Making my dreams a reality
Rasheed Makamba was one of the first AVC volunteers and has extended an additional year. He teaches computers at Salama Center, a community center for orphans and vulnerable children in Moshi. Before joining AVC I was involved in various activities, some voluntary work and a few paying jobs. I got a diploma in Information Technology, [...]
Congratulations to the first ever AVC volunteers!
The 2012 pilot group of Tanzanian volunteers has now finished their year of service. Of the 7, 4 have chosen to extend another year with AVC and 3 have gotten jobs. We are proud of them and excited for what’s ahead!
Shining a Light
I am Gema Patrick Shirima and I am a nursery school teacher by profession. In the beginning my focus was just to be employed as a teacher. Coming across Africa Volunteer Corps and the opportunity to volunteer gave me the opportunity to gain a wide range of experiences that have shone a light on my [...]
The positive future of African leadership
My name is Martin Mwanyika, born in 1987 in Iringa, Tanzania. I am volunteering in teaching and marketing at the Step-Up Center. In the morning I teach small kids, the play-unit class, then after classes I spend my time at the internet café writing and publishing about the center on the Facebook page that I [...]
Do Not Hesitate
When I finished university my main goal was to help Africa, to aid in its development in many different ways. I had the good fortune to discover Africa Volunteer Corps’ website where I read about who they are and what they do, and especially who they target. I was very interested in their work so [...]
Do You Visualize Change?
If you make films or know someone who does, please consider the following call for entries. Deadline May 30th: Africa Volunteer Corps is accepting short films for our Visualize Change Film Forum annual fundraiser in partnership with AfriMETRO. Based in Tanzania, AVC is an organization dedicated to strengthening grassroots social change in Africa, and putting [...]
Giving Hope
Before working at Jipe Moyo, I had no experience with people living with HIV/AIDS. I had heard about it, read about it in the newspaper, and seen reports on television, but I have never seen it for myself. When I started at Jipe Moyo, what I saw was almost indescribable. As part of my work, [...]
Zambia refuses to die
A couple weeks ago, the lamps were extinguished on the 26th African Cup of Nations football tournament where spectators witnessed the success of the Zambian team. Beyond the game, this Zambian victory is full of lessons that we Africans should use as seed for real development. According to Christine Maillard, Professor of German literature and [...]
Leap Years Are Cool
Wow- what a difference four years makes. Four years ago today I would have been just beginning my second semester of college with all intentions of attending medical school following my spring 2011 graduation. Instead I find myself slowly overcoming reverse culture shock ater spending the past 4 months in Tanzania and constantly thinking about, [...]
Does the development of Africa lie in traditional education?
By Serge Tiendrebeogo Not a day goes by that the media does not focus on Africa’s development. Indeed, the continent remains at the heart of the debate on development fifty years after its independence. But what kind of development are we talking about? Is it based on growth and wealth? Or perhaps the improvement of [...]