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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