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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 July 18, Mandela’s birthday. The day was officially declared by...
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Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Dinisse Sylva CorpsAfrica/Senegal,Mbaldo,mbaldo , mbédé diam ! mbédé diam ! diam soom ? diam soom kay ! mbalém djiré diam soom ma diégo Friends, I greeted you in Serere, that...
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 the week where our Mid-service training was scheduled and I...
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 spent a lot of sleepless nights doing this as I...
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?” – Paul Theroux Now that I claim to be fully insured...
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 structures all the social and economic organization of the Diola....
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 discover. I may say that there are some similarities in...
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 come back with one that could be interesting. Happy reading!!...
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 been hearing so much about these village banks so I...
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 Cabrousse to deliver a donation that was made to the...
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, I have spent my time interacting and working with Chitete...
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 years of hard work off at discos, and received gifts...
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 community, we celebrated the International Day of the Environment on...
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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 sorts of things in life, and community, and I develop/explore...
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 Illiteracy remains one of the major impediments of socio-economic development...
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 and so delightful there. The fact that we share the...
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 my dreams, I was going for a walk into a...
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 its major economic activities. I was happy to see that...
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 touches on a carpet one my host family’s neighbor was...
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 ourselves in places where when we look back we ask...
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 pretty simple because this day of the week is when...
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 busy for me. My students and I have been busy...
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 was placed to work with an organization known as AgeAfrica...
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 on what I have learned from the first day on...
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 knowledge and skills from the youth organization I was working...
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 once in a while. This question is interesting to me...
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 to really being occupied with knowing, chatting, and laughing with...
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 Village X with. We had just started the construction at...
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 to feel a sense of belonging and acceptance, which –...
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 supportive parents who encourage me to pursue my dreams, to...
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 is the most powerful weapon which you can use to...
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 most girls do not attend school. Most girls only get...
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 to self-sustain and reduce their reliance on funds for the...
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 the two events, I had planned to have a meeting...
