Volunteer has to be the hardest decision I ever made. Having to leave a job that I had just started,...

SÉANCE DU MATIN Le matin, nous avons commencé par une activité de team building co-animée par Angeline Akimana et Gilbert Mbonimpa, puis avons reçu...

The day of deployment came faster than I could have imagined, like the blink of an eye. I still couldn’t confidently pronounce the name...

“Dust is constant” is a Kenyan slang expression that is frequently used to describe the tragedy that befalls someone; it has nothing to do...

In the Yatoi sublocation, farmers from Sirinyo ‘C,’ Kiwanja Ndege, and Ngambo villages recently joined hands to construct three kitchen gardens, a vital step...