This week was busy for me, but not necessarily at the office! The most recent group of two-year volunteers in Tonga came from their homes to attend an in-service training. These volunteers have been in Tonga for six months now, and I really enjoyed getting to know them! They are a wonderful group of people, and really took advantage of being together with dinners, outings to the beach, and group support.
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| 'Itu my landlady giving her speech |
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Sandy, PCV manning the
GLOW booth |
Thursday night was my fellow-Response volunteer Ashley's first major work event, the Talitha Project sponsored a Young Women Inspirational Night. Present were many prominent female speakers, including the Princess and incidentally my landlady who is Deputy Police Commissioner for the Tongan Police force. Inbetween the speeches motivating Tonga's young women, particularly victims of abuse, the young girls present performed many traditional dances and sang songs. All in all, it was a wonderful group of girls and their mothers, and although I do not speak Tongan, I am sure the speakers were excellent! I sat to the side of the hall with the Peace Corps volunteers in charge of our WID/GAD office (Women in Developmet/Gender in Development) at a booth dedicated to Camp GLOW, a GAD sponsored skills-building and motivational camp held for girls.
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Kaitlin, Sandy, Sara, Bri [standing]
Camp Glow Booth |
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