Malawi

The Beauty of Chitipa

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Lucky Katundu Lying on the Bulambya plains and on the tip of the map of Malawi, the Chitipa district is a beautiful place with diverse people, languages, and cultures. Dear...

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For A Boy Child

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Witness Chawinga A child’s quality education is every parent’s dream. Parents are happy when their children perform well at school. A lot of organisations nowadays are advocating for girls’ education....

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The Longest Shortest Journey Ever Traveled

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Jolex Chicco Kaundama When the exciting and rigorous one-month Pre-Service Training was over, I eagerly waited for the swearing-in ceremony. My colleagues and I were to finally be confirmed as...

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A New Beginning

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Harriet Lynn Kumbani I used to think I lived in one of the hottest places in Malawi until I moved to my site in Phalombe. My goodness! Chileka is pretty...

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Bitter Sweet

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Elvira Mdoka In an agricultural-dependent country, most communities crave the rains as a recipe for plant growth. Such was the case with cock village, which happens to be my site....

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My Second First Day

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Grace Sichinga “If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor.” – Eleanor Roosevelt “Expect the unexpected.” I am sure that many of us have...

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Moving to the North

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Joseph Katsala On the evening that I was told by the CorpsAfrica/Malawi Country Director that I had been placed in Karonga to Volunteer for the next ten months, my mind...

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Serving with CorpsAfrica: A Life Liberating Journey

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Chiukepo Mwenechanya It is exactly 14 months since I was deployed to catalyze community-led developments in a local community of Thoza, south of Mzimba District, yet I can’t even remember...

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Now That I Have Served

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Dorothy Mapira I could write a million words but they will all tell the same story of how grateful I am for the opportunity to serve as a CorpsAfrica Volunteer....

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The Ride of a Lifetime

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Mieke Mmeya “Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” — A.A Milne Dear Reader, After 14 amazing months,...

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