On Sunday morning a group of 30 teachers and students left at 4:30 AM on a bus trip to the Kisane area of Northern Botswana. We arrived at 6PM and moved into our tents in a campground near the village of Lesoma. On Monday we went into Lesoma for the kgotla
(village meeting) at 9AM. There were a lot of dignitaries present including the chief of the village, 2 representatives from the U.S. Embassy, the Minister of Parliment for this area, the District Commissioner and of course Dr. Mary Galinski from the Malaria Foundation International. The meeting was very well attended by members of the village. The kgotla included many excellent speeches, a community choir, and a presentation from traditional African dancers. Following this the students went off in groups of three (one US and two from GSS) into the village to educate people on ways to prevent malaria and to distribute the bednets. It went very well and the students enjoyed meeting the people of the village.
The Minister of Parliment was so impressed with the program that he organized a boat cruise on the Chobe river for the whole group that evening. It was beautiful and we saw many animals coming to the river to drink. This was a wonderful culmination of our work over the past year!
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