Pre-Service Training (PST)
Counterpart & Supervisor Workshop: After receiving our site assignments & about 4 weeks from swearing in our group of 18 Healthy Youth Lesotho trainees attended this 2+ day workshop. We got a wonderful break from our lovely villages to enjoy staying in a hotel with electricity, hot water, showers (!!!!), & all meals.
The workshop began & ended each day with a hymn & a prayer as the Basotho are very religious (Christian). The agenda was well planned & effective in getting us to establish expectations & discuss cultural differences with our partners (lots of group activities, presentations, & skits). We are getting to know our new partners & job descriptions. We also had time to practice our Sesotho (language) skills!
Today we depart for 3 days of visiting our sites & meeting program & community members. We will spend time in our new homes so that we can plan what we need to buy for the home before moving in after swearing-in mid-August.
I am really happy to say I have 2 wonderful partners who have been achieving quite a lot to address the needs of orphans & vulnerable children (OVC) and people living with HIV (PLWHIV) in the Mohale's Hoek area. More updates to come after I see my new place!
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