Hello List
I have been running and delivering an AIDS awareness project in a very
remote area in Limpopo S Africa for a number of years now. An occupational
physician and I are going out again during the university break. Some
subscribers have kindly donated equipment for the project in the past, I am
not asking for equipment but ideas for training and team building games. We
try to incorporate frequent changes of activities as the attendees are not
used to "classroom type classes" and the ages range from children to adults,
employed to unemployed. We have trained health care assistants, nurses, a
police officer, kindergarten and primary teachers and diamond mine workers -
quite disparate group - some can't read or write as there is no written
language for Pedi. If anyone has ideas for "icebreaking" activities which
would work with such an unusual group please can you contact me off list
with your ideas.
The project incorporates a health education workshop which runs over four
days. The attendees are a mixed group some speak some excellent English and
local languages, some are less fluent English speakers and some speak no
English at all so it is a challenge as neither myself nor most of the
trainers speak the local languages. We get the message across by lots of
role play and demonstration of practical skills. The attendees who speak
English translate what we teach to those who are less fluent.
Believe it or not it works and although it is challenging it is great fun.
(Any subscribers from southern African countries may be interested to know
that it was featured on a SABC documentary last Easter).
I look forward to receiving any helpful suggestions.
Many thanks
Anne Harriss
Course Director
London South Bank University
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