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September into December: Three more months in the bag!

Just a few more months have passed since the last post, but so much has happened! Projects Since the last post, I have started up several projects. Some big and some small. The most notable would be the Middle School Health Club. I worked with the school staff to select 30 students to be apart of the first health club here in Gainth Pathe. I was ecstatic to see my Wolof was strong enough to lead the 45 minute introduction meeting by myself, but now I am actively working with guest speakers and health post staff to convey messages and health principals to the next generation of health workers and volunteers. What makes a health club so important in Gainth Pathe is that these students come from many villages, some far far away; by reaching out to them and having them practice these principles and teach these concepts in their communities, we have just exponentially increased the number of people reached over a large geographical area.  Most recently, the students had a Q&A sess