WEEK 4: This week
all trainees were sent out to all over Kenya to shadow volunteers. Me and two
other trainees were sent to central Kenya to a city called Olkalou. It’s a very
beautiful place and we shadowed two married currently serving Peace Corps
volunteers. They are both public health educators and they are half way through
their service. It was very interesting to see all of the projects they are
working on. They work with the community
health workers (CHW). CHW are Kenyan volunteers who each have 25-house holds
they visit every month to educate about health and to refer/escort sick
residents to the nearest hospitals. They are also currently working on building
the first fishpond for the community among many other things.
This week
was very interesting because we got to travel and see what our lives will look
like after swearing in as Peace Corps Volunteers in a few weeks!
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