Taif, Mon Village; Ma Vie Autrement
TAIF est situé dans le district de Medina Sabakh, précisément dans la commune de Ngayenne, département de Nioro du Rip. Elle a été fondée en 1957 par El Hadji Abdoulaye Lô. Dans ses limites géographiques, TAIF est très enclavée par rapport au Sénégal et se situe entre la frontière de la Gambie et du Sénégal. […]
“Mlomp, un village pas commes les autres”
Impressionnée par la richesse de la culture locale, la solidarité, l’entraide des membres de la communauté ainsi que la beauté et la diversité des paysages, Mlomp est tout simplement un village pas comme les autres. Créé en 1650, Mlomp est un village avec un charme remarquable et une architecture authentique. Maisons en banco (argile) à […]
Learning, Unlearning, and Relearning
Written by CorpsAfrica/Kenya Volunteer Ms. Betty Mutua As the months go by and I continue to engage with the community members, I have realized the importance of not just learning new things but also unlearning and relearning preconceived notions. The community has its unique way of doing things, rooted in generations of shared wisdom. With […]
Roots of Resilience: How a Community Tree Nursery Is Transforming a Kenyan Community
Kenya marked its first national tree-planting holiday on November 13th, a key step toward the country’s goal of growing 15 billion trees by 2030. In Gituto village in Embu County, CorpsAfrica/Kenya Volunteer Priscillah Nganga used the day to reflect on something important: the real power of community action. Typically, when governments, non-profit organizations, and institutions […]
Never Ending Food: CorpsAfrica Permaculture Training
By Kristof Nordin “Kristof Nordin, co-founder of Never Ending Food, facilitated a 4-day ‘Introduction to Permaculture‘ training with CorpsAfrica in Malawi. CorpsAfrica is a non-profit volunteer organization, which is structured similar to the U.S. Peace Corps program, but which recruits Africans to work in under-served African communities. The program is currently implemented in Malawi, Morocco, and Senegal. From their website:…”