They’re So Cute! – Rabbits for Business Not for Show
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Tusayiwe Sikwese A few months into my service, I started feeling a bit lonely and I wanted a puppy. So I thought, “Hey, I will ask some of the community members to help me find one.” One of the community members eventually offered to help and I got very excited. […]
Initiation Ceremonies in Mbewa Village
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Deborah Kamanga For the past two weeks, I have been going to bed or waking up to the sound of people singing or chanting. On the first night, I thought maybe there was a funeral; or wedding nearby because that’s usually about the only time that people sing or chant […]
Up and About
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Lucy Chihana This month I decided to take some days off from my site, take that vacation, get some of my things done, and visit my friends and family. I went all over: Zomba, Blantyre, Lilongwe, Dedza and finally Dwangwa the place that made me. I couldn’t wait to share […]
Beyond Empowered
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Vanessa Chimutu So now that Corps Africa mid-service training and Age Africa scholars retreat is over, I sat down and started reflecting on most of the issues and topics that had been discussed throughout my two weeks away from site, the most recent thought that came to my head was […]
Monthly Song In Action
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Assiatu Pongolani Clearly, for those who follow me here, almost every post in the past few months of blogging has been a song of the Grass Root Soccer (GRS) project. This fun activity has been my favorite from other projects because it does not need a lot of resources to […]
Halfway Down the Lane
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Limbani Kumanga “Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do” – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe “A scared dog barks to pretend to its master but a brave dog bites to protect him” – An African Proverb July 2016 marked the midway of my service […]
Halfway Through
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Aissatu Pongolani While at our Pre-Service Training as a CorpsAfrica Trainee to become a Volunteer, we had this wonderful, exciting, interesting, and on the other hand overwhelming information called the Human-Centered Design Training. Personally, when I thought of one year living in a new community, new friends, new language, and […]
What We Need
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Isabel Mandiwa Every child has the right to education we say. But how many kids have access to that education in their community? My village, for instance, doesn’t have one and at the moment we are trying everything to have it near us. We would like to save our kids […]
IWET-Improved Stove Production
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Emas Potolani In my previous post, I shared more about women from my community, Chitete. And I tried to give some detailed account of the endeavors that these women are involved in here. Well, for those that run some small-scale businesses, Zalewa turn-off is a must-go destination so that they […]
S.H.E. Empowered
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Sarah Kazira From 18-22 July, I was out of my site attending Age Africa’s 6th annual girls’ retreat. The theme of this retreat was S.H.E Empowered (Safety, Health, and Education) and it gathered 88 girls from 22 different schools plus 7 mentors, three faculty advisers, and two CorpsAfrica Volunteers (myself and […]