Thank you so much
for all of your wonderful support for the “Protect me from HIV, Ngilikusasa”!
Thanks to all of you who donated, the event was a huge success. We were joined
by a vision team that has been working in Nsoko for the past week. Without them,
I’m not sure I would have kept my sanity!
There were 300 –
400 children that ate a great lunch joined by about 200 adults and teenagers.
Educators from the Swaziland government taught both young and old about
HIV/AIDS and how important it is to be tested and know your status. Forty-two
people were counseled and tested for HIV, including many of our close friends
here. They were informed of their status within minutes. Those numbers come to
almost 25% of the people at the event being tested, many for the first time.
(Children, especially children without parents present are rarely tested so all
of the numbers came from the adults.)
children red rover (difficult to say for Swazis) and three-legged races. There
were also many games, bible stories, and fun activities for the children. Below
are some pictures of the day. Once again thank you for all of your help!
