Volunteer Voices

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

The End from the Start: Walking the Volunteer Talk

Written by CorpsAfrica/Ghana Volunteer Mr. Daniel Akebe Amoah (One Danny) On my first night on site, I thought it was going to be a night...

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Deployment to Site: A Trip of Expectations

Written by CorpsAfrica/Ghana Volunteer Mr. Daniel Akebe Amoah (aka One Danny) It was all a cruise of certainty and joy as I made my way...

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My Sublime Host Family

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...

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Do You Know Amadaou Bamba Diaw?

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...

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“Am I The Faint-Hearted?” There is Only One Way to Find Out.

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...

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Beauty of CorpsAfrica

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...

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Take It One Step At A Time

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...

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My First Experience As A Volunteer

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...

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How I Became A Northerner

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)....

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Expectations vs. Reality

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...

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Integration Life In My Community

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...

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I Feel At Home

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...

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Amazing Christmas In a Home Away From Home

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...

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Joining a Community Meeting to Introduce CorpsAfrica Approaches

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...

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Spend the Day with Me

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...

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Connais-Tu Mon Beau Village?

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...

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Life As A CorpsAfrica Volunteer

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...

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The Journey So Far

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...

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A Story to Tell

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...

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My Biggest Year Yet!

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...

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A World in a New Place and a New Me

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...

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One Thing No One Will Ever Tell You About CorpsAfrica

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...

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Hello Change, I Welcome You

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...

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The Glory of CorpsAfrica

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...

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No Longer an Outlander

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...

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Together We Can, Success Time!

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,...

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On My Mind and In My Heart

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...

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How Village Savings and Loan Associations Empower Women in Chitipa

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...

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That One Good Act That You Need For Change

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...

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A Life in Books

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...

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The Little Things That Make Me Smile as a CorpsAfrica Volunteer

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....

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In the Shoes of a Girl Child

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...

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Encouragement

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...

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Planting Hope

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...

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From Lower Shire to the Plains of Mulanje

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...

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