Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Shyrene Kossom My typical day as a Volunteer revolves around giving out my time and energy to the people in my community. It is hard to pinpoint all my projects...
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Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Hope Mawerenga Today I’ll share about the chat I had with an elderly man at the big trading center in my community. I had gone to buy a few things...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Ireen Kanjala Ten months down the line since I made my community my home. One of the things that had me both excited and terrified was being deployed to a...
Produced by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Exchange Volunteer Mr. Mostafa Aarab Essalai Putting together a female empowerment camp for 190 girls certainly is no walk in the park, but last week 25 amazing young leaders – made up...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. James Matipwiri While in the past it would take generations, now it is a common phenomenon to be hit by dry spells every couple of years. Apparently, experts say that...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Caroline Luka Living in a community with people of different cultures and beliefs can be tricky. The secret to making it work and not feeling like an outsider is to...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Chancy Simba How do we find ourselves? We do so by going “within.” We get to know ourselves first and then we get to know others. We understand how we...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Mildred Chirwa I volunteer at a local secondary school in my community and as the form four graduation was fast approaching I was approached to take care of the decoration...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Khwima Nyirenda My first thought of my community eight months ago was, “This is the middle of nowhere.” This was because it is far from what you and I know...
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Silvester Kunkeyani The month is June. A cold season in most parts of Malawi and along the shores of Lake Malawi, often deemed as the goldmine of the lakeshore people....
