Rural Communities

From Kitchen Skills to Economic Empowerment

During Ramadan, we had the incredible opportunity to work closely with 20 women from the community, aged between 18 and 35. Among them, some had left school, some were still continuing their education, and a...

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Turning a Simple Conversation into a Poultry Success Story

What can a simple conversation really lead to? Sometimes, it becomes the beginning of transformation, hope, and a completely new direction in life. In April, during one of my community engagements, I asked one of...

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Rethinking Impact in Community Development

We often ask how many people were reached. Rarely do we ask how deeply lives were changed. When I began my service with CorpsAfrica in Kisoko, Busia County, I quickly realized that development is not...

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A Journey to an Unknown Destination: My First Night Alone

I didn’t know how heavy my heart could feel until deployment day. On December 15th, everything I had prepared for suddenly became real. We were together, yet with every stop, we were slowly being pulled...

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The True Meaning of Sacrifice: Life, Service, and Survival Beyond the City

I thought I understood sacrifice until Seno Bajonki introduced me to it without warning. Here, life doesn’t whisper its lessons; it teaches them loudly, in dust covered roads, unfamiliar tongues, and long walks that stretch...

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The Quiet Power of Patience: Lessons From My Integration Journey in Nguutani

Integration is often spoken about as a phase but living through it has taught me that it is more of a process than a timeline. These past few months in Nguutani have been transformative. Moving...

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Roots and wings

I started noticing dry grass as far as Thika, wondering how Mwangi looks like which was rumored as the deepest part of Kitui county. I arrived into the community scared, anxious, tired and more so...

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BECOMING FAMILY IN A FOREIGN LAND

They say you should never have any expectations when heading to your site of deployment. I told everyone I didn’t. I repeated it like a mantra. But if I’m being completely honest with myself, deep...

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New Home, New Words, New Hearts

Stepping onto Rwandan soil for the first time filled me with excitement and curiosity. The land of a thousand hills stretched before my eyes, green, peaceful, and rich with stories waiting to be discovered. As...

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From Fear to Family

When I stepped off the bus on 7 September 2025 at my new deployment site in Gisagara District, Save Sector, my heart was pounding with equal parts excitement and fear. I was far from home...

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