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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...
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Today, I witnessed something that reminded me of a major challenge in rural development. Thus, the sustainability of projects. Many times, well-intentioned NGOs and organizations...
If you passed through Senior High School (SHS) in Ghana, chances are gari saved you at some point. Gari soakings after prep, late nights with...
When the site postings were released, I was both nervous and excited to see where I would serve. The name Kojokrom sounded simple yet unfamiliar....
You can know all the CorpsAfrica development approaches; ABCD, HCD, CLD, but without effective facilitation, none of them will truly work. Knowledge alone isn’t enough;...
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...
In the heart of Ghana’s Northern Region, a quiet but determined leader found her voice and purpose, through service. Nimatu Abdul-Rahaman, a 2023/2024 CorpsAfrica/Ghana Volunteer...
Honestly, many people, including myself, believed I might be the first Volunteer to quit. But here I am, standing at the finish line. And I...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Abdou Cisse “A Diola Sembé,” to translate the strength and courage of labor in the Diola. Working in the fields...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Adnane Sounni The celebration days are great events that any person living in a new culture should be curious to...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Ms. Ndeye Awa Gueye Hello everyone, I apologize for my long absence from blogging, it was beyond my control. Now I...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Sarah Kazira Village banks are everywhere in my community, and everybody is in one or two of them. I have...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Hameth Ndoye On 6/16/2016 at 1:30 PM, we took advantage of the visit of the CorpsAfrica/Senegal office in our site...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Emas Potolani Besides working with primary school kids at Chitete Primary School, over the past three months and some weeks,...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Tusayiwe Sikwese Malawi Secondary School Examinations (MSCEs) are well underway across Malawi. Students graduated at colorful ceremonies, danced their four...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Boubacar Diallo With the students from Ndieulbert Primary School, we did lots of exciting activities this month. Like the international...
Produced by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Deborah Kamanga
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Assiatu Pongolani Being a CorpsAfrica Volunteer is one of the most interesting things. I get to know and learn all...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Limbani Kumanga “A country that does not know how to read and write is easy to deceive.” – Che Guevara...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Maroc Volunteer Mr. Lahcen Chanchaf The story begins when I first arrived in Azzaden Valley in the High Atlas Mountains. People are kindhearted...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Mama Diop I had a dream last night, a message I had to pass on to you. Last night in...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Lusekelo Simwela One of the things we are supposed to do when we go to a community is to analyze...
CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Deborah Kamanga posts the first video blog. June 2016. (02:29)
Written by CorpsAfrica/Maroc Volunteer Ms. Hafssa Ait Tabamoute During the first two days after moving to my site, “Tiwichi,” I participated in putting the last...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Lucy Chihana I once read somewhere that “life is a journey.” Well, whoever said this was right. Sometimes we find...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Vanessa Chimutu Since I started working with my community, one of my favorite days of the week is Thursdays. It’s...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Emas Potolani Well, I must admit I have been missing for a while. The past weeks have been tiring and...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Sarah Kazira As I briefly mentioned in one of my previous blogs, when I got posted to my site, I...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Maroc Volunteer Mr. Lahcen Chanchaf Dear readers welcome to my first blog as a CorpsAfrica Volunteer. In this blog, I will mainly focus...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Assiatu Pongolani Community Development work has always been my interest of work since I was young, while I was getting...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Lusekelo Simwela “What have you learned since your last Fortnightly Questionnaire?” says one of the questionnaires that we take every...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Lucy Chihana It’s been forever since I wrote something that saddens me :(. Well from not having my gadgets charged...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Tusayiwe Sikwese In my very first blog, I told you all about a Nursery school project that I was helping...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Limbani Kumanga My immersion in Likoswe village continues to unfold in a relatively positive manner. With time, I have begun...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Vanessa Chimutu My whole life, I have been thankful for the blessings God has given me, from having the most...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Emas Potolani Nelson Mandela one of the greatest leaders who once lived on the face of the earth said, “Education...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Sarah Kazira If you were to visit my community, Nsondole, it would not take you a week to notice that...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Exchange Volunteer Ms. Soukaina Bouihi FOMO (friends of Mulanje orphans), our partner organization in our site Mulanje, has started many income-generating projects...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Tusayiwe Kumanga Last month we had In-Service Training and I also attended a US college fair. But before leaving for...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Abdou Cisse In the Diola culture, women have always held an essential role in the community thanks to their status...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Assiatu Pongolani A month now has gone by since I got here to Kadewere village. It has been a month...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Mama Diop “I’m possible,” said the development itself. Yes, we can! We can do it if we just believe it....
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Walid Chougna I started working with Nebeday Center located in Toubakouta, which partakes in many activities with people in the...
