Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Umusa Ng’oma In my time with my host mother, I came to know a girl. Let’s call her Yankho. Yankho is about 12 years old. She was working as a...

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Natasha Lughano Chagunda As I packed my bags for the site in Ligowe, Neno district, I had all of these preconceived thoughts and feelings about where I was going. Most...

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Wonderful Mudolo “Instead of putting others in their place, put yourself in their place.” – Anonymous The day of departure to my site had arrived. All sorts of iterations of...

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Joana Msukwa “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”- Theodore Roosevelt I must say the idea of moving to the outskirts of the city was not...

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Mr. Frazer Kum’bweza Banda It all started in Mulanje at Likhubula C.C.A.P house, just hours before completing the Pre-Service Training (PST). It was an overwhelming moment when I saw my face...

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Stella Kumphika “Do not count your eggs before they hatch.” As CorpsAfrica trainees, we were taught to manage our expectations by lowering them down. But how do you do that...

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Prisca Kadawati Every new place is very difficult to live in at first, and being in a rural community makes it even harder. Meeting people you have never seen before...

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Grace Sichinga ‘Gile! Mwadzuka?’ (Grace! Are you awake/ Good morning?) This is the voice of my landlady that shakes me awake usually around 5 am. I answer back and continue...

Written by CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ms. Claudia Njoloma Dear Reader, “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to...