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

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Citizen Engagement of Youth: CorpsAfrica Encourages the Young People of Ndieulbert and Plants Fruit Trees in the Village

Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Boubacar Diallo From Friday, September 16 to Sunday 18, the village youth grouped as part of the l’Association Socio-culturelle pour...

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Filling My Time

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Deborah Kamanga Samuel Johnson once said, “Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle...

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Home Is Where The Heart Is

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Limbani Kumanga “Travelling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller” -Ibn Battuta As I insinuated in...

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As I Volunteer

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Emas Potolani “Nothing truly valuable arises from ambition or from a mere sense of duty; it stems rather from love...

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One Love for “Nsima”

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Lucy Chihana I have always been slim and tiny. I don’t remember at any point in my life weighing much...

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Summer is Here, But Where is My Mphasa?

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Limbani Kumanga “We are not here to take part. We are here to take over” -Conor McGregor ​I am writing...

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My Little Vegetable Garden

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Sarah Kazira During Pre-service training, we had a permaculture expert come and talk to us about perma-gardening, and with the...

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A Huge Milestone

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Vanessa Chimutu I can’t say am overwhelmed but I am proud of my community. When I first had the idea...

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Bawo

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Lusekelo Simwela As a Volunteer, we are ‘armed’ with some tools that help us work and fully integrate into our...

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They’re So Cute! – Rabbits for Business Not for Show

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Tusayiwe Sikwese A few months into my service, I started feeling a bit lonely and I wanted a puppy. So...

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The Forgotten Actors of Development

Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Mama Diop A locality, whatever its nature, its ground, and its resources, needs all its living forces to develop. In...

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Initiation Ceremonies in Mbewa Village

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Deborah Kamanga For the past two weeks, I have been going to bed or waking up to the sound of...

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Up and About

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Lucy Chihana This month I decided to take some days off from my site, take that vacation, get some of...

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Beyond Empowered

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Vanessa Chimutu So now that Corps Africa mid-service training and Age Africa scholars retreat is over, I sat down and...

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Monthly Song In Action

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Assiatu Pongolani Clearly, for those who follow me here, almost every post in the past few months of blogging has...

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Halfway Down the Lane

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Limbani Kumanga “Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do” – Johann Wolfgang Von...

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Halfway Through

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Aissatu Pongolani While at our Pre-Service Training as a CorpsAfrica Trainee to become a Volunteer, we had this wonderful, exciting,...

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Women and Local Crafts in Baba Garage

Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Boubacar Diallo Baba Garage is located in the Diourbel region in central Senegal, 120 km east of Dakar and in...

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What We Need

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Isabel Mandiwa Every child has the right to education we say. But how many kids have access to that education...

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IWET-Improved Stove Production

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Emas Potolani In my previous post, I shared more about women from my community, Chitete. And I tried to give...

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Salt in Loul Sessene

Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Ms. Gnagna Dabo In our last blog, I mentioned the existence of the many resources at my site. Among these resources...

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S.H.E. Empowered

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Sarah Kazira From 18-22 July, I was out of my site attending Age Africa’s 6th annual girls’ retreat. The theme...

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Meet Simon

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Lusekelo Simwela “Who would be in charge of the project if you were to leave it, or not be available,”...

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All for the Environment: No More Plastic Waste in Our Communities

Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Hameth Ndoye The April 15, 2015, Global Service Youth Day, we organized a day activity of collecting plastic waste surrounding...

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How Time Flies…Mid-Service Training (MST)…

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Tusayiwe Sikwese I can’t believe we’re already halfway through our service!!! How time flies when you’re having *a great time*…....

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Celebrating Nelson Mandela Day In Our Own Way

Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Amadou Alpha Ba Nelson Mandela Day is an annual international day in honor of Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on...

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My Blog

Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Dinisse Sylva CorpsAfrica/Senegal,Mbaldo,mbaldo , mbédé diam ! mbédé diam ! diam soom ? diam soom kay ! mbalém djiré diam...

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Everyday Heroes

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Deborah Kamanga The week starting on the 25th of July marked another exciting week in my CorpsAfrica journey. This was...

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Reality

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Lucy Chihana I think 2015 is probably the year I read the most, analyzed a lot of research papers, and...

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The Life of Tobi

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Limbani Kumanga Reposted from Tobiyasi in Chiradzulu “What do people do when they appear not to be doing something?” –...

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