Rural Communities

For Mental Health Awareness Month: Slowing Down to Serve Better

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and as a CorpsAfrica Volunteer, it’s got me thinking a lot about...

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A Turning Point: How IST-1 Training Changed Communities in Keffa Zone

Before the IST-1 training, many volunteers and their counterparts faced big challenges. They wanted to help their communities...

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From Vision to Reality One Step at a Time

As I reach the end of my service as an exchange volunteer with CorpsAfrica/Kenya, I look back on...

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Hope In Every Handcraft, Pupils Transform Trash Into Triumph

As a CorpsAfrica Exchange Volunteer serving in Malawi, I have had the privilege of collaborating with a local...

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Learning from failure is worth it

Yes, you heard me right: you have to learn to fail! Don’t ask me where I heard that...

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My Oasis

Moving to Malawi as a CorpsAfrica volunteer has been one of the most transformative experiences of my life....

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From Extreme to Extreme; I have met Teranga in People

When I boarded my flight from Rwanda to Senegal, I was filled with excitement, anticipation, and a thousand...

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The Rains of Redemption

Karonga, a sun-scorched district in northern Malawi, had been brought to its knees by months of merciless heat....

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Today, we harvested the salad. Tomorrow, we will reap the rewards of collective awareness

Agriculture, in its most environmentally-friendly form, is today more than just a means of providing food. It embodies...

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“I Have Done This Before” — The Danger of Complacency and the Power of Discovery

There is a certain comfort that comes with familiarity. Having served as a CorpsAfrica volunteer in my home...

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