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...
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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...
Since always, I’ve been asked this question: Why do you choose to volunteer and get nothing in return, no salary, no benefits when a professional career offers financial stability? But is it true that we...
Leaving comfort behind is never easy. When I arrived in Lumen, fear met me before confidence did. Even as the community gathered to welcome me, tears filled my eyes. That moment marked the beginning of...
When I first arrived in my host community, Bajonkoto, everything felt new, the language, the food, the rhythms of the day and even the smells carried by the wind. From that moment I knew integration...
There are days I felt like I was speaking into the wind. We planned meetings, made phone calls, and shared ideas, only for the next day to arrive with empty seats. Some days we agreed...
From the outside, service often looks like projects, timelines, and results. But from the inside, from where I stand in Nema Kuta it looks very different. It looks like early mornings when the village is...
