Volunteer Stories

Get an inside look at the experiences of CorpsAfrica Volunteers in the field.

We often look at Volunteering with CorpsAfrica/Malawi from just a professional sense when it unveils a hidden treasure of natural beauty and serenity often...

Three months ago, I embarked on a journey as a CorpsAfrica/Uganda Volunteer that would take me far from the familiar comforts of home and...

As a member of my community, I have observed numerous construction projects that are no longer sustainable and have fallen into disuse. This has...

Weather is arguably a key determinant of what services are available to those in need of them. This is so because other services are...

Well, I had never fetched water using donkeys until I started serving as a Volunteer in Kitui County. Here, fetching water using donkeys is...

The first time I made Downy is still fresh in my mind. I remember following the procedure step by step, but it was still...

In the rural village of Jjalamba, Mpigi district, Uganda, a remarkable transformation has started to take place. CorpsAfrica/Uganda, through its Community-Led Development, Asset-Based Community...

In the heart of my CorpsAfrica journey, I discovered that being a true facilitator goes hand in hand with mastering the art of listening....

Buyiga Island, a wetland on Lake Victoria in Mpigi district was a world far away from a place I could call home to stay...

“Take the first step and start, the rest will follow suit…” It sounds very cliché, but I didn’t believe in this statement until I...