Women and Local Crafts in Baba Garage
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Boubacar Diallo Baba Garage is located in the Diourbel region in central Senegal, 120 km east of Dakar and in the department of Bambey. This rural community of about 2000 inhabitants became a town in March 2014 with the introduction of Act III of decentralization, creating new municipality districts. Baba […]
The Beginning of My Real Transformation
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Ousmane Kane It all started on August 9, 2022, when I dropped my suitcase at CorpsAfrica/Senegal with a conscience and a behavior to perfect, a character to improve, and a personality to heal. I came to undergo a 4-week training and a personal and professional transformation. It is not easy […]
Spirituality and Development: You Want to Find Yourself, Come and Get Lost in Ndem
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Assane Seck Lost in the middle of nowhere, between the arid climate of western Senegal, through a red and dusty clay road, 11km after Bambey, is a village called Ndem. The first thing you will notice is a huge baobab tree. They told me it was the village gateway, the […]
All for the Environment: No More Plastic Waste in Our Communities
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Hameth Ndoye The April 15, 2015, Global Service Youth Day, we organized a day activity of collecting plastic waste surrounding Cabrousse, my site. For this, the youth of the Red Cross as well as those of the Scout Movement, Agora club, and the local municipality joined in their participation At […]
From Land Disputes to Leadership
How I came from land disputes to leadership is a story worth telling from my service. When I first arrived in Keur Bamba Thiam- medina sabakh Senegal, I never imagined how deeply I would come to love the community. After the integration stage I was no longer a visitor from Uganda or even Volunteer, I […]
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 phrase – I can’t remember. But what I am certain of is that it had a profound effect on me. It reminded me that failure need not be inevitable, nor a reason to be discouraged. On the […]
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 questions. What would it feel like to leave the land of a thousand hills for the sandy plains of Fouta? What would my host community be like? How would I communicate, connect, and contribute to a land […]
“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 country, Ghana, I thought I had it all figured out when I embarked on my current exchange service in Senegal. The thought “I’ve done this before” crept in, but as I settled into a different cultural setting, […]
Casamance: Where Traditions Sing and The Earth Recounts Stories
Be the change you want to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi Casamance: A Trip to the Heart of a Culture that Touches the Soul When I set foot in Casamance for the first time, I did not know that this land would awaken in me so many questions, such curiosity, and such admiration. […]
Cabrousse is Not So Far: New Home, New Family!
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Hameth Ndoye When I thought about going to my site in Cabrousse, Ziguinchor, I was afraid. I was afraid. I felt like I was lost because my friends, with whom I spent training and who became my family and shared my goals and dreams, were far among many others. However, […]