A Spring of Change: How a Volunteer and a Village Reimagined Water Access in Kenteri Kebele
In the rural village of Kenteri Kebele, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, clean water once felt like a luxury. Women and children trekked over an hour each day to fetch water from contaminated springs, ponds, and rivers, placing health, education, and safety at risk. Betelhem, a CorpsAfrica/Ethiopia Volunteer from the 2024/25 cohort, recognized that this daily hardship […]
MODERN GHANA: New Maternity Block brings hope, healthcare to Cheshegu community
MODERN GHANA | Written by: Sulemana Zakaria A newly constructed maternity block in Cheshegu has brought renewed optimism to thousands of women in the area who previously had little or no access to safe and dignified maternal care. The facility, which features a delivery room, multiple delivery beds, and a postnatal care ward, is expected […]
Building a Good Relationship with the Community
Lately, I have learned something interesting that I am sure will be helpful to my leaders. Many people can relate that meeting new people and working with new communities can bring feelings of nervousness and sometimes excitement at the same time. It can be overwhelmingly exhausting to learn the new cultures of the community and […]
Volunteer Voices: Theogene Sibomana
Women Power
This month, we got to celebrate Mother’s Day. I got to celebrate a special group of women in my community. Their steadfast efforts and contribution to driving a positive change within our community are evident. They have an unwavering commitment to community development. They have come together to contribute resources towards our community project. One […]
A Heartfelt Journey: Life as a Volunteer at CorpsAfrica Uganda
Being a community Volunteer is a journey filled with selflessness, compassion, and the joy of making a positive impact on the lives of others. In this blog, I am going to explore my life as a Volunteer shedding light on the experiences, challenges, and the profound sense of fulfillment that comes with giving back to […]
VOA: Daybreak Africa
Jackson Mvunganyi interviewed Liz Fanning on the COVID-19 response work the CorpsAfrica Volunteers did in Morocco, Senegal, Malawi, and Rwanda…
The New Times: The Youth on Fighting COVID-19, Empowering Vulnerable Families
By Michel Nkurunziza “A group of young volunteers is seeking to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and malnutrition in districts where people living below the poverty line, faced with a high malnutrition rate, reside. Following guidance from the Ministry of Local Government, the volunteers were deployed in Ngororero, Rutsiro, Kayonza and Bugesera districts and some cells […]
The Nation: CorpsAfrica Supplies Potable Water in Nino
By Holyce Kholowa, Consultant “Communities from Chitete Village in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Simon in Neno District say access to potable water is crucial in saving them from waterborne diseases and crocodiles attacks that continuously endangered their lives when fetching water from the Shire River. Village head Patson made the remarks on Monday […]