Drew's African Odyssey - Mwange Refugee Camp, Zambia

Today we attended the workshop that is given by Anti AIDS Club members to members of the community. The workshop is for parent and child communication so that people will know how to talk to their children about sex, HIV/AIDS and how to protect yourself. This is one of the most motivating and inspiring events in the camp because you can really see the people learning and being interested in what the people are teaching them. There are always tons of questions, with the most inquisitive part coming at the condom demonstration section. Some of the people have no idea about condom usage and people in the camp are really pushing their acceptance.

Sophie has worked hard in inspiring this group with their work and Right to Play has provided all the material and content in the workshop. We're hoping to keep working very closely with this group and maybe start up similar projects around the camp. The people there were primarily teachers and students from the primary schools. Some were also coaches that we have trained.

The night was spent with my friend Tony preparing a barbq of sweet potatoes and tuna, listening to music and reading magazines. Since our guard died a few weeks ago, we have yet to replace him as we are acknowledging him in the community and we just haven't had the time to hire anybody else. I think we'll have a new guard starting next week.

Posted by: Drew Gardiner / 12:11 PM