Kicking Aids Out!

Time is flying and I’m actually getting quite busy now :D I’m sorry that this post is going to be a bit short. I promise that the next one is going to be a bit more detailed again ;)

Right, my last post was posted a day before I was about to facilitate my first Kicking Aids Out peer leader workshop together with Terese, Bibian and Evelyn (Bibian and Evelyn are to members of Response Network). Monday we spent with planning and preparing for the workshop, which included buying food, drinks and utensils. I was very excited about the workshop and that Response Network had invited me as a co-facilitator. It was great fun and a big success :)

I think I will let the pictures tell:

The girls enjoying their bread and tea

Dancing salsa :)

Group work

Talking about, how to prevent not to get infected with HIV

doing the instructions for the game

doing the instructions for the game

Doing outdoor activities

Nyarai talking about life skills

Traditional game

Me facilitating, why we are using sport as a tool for development

The girls doing a trust exercise

The girls doing a trust exercise

The girls doing a trust exercise

Traditional game

the winner team

Terese facilitating

Body mapping

Group work

the girls presenting their bodies

(what happens with the female and male body in puberty?)

their drawings

in the break

Some of the girls and me

My Kwenuha ladies

Movement game

Playing :)

One of the girls created this :)

The facilitators

Muzala and me

doing an outside activity

Traditional game

Exercise to teach about discrimination

Thursday it was time for the monthly sports captain meeting at Kwenuha. The funds finally had arrived, so we were finally able to plan some activities :) Believe it or not but it was a very effective and productive meeting. However, the most amazing thing was that almost every body was on time!!! And some were even before time!! Maybe my “German punctuality” has influenced them a bit :) We finished the meeting with a nice aerobic class. They absolutely loved it and it was great fun :)

Apart from work, my week has been very calm and relaxed. Since, I’m going to Lake Malawi with Lina, Johanne, Terese, Hanne and Vegard from today to Wednesday, and my mum is coming to Livingstone on next Saturday (juhhuuuuu!!!! I can’t wait to see her :), I tried to get a lot of work done on my exam paper. Terese and I spend the whole weekend working. It wasn’t too bad though :) We had some nice pool breaks and a braai Saturday evening.

Our table

This week has just been about planning activities in the sports department and representing Kwenuha at the Livingstone Sport and Development Network meeting. In addition to that, we had a football-refereeing workshop yesterday. It was great fun seeing the kids enjoying the workshop :)

Here are some pictures:

Before the workshop

Warm up

Warm up

the boys doing their warm up

Girls warm up

Promise and me

Learning the rules

Listening

Some boys waiting for the workshop to be finished so they can play

Tonight Terese and me are taking the bus to Lusaka, where we at 5 a.m. tomorrow morning are going to meet Lina, Johanne and Hanne and are taking the next bus to Chipata. From there we have to see, how we make our way to Lilongwe (the capital of Malawi). From there we are going further to Cape Maclear. Even tough we are going to spend a LOT of time in the bus, I’m really excited about the trip!!!!  :)

Here are some pictures from Livingstone :)

Lovely sunset in the compound

Libes and Givin keeping me busy :)