Tag Archive: Peace Corps
June 28th, 2015 by Rachel | Tags: Disability, Health, HIV/AIDS, Peace Corps | No Comments »
Many healthcare workers and ordinary people in Cameroon often falsely assume that persons with disability are not sexually active and have immunity to HIV/AIDS. Many healthcare workers also believe that women with disability cannot get pregnant. As healthcare workers also have stigma towards them, persons with disability are often placed last on the list of […]
June 22nd, 2015 by Rachel | Tags: Disability, Infographic, Peace Corps | 1 Comment »
My Community Needs Assessment has finally been completed. Here is an infographic showing the results of my Community Needs Assessment. A full written report will be released here very shortly.
June 20th, 2015 by Rachel | Tags: Peace Corps | No Comments »
A couple months ago, I arrived at a radio station at 9:50 AM, ten minutes before the show would start, to give a talk. At 9:59 AM, I was still the only one at the radio station. The radio show is supposed to start at 10 AM. I was about to call the radio host to […]
June 19th, 2015 by Rachel | Tags: Peace Corps | No Comments »
“The difference in winning and losing is most often, not quitting.” – Walt Disney A few minutes after I got off the plane in Yaounde a week ago, the lights went off for a minute. Then a few minutes after it came back on, it went off again for a minute. This moment made me realize […]