Pilots, doctors, and police women

4/4/14 today was our closing meeting at GLOW today. To say it was fun would be a huge understatement. The deputy head brought in his stereo and many teachers came to watch. The girls danced as a thank you to me, I danced as a thank u to them, and the teachers also danced. The girls did a great job talking about what they learned in GLOW this term; early marriage, abstinence, condom use, sewing stitches, and goal setting. I was super impressed to hear girls say they want to be: a pilot, a doctor, a teacher, and a policewoman. Looks like my area might be losing some future farm workin mamas and I'm super proud of them. At the end my counterpart, George, did a fantastic job of asking why the girls come to school, what are the challenges, and then teaching about HIV. Next up we had a brave woman from the HIV positive living support group get up and tell her story. Finally the head Prefect girl thanked all of us and said they would not disappoint me. After the session ended George and Jonathon (another clinic staff) went into the next room to do VCT, voluntary testing anf counseling for HIV. Out of about 70 or 80 girls, 33 were tested and all were negative. I am so proud of all of them amd cant wait for next term to start back up.