Volunteer Stories

Explore stories of service, connection, and transformation from CorpsAfrica Volunteers across the continent.

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Meaningful Chats in the North

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Hope Mawerenga Today I’ll share about the chat I had with an elderly man at the big trading center in...

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A Volunteer is Never Alone

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Ireen Kanjala Ten months down the line since I made my community my home. One of the things that had...

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Mostafa’s Vlog (Video Blog)- Girl’s Empowerment Camp

Produced by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Exchange Volunteer Mr. Mostafa Aarab Essalai Putting together a female empowerment camp for 190 girls certainly is no walk in the park,...

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Climate Change and Community Resilience

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. James Matipwiri While in the past it would take generations, now it is a common phenomenon to be hit by...

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I Found Me a Gem!

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Caroline Luka Living in a community with people of different cultures and beliefs can be tricky. The secret to making...

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Explore and Learn Little by Little; We Will Get There

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Chancy Simba How do we find ourselves? We do so by going “within.” We get to know ourselves first and...

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Exciting Way of Managing Plastic Wastes

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Mildred Chirwa I volunteer at a local secondary school in my community and as the form four graduation was fast...

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The Middle of Somewhere

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Khwima Nyirenda My first thought of my community eight months ago was, “This is the middle of nowhere.” This was...

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Lake Malawi: A Goldmine of the Tonga People of Nkhata Bay District, Malawi

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Silvester Kunkeyani The month is June. A cold season in most parts of Malawi and along the shores of Lake...

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The Commitment Sense for the Community

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Exchange Volunteer Mr. Alpha Ba Although they are refugees or asylum seekers, the men, women, and youth of Dzaleka Refugee Camp have...

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No Man is an Island; Help from Partner Organizations

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Ireen Kanjala When a Volunteer is placed in a new environment, with new faces, it is not shocking to feel...

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Meet My Housemates

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Ruth Chamangwana My house attracts a lot of visitors, but there are some that never leave making them permanent residents....

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Shyrene’s Site

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Shyrene Kossam My site lies in the eastern side of Dedza District. It is headed by Group Village Headman, Sunduzeni,...

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Small Things Matter

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Twambilire Kololokesya When I came to my site, the first thing I was told was that I needed to help...

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The Deviant “Young” Girl

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Wezi Kayira “Literature is the gateway to the world,” my professor said. I agree with him wholeheartedly. As I read...

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#ThisIsCorpsAfrica, a Vlog By Mouhi and Mostafa

Produced by CorpsAfrica Exchange Volunteers Mr. Mostafa Essalai and Mr. Mouhiddine Hamma CorpsAfrica has so many supporters from all around the world. These individuals are...

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Unidentified Flying Feelings

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Isabel Mandiwa While the first few months living in my community were exciting and thrilling and I just couldn’t wait...

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Not Just Your Ordinary Friday

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Dingaan Kafundu Come to my site any day and at first glance it will seem like a deserted little community....

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My 5 Best Friends

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Ruth Chamangwana Six months at my site has been a rollercoaster; thrilling, stressful, but overall enlightening. I love moving around...

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World Menstrual Hygiene Day

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Mildred Chirwa The 28th of May of every year is World Menstrual Hygiene Day. The aim of this day is...

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Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals Through the Incorporation of Human-Centered Design

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Silvester Kunkeyani The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), otherwise known as the Global Goals, are a universal call to action to...

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Harvesting Season in Malawi

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Caroline Luka Malawi being an agriculture-based country relies on agriculture for its economy, as well as household consumption. Every farming...

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The Volunteer Wins

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Chancy Simba “Achieving victory over others in a competition or receiving a prize or reward for achievement” – that’s how...

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HIV/AIDS and Malaria Prevention, A Key to Youth Development

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Mildred Chirwa A lot of young people in Malawi die from Malaria and HIV/AIDS every day, despite these diseases being...

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The Day My Site Surprised Me

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Hope Mawerenga Recently there have been discussions on a controversial issue; a church in Malawi spoke strongly against polygamy. This...

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Seasonal Foods; The Best from the Rainy Season

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Ireen Kanjala A wide variety of crops are grown during the hot and wet seasons in Malawi (November to April)...

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A Mine with No Name

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Khwima Nyirenda One day, on a regular Tuesday in my community, I stumbled upon perhaps the most valuable economic activity...

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Vlog from Mostafa

Produced by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Exchange Volunteer Mr. Mostafa Essalai CorpsAfrica Exchange Volunteers are busy in their communities learning a new language, implementing projects, making friends, cooking,...

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In the Zone

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Chris Kaudzu With the hype from the Grassroots Soccer (GRS) Camp I held in my community, the youth got together...

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Grassroots Soccer (GRS) Camp at T/A Kachindamoto

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Shyrene Kossam Child marriages are not a new phenomenon in Malawi and neither is the issue of HIV/AIDS. Kachindamoto has...

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