Understanding Community Dynamics While Promoting Community-Led Development
“Take the first step and start, the rest will follow suit…” It sounds very cliché, but I didn’t believe in this statement until I was in a situation that required me to believe it. By the way, this statement works for anything; business, and any other initiative you can think of. I am Justine Musiime, […]
Exploring Countless Thoughts: Navigating the Depths of the Mind
Human thought is a marvel of complexity, influenced by our experiences, emotions, and the world around us. From the mundane to the profound, our minds are constantly churning out a myriad of thoughts, sometimes fleeting and ephemeral, other times lingering and profound. Each thought is a spark of creativity, a whisper of introspection, or a […]
Plan Today to Plan Tomorrow
“Failure to plan is planning to fail” It is a cliche phrase to utter but it carries a lot within it. As a CorpsAfrica Volunteer, I have learned so much about planning as a skill and daily routine. It has been five months of daily planning of activities at my site which is vital to […]
Relationship Building With My Community: A Requisite for Development
I couldn’t be more proud of myself that it has already been three months down the line serving my community in Majariro/Karonga as a CorpsAfrica Volunteer. I can attest that such a milestone indicates my unwavering commitment to working with the local people for a transformative and sustainable change in the community. The journey so […]
Lighting the World
Imagine a mother lifting lit firewood for her child to do homework, children staying in total darkness for hours at night till they develop eye conditions, families earning 5 dollars a week through casual labor who end up spending almost half of it buying kerosene which they put inside a glass bottle with a piece […]
I Can Because We Can
In CorpsAfrica’s effort to ensure empowerment in people, both the African youths and the under-sourced communities in Africa have majorly benefitted; the youths through gaining tremendous knowledge, exposure, and getting a chance to impact African societies. The communities on the other hand have witnessed an improvement in their living through the understanding that whatever assets […]
Understanding Community Contribution In A Project
As we are actively engaging the community to come up with the desired project, this has given me an avenue to understand and embrace the importance of community participation in a project. Apart from the assured sustainability of the project, community contribution provides a deep understanding of the community and what they hold important. Community […]
Embracing the Unknown: My Journey as a CorpsAfrica Volunteer in Mchinji, Malawi
In the heart of Mchinji, Malawi, where the regularity of life is guided by tradition, I embarked on a transformative journey as the first CorpsAfrica Volunteer in this rural community. Leaving the comforts of home behind, I faced the overwhelming challenge of not only adapting to a new site but also laying the groundwork for […]
Unspoken Challenge During Project Identification
During my IST-1 training, while conducting presentations on community project ideas, I realized that an often-unspoken challenge for some community developers in the project identification phase is distinguishing projects that genuinely serve the greater good of the community from those influenced by individual desires. The first step to solving the challenge is acknowledging that individuals, […]
Bahari ya maendeleo
CorpsAfrica imekua kufikia maeneo mengi ya vijijini. Sio tu kwa njia za kuleta maendeleo bali hata kwa njia wanazotumia ili maendeleo haya yakubalike vijijini. Kuwashirikisha wanakijiji kumekuwa chanzo cha wao kukubalika kwani kumewafanya wanakijiji hao kujiona ni wamiliki wa maendeleo. Pia, kuwapa wanakijiji hamasa ya kuona rasilimali zao zikiunganishwa ili kutatua mahitaji yao kwa njia […]