The Peer Education “tour” of the Mnaviera ward was so successful last year we decided to have a repeat performance this year, and after 12 new students were selected for the group we started to get the training started this week, teaching about HIV/AIDS. The goal this year was to make the project more sustainable, with the occasional help from me in the way of answering questions and helping procure food, but with most of the teaching stemming from student and community leaders who trained with me last year.
Our two student leaders were peer educators last year, and this year they returned to teach about what they learned and what the students need to learn. These students are extremely dedicated, especially Habiba, who is still on crutches from “Camp Nyangao”, they make the lessons far more amusing than I am able to, and having the students hear from another student why they should care about these issues is so much more powerful. Mustapha is our community leader, and as a graduated student he does an excellent job working with the kids and making up the most ridiculous games that are relevant (if only slightly) and get the kids energized and excited to learn how to teach others.
Our first meeting to discuss the biology and ways of acquiring HIV/AIDS was a success, and we are planning on a lot of fun meetings in the future, before we start our theatre work and touring in the spring!
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