Diorbivol pêcheur, un vestige historique dans l’oubli
Fondé il y a plus de 100 ans par YORO HODE THIAM, Diorbivol Fisherman est un village situé à Dande Mayo un Matam enclavé pendant la saison des pluies jusqu’en décembre. Pendant 6 mois le village est totalement inaccessible de tous côtés. Limitrophe de Séoul à l’ouest et de Diowguel à l’est. Dans ce village, […]
Passion on a Single Bed: Chronicles of the African Volunteer
True warmth indeed trivializes “discomfort.” I entered the community expecting a bit of hardship and the need for adaptability, but I was still taken aback by my accommodations. I thought that was the worst of it—until I found out I’d be using a public toilet. “I can adapt,” I told myself. But the first time […]
You Want to Learn Wolof? Stick to the Kids
Recently I just took a giant leap in my life by moving from my home country Malawi in the southern part of Africa to Sénégal, a country to the far west of Africa. To tell the truth, it was a stressful moment with the thought of missing my family, friends, and the culture that I […]
Olive’s First Two Weeks as a CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer
Upon my arrival in the community, I was welcomed by my host family. After that in the first week, I did different activities with the support of my host family. My host mother accompanied me to visit house by house and we went to visit an agricultural field where they cultivate onions, bisap, Cassava, beans, […]
Une Volontaire à Keur Mamour Seck
Le 29 Octobre j’ai été déployée en tant que Volontaire de CorpsAfrica /Sénégal dans un village nommé Keur Mamour Seck et ceci pour un service de 10 mois. Mon village d’accueil se trouve dans la région de Kaolack plus précisément dans la commune de Latmingué. Mon arrivée à keur Mamour Seck Que dire de cette première […]
Dare To Be Different
As I stepped out of my house in Malawi with my heavy luggage and muffled my footsteps into the car and took my seat. The vehicle steadily started moving from my city to the airport. I shared stories, smiles, and jokes with my family. We also enjoyed the same obscure hobby of music, everyone found […]
From “Owenva to a “Hero”
My Journey Begins… Being nicknamed “Owenva” to a “Hero” is one of the marks of my CorpsAfrica service in Buleega Village, Uganda. The journey between the two was not a smooth sail though the most significant in my life so far. When I was deployed at Buleega Village as a Volunteer I was anxious being […]
Volunteer Voices: Emelyne Umutesi
Standing with an Army: “From Total Strangers to Friends for Life”
As I stepped out of the towering beautiful building with my heavy luggage and muffled my footsteps into the car and took my seat. In the car, I was sandwiched between a boy and a girl. As the vehicle was steadily moving us from the city to our permanent sites we exchanged polite smiles, which […]
Kinoni Community Transforms Me
My transformation in the Kinoni community has been very significant to me. I have rich experiences engaging in community work and implementing various initiatives. This has increased my understanding of Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) principles. Engaging in Kinoni community work has been the cornerstone of my service. We have cleaned up water sources to ensure […]