World AIDS Day 2012
On December 1, 2012 I traveled to Rongo, where another
volunteer, Christina Gusa, had a World AIDS Day event. It was such a success and we had a great
time. She lives in her health clinic and
it’s really nice. She even has an oven
so we were able to have homemade pizza!
During the event, there were speeches from HIV positive community
members, skits from the high school kids and a raffle. They also had free confidential HIV testing
in which over 80 people got tested!
After the event, we were so tired so we laid out a blanket
in the back yard and just listened to music.
These cute little boys came over and were watching us and eventually
joined us in a dance party. It was
adorable! It’s moments like that that
make me feel less different than these people and more the same. Overall the event was a complete
success. I love these one day events
because they are easy to organize, cost very little to fund, and empower the
community.
On my way home, I stopped by the soap stone factory. They make art for World Market and Home
Plus. We got to see how they carved the
figurines and of course I couldn’t help but by a “few” as well. Now I’m home and I have a long busy week
ahead of me. I’m working on a budget for
another grant we are applying to. I also
promised one of my students I would go with her to visit her grandmother. And finally, on Thursday, I leave for Nairobi
for the weekend. I love Nairobi so I’m
excited to go live the life of luxury there for the weekend.
Missing everyone back home!
Andrea
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