Training & an almost real sized plane!

(Friday) Today was training for the staff, so I got the opportunity to compare theirs to ours! Was a good day & was cool to be part of it! Was thorough and all linked to things in the clinic. There was a talk about Wills, which was really interesting particularly as a lot of the patients don't have one when they die, or have not written them properly so they do not get counted! This makes things a lot more difficult. Another session was about TB and how it is spread and the best ways to be protected etc. Was really good & informative, especially as some of the background staff didn't really know the info, unlike the nurses & Drs who have had the training!! We also did a session on what OT is all about, which was brilliant fun. We got to play with playdoh and make things :D hehe! Was really good for the staff as most of them didn't know what OT was, or who to refer. The final session was an open forum for staff to discuss issues about the clinic, and have things explained to them. I thought this was a brilliant idea as it means they're all reading from the same page and ensures any mix-ups are cleared up! We then got a very nice chicken curry & the afternoon was going to be spent doing a mini sports day to end on something fun! All in all a very successful day :D


I then had my lovely flight home, on not such a small plane this time! On the way the plane was about 30 of us, 1 seat aisle then 2 seats (I got the billy 1 seat of course haha) & we didnt need steps we just walked up and in! One air hostess & job done!! Coming back it was 2 seats aisle 3 seats :O haha! Must be a busier time than 6:30am on a Monday :P surprisingly some of the business people I had flown with on Monday were on the same flight home, having probably spent the weekend working!


I have had such an amazing week I cannot begin to explain how life changing and eye opening it has been. This is why I wanted to come to Africa, to see the things I have seen this week & last week. One person may not be able to make a difference, but maybe one person can teach others what life is really like for these people, & then someday perhaps a difference will be made when people begin listening!!