Tag: Work

A Successful HIV/AIDS Stigma Reduction Training

Published on by Mark Jahnke

Well, it’s finally happening. I’m gonna brag to you about helping the children (or in this case, the health care workers).

IMG_0197A few months ago, my counterpart and I discussed the possibility of conducting some sort of training around World AIDS Day (1 December). What started as a round (EARTHQUAKE JUST HIT WHILE I WAS TYPING THIS BRB OK THINGS ARE FINE) table slash panel discussion morphed over the course of several plans and months into a half-day HIV/AIDS Stigma Reduction training funded with PEPFAR money. Continue reading “A Successful HIV/AIDS Stigma Reduction Training” →

Mile 7: Suddenly, There’s Work

Published on by Mark Jahnke

People told me when I came here that you’ll feel like nothing is happening, then at about 6 months, you’ll hit a massive wave of work and you’ll also get kind of depressed at the same time. It’s called the six-month-slump, and it’s kind of like the collegiate sophomore slump. You’ve been here long enough to miss some things about home, like friends and food, and suddenly you’ve got work. Luckily for me, I’ve got a lot of really exciting work to look forward to, and was kept on my feet by a series of literal disasters in the past few weeks.

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Mile 3: You Better Work

Published on by Mark Jahnke

Before I had even arrived at my office on my first morning of work after swearing in back in June, I had already made a mistake. Thanks to my basic language abilities, I missed a change in instructions, and wound up half an hour away from where I was supposed to be when I was supposed to be there. Oops.

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