Not all smiles are real. Some are carefully worn masks, hiding fears, doubts, and silent battles that rage within us. I wore that smile too. When I first heard that I would be deployed to...
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When I arrived in The Gambia as a CorpsAfrica Exchange Volunteer, I thought I understood community work. I had already served in Morocco, worked with rural communities, and seen projects come to life. I came...
March was not a smooth month. It was a mix—progress and delays, excitement and frustration, small wins and moments that tested my patience. If anyone thinks community work is a straight line, they are wrong....
My journey as a CorpsAfrica Volunteer taught me a lesson that I carry in my heart every day. Perseverance can transform doubt into hope. When I began looking for young people to form a new...
As a new Volunteer with CorpsAfrica, I initially felt panicked and helpless when I struggled to get permission from community leaders to start my work. Deployed to my site, I was eager to interact with...
Access to clean, reliable water is fundamental to the health and well-being of any community. In Daru Foday Ba, a community in The Gambia’s North Bank Region, access to water has been a persistent challenge,...
Entering a community for the first time felt like opening a new book. Every page held unfamiliar faces, new stories, and valuable lessons waiting to be discovered. My first experience in this village was exactly...
When growing up, I always believed that learning was only confined to the institutionalised system of education, where I had to be within a classroom, study, write examinations, and graduate as the epitome of knowledge....
On the afternoon of July 27, 2025, I walked through Museke Village with a notebook in hand and purpose in my heart. My mission was simple but powerful, to connect with young people and start...
The morning had felt simple enough; the Chief’s farm buzzing with quiet conversations, the soft scrape of tools, and that calm village rhythm that almost makes you forget how hot it’s about to get. I...
