Adventure of Deployment: My Journey to the Western Side of Kenya
Deployment day as a CorpsAfrica/Kenya Volunteer, what an adventure! At 24 years old I realized I had never set foot on the western side of Kenya. That was about to change. My journey began on Saturday the 28th of September when I travelled from Kisii to Nakuru. The next phase kicked off with a bus […]
A New Chapter Begins: Finding My Way in My Community
The day of deployment came faster than I could have imagined, like the blink of an eye. I still couldn’t confidently pronounce the name of my new community. It’s funny—being a Dagomba native, I found myself questioning whether the name was the same as the calabash we use to serve beloved TZ in Ghanaian homes […]
The Beginning of What Could Be a Lifelong Impact
Arriving in Kpeve Tornu as a CorpsAfrica/Ghana Volunteer marked the beginning of an incredible journey of community engagement and growth. Located in Ghana’s Volta Region, Kpeve Tornu is a vibrant community with deep cultural roots and a breathtaking natural landscape, including the serene River Danyi meandering through beautiful mountains. As I began my integration, I […]
Leveling Up in Goviefe-Dudome: My CorpsAfrica Quest
Save Point: Starting My Journey In the world of Goviefe-Dudome, my house is my “save point”—a place to rest, reset, and prepare for each new day of exploration. Unlike a traditional setup, I don’t have a host family here, making my journey feel a bit like a solo-player game. Each morning, I check my “health […]
Passion on a Single Bed: Chronicles of the African Volunteer
True warmth indeed trivializes “discomfort.” I entered the community expecting a bit of hardship and the need for adaptability, but I was still taken aback by my accommodations. I thought that was the worst of it—until I found out I’d be using a public toilet. “I can adapt,” I told myself. But the first time […]
I am an Exchange Volunteer and I like it!
I am an Exchange Volunteer and I like it. My name is Alexis Irandukunda an Exchange Volunteer with CorpsAfrica/Uganda. Born and raised in Rwanda, I graduated from the Catholic University of Rwanda. In 2023, I applied to be a CorpsAfrica Volunteer in Rwanda. I became a Volunteer and enrolled for the amazing Pre-Service Training (PST). […]
Volunteerism: A Service That Sees No Weather
Weather is arguably a key determinant of what services are available to those in need of them. This is so because other services are best delivered in certain weather conditions and not the others. Air services, for instance, are limited during heavy rains and cloudy days yet it is the best time for rain-fed agricultural […]
Behavioral Change Journey
I have never been to the hospital for the past 26 years of my life until November 2023. Let me take you into the past. I am someone who hardly falls sick but even when I do, I never visit the hospital. I remember while growing up, whenever I was seriously sick, I preferred not […]
Stepping Out of the Comfort Zone
I never thought it was possible to comfortably work, enjoy, and build trust and relationships in a community in which you have zero background. To be honest, things are indeed easier said than done but I had to take a bold step of moving out of my comfort zone to a new community that I […]
Getting Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable!
Before anything great is achieved, your comfort zone must be disturbed. I must testify that every part of my life, up until now, has taken me to get out of my comfort zone. It was on the 11th of August 2023, when I received a call that I was successful in my CorpsAfrica interviews. I […]