Finding Family Under the Tharaka Sky
25th September 2025 marked the beginning of a beautiful journey; a new life in Tharaka-Nithi, located many kilometers from the capital city. This not only marked a new environment but also signified a need to transform my lifestyle, mindset, and life objectives. Among the many changes I have experienced since moving to volunteer here, the […]
Rural Youth, Real Potential: Reflections on African Youth Month.
Every November Africa celebrates its most dynamic resource, its young people. But as we mark African Youth Month, I can’t help but reflect on what it truly means to be young in rural Africa, especially my community in Mwanza, Malawi. As a CorpsAfrica Volunteer serving in Mwanza District, I have had the privilege of working […]
Discovering the Extraordinary in Everyday Moments
When I arrived in Korrop, I didn’t realize that the smallest moments would teach me the biggest lessons about belonging. children chasing a goat along a dusty path, women sharing a basket of grains, women pounding flour over a wooden mortar with laughter, these simple, everyday moments carried a magic I had never experienced before. […]
How Simple Gutters Can Transform Water Security in Our Communities
Water is life, but in many rural communities, it is also a daily struggle. As climate change alters rainfall patterns and seasons become less predictable, every drop counts more than ever. Yet one of the most powerful tools for water conservation is also one of the simplest: gutters. As a CorpsAfrica Volunteer serving in Kakamega […]
Village life is a gentle clock, ticking with heartbeats rather than hours
As I reflect on my integration phase, I can’t help but feel overjoyed and warm-hearted by the way the community has embraced me. The opportunity to learn, connect, and share in the simple joys of life has been one of the greatest gifts since I began volunteering with CorpsAfrica. My first week was filled with […]
AMBIVALENCE: A NEW BEGINNING IN YERRO BAWOL
Ever since I was dropped off in my host community, Yerro Bawol in The Upper River Region and the deployment team drove away, I felt something I had never experienced before. As I stood there watching them wave goodbye, a strange mix of emotions washed over me. I smiled on the outside, but deep in […]
More Than a Training: A Lesson That Prepared Me to Serve in the Rural Community
When I first heard that I would be working with a rural community in Machinga, Malawi my heart danced with excitement. I pictured warm smiles, shared meals, and people living in harmony, a place where even a stranger could ask for accommodation and be welcomed like family. I imagined a community where everyone worked together […]
FROM TEARS TO TEA BREAKS: FINDING PURPOSE IN MBALLO TEGA
Mballo Tega, a small village in the North Bank Region of the Sabach Sanjal District predominantly wollof and fana fana became the place I am fortunate to serve and unknowingly, the place that would gently reshape me. My arrival was far from graceful. I shed tears the moment I reached my community, I was filled […]
What my douar Taught Me
I arrived in Addouz Douar thinking integration was something you do. I later learned it is something you live through. In the beginning, I went from door to door, introducing myself to women, sitting on thresholds, waiting for permission that was never spoken out loud. I wasn’t met with rejection, but with distance. A quiet […]
MY FIRST DAYS IN MY COMMUNITY KUNUNKU
The real test of everything learned during PST began on 16th December 2026. First day in my community Kununku when Theory Meets Reality. It was the second day of deployment, exactly at 12:44 p.m. on Tuesday, and I was the second volunteer to be deployed. Arriving in Kununku, I was nervous, more nervous than I […]