If you had asked me right after graduation what I’d be doing today, I would have confidently said I’d be working in a cooperative, or better yet, at Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen). I had...
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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, but we came with different personalities, expectations,...
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 with my host family, and from the...
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 and share personal and impactful stories with...
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 heard that I would be deployed to...
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 seen projects come to life. I came...
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 is a straight line, they are wrong....
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 site, I was eager to interact with...
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 that stays with you long after it’s...
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 its roof offering more symbolism than shade....
