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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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...
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...
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...
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...
The day of deployment came faster than I expected. After weeks of training at Amakuza Training Center, I stood beside my fellow Gicumbi Volunteers excited, nervous, and filled with anticipation. The bus ride was full...
Life often surprises us with quiet moments that test our humanity, reminding us that kindness is not about grand gestures but about being there when someone’s world feels like it’s falling apart. My journey in...
Living along the Meru–Isiolo road means learning to coexist with insecurity as if it were weather, unpredictable, recurring, and largely ignored until it turns violent. Cattle rustling here is not an isolated crime; it is...
When we are told to lower our expectations in the communities and we say no, this is what happens. Experiencing the realities in our various communities commenced when we were finally deployed in my communities...
As a Volunteer with CorpsAfrica/Maroc, one of the first and most important steps after arriving in a community is simple, yet powerful: meeting people one by one. Before any project, before any plan, there is...
