From a Short Rendezvous with Familiar Faces to Home-Sweet Home
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Deborah Kamanga About 3 weeks ago I got a “thrilling” email from Andrew (a CorpsAfrica Program Coordinator for Malawi). I had been looking forward to the piece of information contained in the email for days. The much-awaited email was about the In-Service Training (IST) for the first group of CorpsAfrica […]
A Place Called Home
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Lucy Chihana This year has been one of the craziest in my life: from graduation to moving out to my little place I now call “home.” It’s not exactly what I had in mind when I was in college when I decided I wanted to volunteer for a year after […]
Thus Far…
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Vanessa Chimutu With my arrival into the community I had so many mixed feelings and emotions about what I was supposed to be doing here, but by and by, everything fell into place. I was acquainted with everyone at the school where my partner organization (Age Africa) is located. Now […]
Assiatu and Imani
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Exchange Volunteer Ms. Soukaina Bouihi, Photos by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Abdellah Azizi During our stay in Nitundu village, we had the chance to meet some of the most inspiring people we met. At the age of 26 years, Imani is already a father of two boys, Abderaahman 4 years old, and Soudaissi […]
Quality Education??
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Emas Potolani On March 12, 2016, I pledged through the AIESEC YouthSpeak Initiative (you can make yours right here: https://aiesecmalawi.typeform.com/to/y4iD6a). My pledge is about quality education. To be honest, I was motivated to make this pledge by my pupils in my class and of course at my school. These kids […]
I Want to be a Journalist
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Sarah Kazira Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend the last CHATS (Creating Health Approaches to Success) sessions of the term with 8 girls under AGE Africa. AGE (Advancing Girls Education) Africa is CorpsAfrica’s partner organization that I got placed with, and they run these CHATS programs which […]
Mulanje
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Exchange Volunteer Ms. Soukaina Bouihi, Photos by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Abdellah Azizi In Every CorpsAfrica Volunteer’s service, there comes a time when they are introduced to a new site, and a new community. Over a month ago, we came to our site, Mulanje, south of Malawi, an hour’s drive from Blantyre. Whatever […]
Help Community, Help Malawi
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Assiatu Pongolani My name is Assiatu Pongolani based in Mulanje as a CorpsAfrica Volunteer, I have been here for only a week now. But it does not mean I am new to the CorpsAfrica family. I was in the Nsanje district and just moved here. A lot has gone on […]
Familiarization
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Limbani Kumanga March 26, 2016, marked my one-month stay in Chiradzulu. Though far from perfect, my stay in rural Chiradzulu has been remarkable. The past 30+ days have exposed me to diverse social nuances that continue to challenge – and in the process, deepen my comprehension of the dynamics of […]
A Very Exciting and Busy Start!
Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Tusayiwe Sikwese It’s been a month and a bit since I came to my site in the scorching sun of Maluwa village, Phalombe. Yes scorching sun, the kind that heats the bare dusty road and burns your feet. Burns your feet. The kind that has my host mother, Miss Kanjo, […]