There’s a lot of talk about “motivating.” Talks, speeches, encouragement. But from what I’ve seen in my community, motivation is not the main problem. Most people are already motivated. They want to improve their lives....
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In Eburenga, located in Kakamega County, Western Kenya, a transformative community training initiative was conducted aimed at strengthening women’s economic empowerment through practical skills development. The session brought together 80 women for hands-on training in...
From the ground, up “A healthy nation is a wealthy nation” and that’s what I taught children aged 8 to 11 at MCK Ntumburi Child and Youth development Center. Here, we didn’t teach it with...
Meet my 23-year-old young mother of two whose determination has stayed with me. She completed secondary school with a good grade that could have qualified her for a strong TVET course. However, poverty stood in...
What does life after CorpsAfrica service look like? For Peter Moenga, it means opening the doors of Rocky TechSavvy Computer College every morning and equipping the next generation of young Africans with the critical digital...
There’s something no one tells you about community work: at some point, you will find yourself… in mud. Not metaphorically. Literally. A few months ago, I was the strange lady in the community, the one...
March was a month of both challenges and encouraging progress in the implementation of community activities. While there were some difficulties such as limited resources, inconsistent attendance, and slow adoption of certain activities, the overall...
There’s a common assumption I keep hearing: “Young people just don’t want to show up.” But after working closely with youth in my Emulama community, I’ve learned something very different. It’s not that they don’t...
April has not been an easy month and honestly, I wouldn’t want it any other way. Serving as a CorpsAfrica Volunteer here in Shanjetso has taken me on a journey far beyond what I expected....
The pigsty stood unfinished for weeks. Not because people didn’t care, but because life kept getting in the way. Time, resources, coordination, everything seemed to move slower than planned. Some days, only a few people...
