Community Integration

It was a day that remains vividly in my memory—the day I reached my second home, CorpsAfrica/Maroc, filled with a rush of excitement. The...

One of my favorite experiences during my first month in the community was chatting with curious kids. When they learned I was from Kenya,...

Arriving in my new community as a CorpsAfrica Volunteer, I was not ready for the surprise that awaited me. It was a quiet place,...

As a CorpsAfrica Volunteer serving in Eregi, Kenya, facilitating committee meetings has become a cornerstone of my work. These gatherings are more than discussions—they...

In the heart of a verdure valley lies a rural community that flourishes on simplicity and strong relationships. The lush fields ripple like a...

There is a certain comfort that comes with familiarity. Having served as a CorpsAfrica Volunteer in my home country, Ghana, I thought I had...

Not a single day had I ever imagined being called Mwalimu. Perhaps it’s because of the roles I’ve played in my community so far,...

One of the hardest humility pills I had to swallow was recognizing that not everyone would immediately embrace you or your ideas. In communities,...

It was a Sunday evening, and I had just wrapped up my daily activities within the community. The day hadn’t gone as planned—it was...

From the moment I arrived in Ghana, it was the smiles that stood out to me. Genuine, warm, and ever-present, they greeted me like...