Wednesday, July 31, 2013

MORE OUTREACH

We continue to do outreach in the villages and settlements with our Non-Communicable Diseases and Reproductive Health projects......


Talking to young people in their schools.....







Healthy cooking classes for men featuring Joe's hummus......


Teaching self breast exams to women....


Workshops and education for men, women, youth, teachers, churches, schools, villages, settlements....









 Learning body parts..... ( Tricia and Ciara - do you recognize the chart???!!!!!)


 Workshops for gay youth groups....



 Blood pressure and blood sugar tests with Vuniwai Joe....


Singing with the children....


Outreach in a Muslim community....

We gather pre and post questionnaires for data analysis and research articles in the future....

Pap smears and Breast exams.....




 Reproductive Health Team and Fiji Cancer So.







Sunday, July 28, 2013

HIGHLIGHTS OF MST

Mid Service Training was held at Christian Camp with our entire group.  We have now been in Fiji for for eleven  months - 16 months to go...... our roller coaster ride continues.  Joe and I are still having fun and enjoying the adventure!




    Shadae and Reagan are part of this wonderful group also.....can somebody add their faces to this?

















   We all had a great time being together again.....Happy Hour at the Pearl, Barbecue dinner at the Uprising, post MST with the "Youngsters", Robinson Crusoe tour, learning to make an easel from a box with Mary and Rob, "Don't change behavior, Create Behavior" with Dr. Tukana, Going Bananas with Sarah ..... etc. etc. etc. This will be our last official training as Peace Corps Volunteers.  A new group of 28 individuals will be coming in September.