"The thing I am most proud of from my CorpsAfrica experience is having been able to get out of my comfort zone and live/work in a rural community for one whole year. This has broadened my horizon on the views I had about development and helped me learn how other people live. I'm also proud of the lasting friendships and relationships which I have established with the CorpsAfrica family as well as the people in the community where I was placed. I have learnt what it is like to associate with people from different backgrounds and with different personal beliefs and values. All these experiences have shaped me into a much better person."

"CorpsAfrica took me out of my comfort zone, taught me a lot of new skills, and gave me hope that if people come together, we can accomplish anything. It made me appreciate things I took for granted."

"CorpsAfrica provided me with an incredible training that helped me integrate into my community. The training gave me the skills to identify needs in the village, and to address these needs through a project."

"Development is about the people and addressing their true needs. Mostly, we come up with projects that we think will help the people, but through observation of the community needs, we discover what may work and what may not. Sustainability is another thing that has to characterize community development. If people are not empowered to make decisions, then sustainability is at risk."