The last day of this campaign was a busy one. In the morning we visited the office of the Vice President of Botswana to discuss the work we had been doing to eradicate malaria. Our group consisted of the Alexander Dawson team, Mr. Hamaluba and the student leader of the GSS team, Benson. Once we had checked into the building we were escorted to a very nice room to wait for our meeting. While we were waiting we discussed the agenda for our meeting with the private secretary for the President and Vice President. He was a wonderful man who had been following our work over the past three years and was very interested in this years campaign. Later the Assistant Secretary of Education came in to wait for his meeting. We had an opportunity to inform him of our work and to discuss education and the importance of global learning. After he left the Presidents brother who is also a cabinet member came in and we had a nice discussion with him. So, while we were waiting to meet with the Vice President we had an opportunity to meet all of these other interesting people involved in the Botswana government. Our meeting with the Vice President also went well. Each of the teachers and students had an opportunity to speak. The students represented their schools very well by clearly expressing what they had learned and why this is so important for building bridges between our countries. After the Vice President spoke we had tea and cookies before taking a few pictures and then moving on to our next appointment at the Motswedi Rehabilitation Center. Motswedi is a school for children with mental and physical challenges. We brought soft toys for the school to use in its’ classrooms. The Head Teacher explained that they are very important for their lessons and much too expensive for them to buy. This was a very moving experience and a wonderful way for us to conclude the campaign.
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