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Integration is often spoken about as a phase but living through it has taught me that it is more of a process than a timeline. These past few months in Nguutani have been transformative. Moving into a new environment and serving a community different from

I started noticing dry grass as far as Thika, wondering how Mwangi looks like which was rumored as the deepest part of Kitui county. I arrived into the community scared, anxious, tired and more so lonely after being dropped at a stranger's house as my hos

They say you should never have any expectations when heading to your site of deployment. I told everyone I didn't. I repeated it like a mantra. But if I'm being completely honest with myself, deep down, I expected a lot. My journey here began with a wave

Stepping onto Rwandan soil for the first time filled me with excitement and curiosity. The land of a thousand hills stretched before my eyes, green, peaceful, and rich with stories waiting to be discovered. As a CorpsAfrica Rwanda Volunteer, I arrived rea

In the quiet lands of Chikwawa District, under Traditional Authority Masache in Southern Malawi, a story begins, one best understood through its own name, Nzotheka, "it is possible". It's a name that was never meant to sound like hope alone but to become

When I stepped off the bus on 7 September 2025 at my new deployment site in Gisagara District, Save Sector, my heart was pounding with equal parts excitement and fear. I was far from home in a rural community where I knew no one. Although I was able to un

The day of deployment came faster than I expected. After weeks of training at Amakuza Training Center, I stood beside my fellow Gicumbi Volunteers excited, nervous, and filled with anticipation. The bus ride was full of life. Laughter, funny stories, and

Life often surprises us with quiet moments that test our humanity, reminding us that kindness is not about grand gestures but about being there when someone's world feels like it's falling apart. My journey in community work has brought me face to face wi

Living along the Meru-Isiolo road means learning to coexist with insecurity as if it were weather, unpredictable, recurring, and largely ignored until it turns violent. Cattle rustling here is not an isolated crime; it is a system. It is organized, antici

When we are told to lower our expectations in the communities and we say no, this is what happens. Experiencing the realities in our various communities commenced when we were finally deployed in my communities on Monday, 15th December 2025. This was when