Explore stories of service, connection, and transformation directly from CorpsAfrica Volunteers across the continent.
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...
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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...
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...
Souad has always been passionate about the environment. She studied ecology, earned several academic degrees, and spoke at conferences and events about climate and sustainability....
In a world where every day brings the chance to try something new, volunteerism has been my vision to growth, discovery, and unexpected adventure. At...
As I stepped into the vibrant community of Fihini, I was met with warm smiles and eager eyes. My mission for organizing the first meeting...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,”...
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*…....
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...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Dinisse Sylva CorpsAfrica/Senegal,Mbaldo,mbaldo , mbédé diam ! mbédé diam ! diam soom ? diam soom kay ! mbalém djiré diam...
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...
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...
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?” –...
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...
