A Drop of Change: How Cleaning a Solar Panel Brought Water Back to a Community
They say, “Water is life.” But for my community, it became a luxury we could only dream of. For two long years, we endured the harsh reality of water scarcity, as the solar-powered water facility couldn’t produce enough to serve the entire population. Every dry season reminded us how fragile life becomes when access to […]
The Impact of Water Scarcity on Community Life in Kamwathu, Tharaka Nithi County
Water is life, yet in the Kamwathu Sub location, access to clean and reliable water remains a daily challenge for many. As a CorpsAfrica Volunteer, I have witnessed firsthand how water scarcity affects every aspect of community life—health, livelihoods, education, and even social dynamics. For many households in Kamwathu, fetching water is time-consuming and exhausting. […]
A Season of Transformation in Kamwathu Sub Location
When I first arrived in the Kamwathu Sub location in October 2024, the scene was bleak—dry, parched land, water scarcity, and struggling crops. The community was burdened by these challenges but inspired me with their resilience and determination to adapt. By December, everything had changed. The rains came, and the transformation was incredible. The barren […]
Bringing Clean Water to Kereria: A Community-Led Transformation
For years, the people of Kereria struggled with severe water shortages. Their primary source, River Thanantu, dried up during the dry season, leaving over 1,000 residents, including 128 schoolchildren, without reliable access to water. When available, the river’s water was often contaminated, causing widespread waterborne illnesses like diarrhea and stomachaches. This crisis impacted not only […]
Clean Water for Buwere Residents
Access to clean water has been a dream come true for residents in Buwere village, a testament to Community-Led Development. Home to over 1,800 residents, the daily struggle for clean and safe water in Buwere village has been a longstanding challenge. For years, the community relied on an unprotected well. The water source not only […]
Donkey Drama
Well, I had never fetched water using donkeys until I started serving as a Volunteer in Kitui County. Here, fetching water using donkeys is a lifestyle contrary to where I come from where we have water taps at home. One day, I decided to experience the joy of fetching water from the community’s shallow well. […]
A Story Written In Rocks: A Geological Adventure
As someone who loves rocks and helping communities, I have had the wonderful experience exploring Kanduri Village in Ithanga Location. This place is full of stunning views and hidden treasures, and one of the most exciting discoveries I have made here is Biotite Gneiss. Biotite Gneiss is a special rock that looks cool with its […]
Les Échos du Fleuve
Ibrahima Diop, volontaire de CORPSAFRICA/Sénégal, est affecté à Thiasky, une communauté au cœur de Dandé Mayo à Matam. Dandé Mayo, une localité profondément imprégnée par les eaux du fleuve Sénégal-Mauritanien, est le berceau ancestral des communautés de Thioubalo, Toroodo, Mathioudo, Baylo et d’autres. Cette région révèle une relation séculaire entre ses habitants et le fleuve, […]
Sowing Hope, Harvesting Transformation: Olive’s Journey of Empowerment in Mbazi Sector
As I ventured into the picturesque Mbazi Sector, my heart raced with a mixture of excitement and trepidation. Leaving my familiar home behind, I embarked on a journey that would challenge me in ways I could never have anticipated. My name is Olive Duhoredushima, and I was about to become a CorpsAfrica Volunteer—a catalyst for […]
Boston University: CorpsAfrica Adapts the Peace Corps Model to Build Resilience in Rural Africa
Written by Marc Chalufour “In the early 1990s, Liz Fanning spent two formative years as a Peace Corps volunteer in a small Moroccan village in the High Atlas mountains. She studied the impact of human and animal populations on endangered species– and witnessed the power of the Peace Corps’ model to aid communities and build […]