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Peace Corps BRO Camp in Zambia
We ended our year with an all-boys camp. Originally, we planned for an all-girls camp but shifted our focus to the boy-child after hearing the community’s concern about the boy-child being forgotten and not included in programming equally as their female peers. Unfortunately, for some time in my host country, the boy-child has not received…
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Reflection
With only three full months of service remaining and the most breathtaking view of the Etosha National Park, stretched before me, I am reflecting on my time in Zambia. But first, let me share a reflection on the previous blog post, “Sharing Ownership.” In that post, I discussed my plan to create structures for sustainability…
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Sharing ownership
“We thought of our mother today, you’ve given us our wings.” ~ CSE Facilitator Our current grant cycle has been the most interesting and the most rewarding. Our funding was delayed, activities were canceled, and deadlines were pushed up. Even now, we are sprinting to the fishline. However, within this haste, we reached a milestone…
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Debate Club
“Lord, help us speak confidently during the debate and win against our opponents.” With these words, from one Debate Club President, I realized how serious our debaters were about the Debate Club and their upcoming debate event. As Peace Corps Response Volunteers under the D.R.E.A.M.S. project our primary objective is to conduct CSE training to…
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Recent Outcomes
June was a successful month. With my CSE champions (watch my video for context) we hosted workshops and launched two comprehensive sexual education (CSE) school debate clubs. My colleagues showed tremendous dedication by conducting workshops/training on the weekends and during the week after teaching at their respective schools. As of today, we have conducted seven…
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