Explore stories of service, connection, and transformation directly from CorpsAfrica Volunteers across the continent.
What does life after CorpsAfrica service look like? For Peter Moenga, it means opening the doors of Rocky TechSavvy Computer College every morning and equipping...
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Every Friday, I sit with the Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) group in my community as they meet to save, discuss, and support one...
Before the Intervention: Financial Dependence Alphonsine Nyinawumuntu, from Kigarama Village in Bukomeye Cell, lived in complete financial dependence on her husband. With no capital, business...
As I stepped into my host family’s home in the remote village of Naha, I couldn’t help but feel a mix of emotions. Born and...
As part of my integration into the rural community where I currently volunteer, I recently facilitated a liquid soap production training for the women and...
Jerone’s Journey: From Volunteer to CEO During his service as a CorpsAfrica/Ghana G2 Volunteer, Jerone was placed in a rural community in the Central Region,...
Ntombenhle Nonhlakanipho Shoba, a G1 CorpsAfrica/South Africa Volunteer, grew up in a rural community where she developed a deep passion for supporting rural development. Her...
When I stepped into my community as a Volunteer, I was not only bringing my skills and knowledge, I was also bringing myself. Before I...
October 10 is World Mental Health Day, and as a CorpsAfrica Volunteer, it’s got me thinking a lot about something we don’t often talk about...
In the rural village of Kenteri Kebele, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, clean water once felt like a luxury. Women and children trekked over an hour each...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Kenya Volunteer Mr. Samuel Matiru First and foremost, I want to thank my host family for opening their door for me to experience a new culture and give me a second home. ...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Ghana Exchange Volunteer Mr. Amadaou Bamba Diaw Better known as Bamba, I am a young graduate in Economic Engineering at the University of Dakar-Bourquiba, who specialized in Accounting, Business Management, and Administration at...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Natasha Lughano Chagunda As I packed my bags for the site in Ligowe, Neno district, I had all of these preconceived thoughts and feelings about where I was going. Most...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Wonderful Mudolo “Instead of putting others in their place, put yourself in their place.” – Anonymous The day of departure to my site had arrived. All sorts of iterations of...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Joana Msukwa “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”- Theodore Roosevelt I must say the idea of moving to the outskirts of the city was not...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Kenya Volunteer Mr. Samuel Njuguna “Every experience matters, but first experience matters more.” When I first heard that I was being deployed in Machakos County, it clicked for me that my CorpsAfrica...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Frazer Kum’bweza Banda It all started in Mulanje at Likhubula C.C.A.P house, just hours before completing the Pre-Service Training (PST). It was an overwhelming moment when I saw my face...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Stella Kumphika “Do not count your eggs before they hatch.” As CorpsAfrica trainees, we were taught to manage our expectations by lowering them down. But how do you do that...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Prisca Kadawati Every new place is very difficult to live in at first, and being in a rural community makes it even harder. Meeting people you have never seen before...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Kenya Exchange Volunteer Mr. Malamine Badiane The day was Friday 9th December 2022. This was an important day because it was finally the deployment date for my site after our Pre-Service training. My...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Kenya Volunteer Mr. Samuel Kibebe As it’s known to many, the Christmas festivities are moments when people put down their tools of work and join their families or go for holidays. Here in...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Ghana Volunteer Ms. Rita Ofori I had the opportunity to meet with one of the 22 family heads in my community on 8th January 2023. Nana (the family head I met) was receptive...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Grace Sichinga ‘Gile! Mwadzuka?’ (Grace! Are you awake/ Good morning?) This is the voice of my landlady that shakes me awake usually around 5 am. I answer back and continue...
Ecrit par CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volontaire Amy Mbacke En plein cœur des paysages agraires, Médina Yéra est un paisible village qui s’étend sur des hectares à travers des surfaces agricoles. Créé en 1948 par 6 personnes (Mamadou...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Claudia Njoloma Dear Reader, “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Rwanda Volunteer Ms. Funny Maseya (a Malawian Exchange Volunteer serving in Rwanda) Serving as an Exchange Volunteer was my greatest dream. Once I received the mail that I was one of the shortlisted...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Rwanda Volunteer Mr. Yves Delphin Gasore Words are fact language to the actions… I won’t go beyond Margaret J. Wheatley’s saying, “There is no power for change than the community discovering what it...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Rwanda Volunteer Ms. Flora Gihozo Kwizera It is crucial to feel that I am contributing as a Volunteer, and I do absolutely. I always felt I was needed and capable of providing positive...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Rwanda Volunteer Ms. Hyguette Irambona Many amongst us were raised to follow such a pattern: u grow up, go to school, study hard to get good grades and pass, get a job given...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Joe Nkhula He turned to look at a slender-bodied woman coming our way. Suddenly, there was an inexplicable twinkle in his eye as he smiled affectionately. “Look at that beautiful...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Khumbolawo Mkochi Describe your CorpsAfrica experience in one word. I briefly stared at the survey question before I decided to respond with ‘hectic’. But when I looked at the environment...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Witness Chawinga “A positive attitude may not solve all the problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.” – Herm Albright This is the literalness...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Kaitano Maison At the beginning of my stay here at the site, most things were new to me because the environment itself was a bit tough for me to familiarize...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Rwanda Volunteer Ms. Anitha Impumbya “If you can’t fly then run if you can’t run then walk if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward,”...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Patricia Lily Nyirenda The essence of hard work is found in the freedom of celebration. Are we celebrating anything at the moment? No, and yes, we are dancing to the...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Lucky Katundu Twambilire (not her real name), is 29 years old, a mother of three, and a member of Mwalala Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs). A Village Savings and...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Sibongile Nyirenda When COVID-19 was discovered, it took the world by storm. I was one of the individuals who was skeptical about this new disease. I always thought it was...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Grace Sichinga If you are reading this blog, I believe it is fair to assume that you have received education in some form, whether informal or formal. Books certainly played...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Sibongile Nyirenda I must admit that it was really hard to move away from my family to a new community. The period of integration though exciting did not come easy...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Tusekile Munkhondya Being aware of the adventure of living in a rural community, I had a lot of preconceived expectations of how life would be, the people, culture, and values...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Patricia Lily Nyirenda My passion for volunteering for my country and my people keeps deepening with each passing day. The CorpsAfrica motto which reads locals helping locals keeps motivating me...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Grace Sichinga Trees are important. I’m sure most of us have heard this many times. But how many of us take this literally and appreciate the trees around us? A...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Endington Wa Kavuli Building relationships with the community that you have never been with before is quite a challenging and exciting experience at the same time. It is inspiring when...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Umusa Ng’oma Winston Churchill said, “The farther backward you look, the further forward you are likely to see.” Every day, I get to catch a glimpse of a side of...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Tusekile Munkhondya A rolling stone has its day to hit a snag and gather the mosses. After days of struggling to settle down and getting accustomed to community life, finally,...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Kaitano Maison I have had a very wonderful stay on my site since I got here. I remember in my very first days, I could have neighbors greeting me each...
