What if the very ground beneath our feet held the foundation for stronger homes, greener communities, and sustainable livelihoods? As a CorpsAfrica Volunteer serving in Eshironyanga in Kakamega County, I recently spent time with local...
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One day, I traveled to Rulindo District, Bushoki Sector, to my site in Karambi for a meeting with our new youth group. I arrived prepared to discuss saving with purpose and how young people can...
I remember gripping the microphone, the room suddenly too quiet, my heartbeat louder than the applause that had just faded. In that moment, it wasn’t just a pitch; it was everything. If I failed to...
In the Mali community, rain is never just a season. For a long time, the rains here have never just been about water; they’ve been about loss. Each heavy downpour brought fear: homes swept away,...
In August 2025, when every volunteer chose their site, I was deployed to Huye-Ruhashya. At first, I worried about living in a new place without family or friends. I wondered how I could integrate into...
Most people think that impact has to be grand, loud, global, and impossible to ignore. As an international relations graduate, I once thought the same, that real change has to happen through high-level policies, global...
The morning I arrived in Kansoro, the air felt different, fresh, calm, and full of unspoken possibility. I didn’t know exactly what waited ahead, but I carried one thing with confidence: the desire to learn,...
February arrived with a quiet storm. Two weeks after the first physical PRC meeting, the rhythm of village life shifted again. This time, the visit carried weight: Mr. Mogaka, the Deputy Country Director, returned accompanied...
I still remember the mix of excitement and nerves I felt on September 24th as I set out for my assigned site in Zomba district, Malawi. As a CorpsAfrica volunteer, I was about to embark...
The most difficult conversations to have always surround finances. I had this assumption with me when I first started my service here in Tharaka-Nithi. I believed most of the community members had little to no...
