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The Magic T-Shirts
At the very first meeting I had with the teen leaders for Mochudi Teen Club in 2011, they asked about getting T-shirts. They wanted to design shirts and have them made. I acknowledged it was a nice idea, secretly blew … Continue reading
The Ups and Downs of My Biggest Peace Corps Project…
…The Teen-Caregiver Communication Workshop In March of 2012 we had our monthly Teen Club meeting. The Teen Club is for HIV positive youth ages 12-19, almost all of whom were born with HIV, before much was known about the virus, … Continue reading
Posted in Peace Corps, Service - Year 2
Tagged Botswana, HIV, Mobley, Peace Corps, Teen Club
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A Beautiful Sight
Yesterday, Maggie, one of our social workers, called to me, ”Do you want to be part of something special?” “Sure”, I replied. Who would turn down an offer like that? She waved me over and I followed Maggie, Mosa (another … Continue reading
Posted in Peace Corps, Service - Year 2
Tagged Botswana, HIV, Lions Club, Mobley, Peace Corps
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HIV/AIDS Successes and Challenges
Recently NPR aired a few shows telling about successes Botswana has enjoyed in its fight against HIV/AIDS. A friend recently heard one of those show titled “Stunning Achievement Against Aids”, and asked me my opinion on it, as someone “on … Continue reading
Posted in Peace Corps, Service - Year 2
Tagged AIDS, ARV, Botswana, George Bush, HIV, Mobley, Mogae, Peace Corps, PEPFAR
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I Went to a Funeral this Morning
I went to a funeral this morning. It was for a 15 year old boy named Bofelo. He had attended Mochudi Teen Club in 2010, but hadn’t been coming recently. I’ve been working with Teen Club since June of 2011 … Continue reading
Posted in Peace Corps, Service - Year 1
Tagged AIDS, Botswana, Death, funeral, HIV, Mobley, Peace Corps
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