| Health Club beginnings |
 Health Club beginnings
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Sep. 1st, 2007 @ 03:47 pm 
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It's been a busy week. I started a Health Club/Life Skills Club and have had 2 meetings so far. It was a long process in the making. 3 weeks ago I announced that I would be starting a Femina Club (Femina is a Magazine that covers issues facing youth in Tanzania...ie AIDS, pregnancy, relationships, drugs and alcohol) to all 700 students at my school during assembly. I requested that those who want to sign up give their names to the class monitor. I underestimated how popular I was with the students (which is easy just given the fact that I don't beat them with a stick etc.) so I ended up with more than 300 names so I had to do random selection and limit it to only form 2 and form 3 (10 and 11 th grade).
My first meeting went really well. I started off with general introductions and aims of the club and then moved on to a debate subject "HIV/AIDS is not a problem here" I was surprised by some of the responses since I live in a pretty good town with lots of facilities and infrastructure. But about 2/3 said they knew people who suffered or/and died from AIDS and mentioned a problem of street children that I had not observed at all. Also, suppossingly there is a mini prostitution issue here. After the debate I did some questions and answers.
The second meeting, two of my female students (form III) performed a role play about teen pregnancy. I had briefed them on the details the day before. I was more than pleasantly surprised by end result. It was funny and informing at the same time. Then we had more questions and answers.
I look forward to seeing this club evolve and continue. |
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