When I first met my project team after being selected in their respective VSL groups, I had mixed feelings. We were strangers brought together by a shared mission,...
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The morning sun peeked through the windows, bringing with it a sense of excitement I hadn’t felt in a long time. Today marked my first full day living...
I recently started interacting with children in my community in their schools. This has been one of the most exciting experiences of my service. I got to learn...
Not all smiles are real. Some are carefully worn masks, hiding fears, doubts, and silent battles that rage within us. I wore that smile too. When I first...
When I arrived in The Gambia as a CorpsAfrica Exchange Volunteer, I thought I understood community work. I had already served in Morocco, worked with rural communities, and...
March was not a smooth month. It was a mix—progress and delays, excitement and frustration, small wins and moments that tested my patience. If anyone thinks community work...
As a new Volunteer with CorpsAfrica, I initially felt panicked and helpless when I struggled to get permission from community leaders to start my work. Deployed to my...
My CorpsAfrica journey has taught me that impact does not always come from big, visible moments. Sometimes, it arrives quietly through a child, a laptop, and a sentence...
Learning to be more patient in Nema kuta taught me to be more curious and observant . The village Bantaba, its wooden pillars worn smooth by time and...
In the Kenyan community, the word “welcome” was never just something people said. It was something they handed to you in a warm, steaming cup. The very first...
