middle of the dry season and the start of the
Harmattan winds.
It may not be apparent in the picture (which is
outside my back door and the path to the
center of the village) but there is a mini
dust storm going on. Every morning until
about 9 o'clock the air is heavy with dust
being pushed along by the wind. Needless
to say there is a layer of dust covering everything
inside and outside.
As mentioned in prior blog entries we have been
focusing on sex ed with emphasis towards preventing
teenage pregnancy. We've been on hold due to the
holiday season but we got back to it this morning.
We had 63 girls from the 5ieme (probably equal
to 8th or 9th grade) come to the clinic for the
the hour an a half info session.
So far ... knock on the old wood ... none of the girls
that have participated have become pregnant.
The boys have been buying condoms all of a
sudden so it's encouraging to see.
So far we've talked to 328 boys and girls since last
April. We have another 150 or so to go to complete
the school.
We have a new sports teacher at the school and
the old sports teacher is at a school in the next
village. I am hoping we can get some activities
between the schools going. It's not usually the
norm but that's the challenge/fun ... to be in there
trying to make it happen.
Another week gone by ...
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