Explore stories of service, connection, and transformation directly from CorpsAfrica Volunteers across the continent.
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...
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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...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Lusekelo Simwela My site is called Makanani, it consists of 6 villages which are under the Group Village headman, Mr....
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Isabel Mandiwa I have always had an interest, a longing, to help others, make a difference, and see the difference...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Deborah Kamanga About 3 weeks ago I got a “thrilling” email from Andrew (a CorpsAfrica Program Coordinator for Malawi). I...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Abdou Cisse For those who read my last blog, you would have tried to guess what I did on Sunday,...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Exchange Volunteer Mr. Adnane Sounni Influential people are those who impact or shape the way others act or do things, right? Our...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Boubacar Diro Diallo Playing with small children is my passion. My first activity this month was to entertain myself with...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Lucy Chihana This year has been one of the craziest in my life: from graduation to moving out to my...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Ms. Ndeye Awa Gueye After a month in Thies of capacity-building training and ending with the Swearing In Ceremony in Dakar,...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Vanessa Chimutu With my arrival into the community I had so many mixed feelings and emotions about what I was...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Exchange Volunteer Ms. Soukaina Bouihi, Photos by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Abdellah Azizi During our stay in Nitundu village, we had the chance...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Emas Potolani On March 12, 2016, I pledged through the AIESEC YouthSpeak Initiative (you can make yours right here: https://aiesecmalawi.typeform.com/to/y4iD6a)....
