Peace Corps and Africa

The Student Peace Action Network (SPAN) at MCC will co-sponsor an interesting program on Thursday, April 22, 7:00PM.

"Mary Batterman will be talking about her experience living and working in Kilolo, a remote, subsistence farming village in the southern highlands of Tanzania. In June of 2008 Mary set off to be a health education Peace Corps volunteer in the east African country of Tanzania. After intensive Swahili and technical training, she moved to the remote village of Kilolo, where she spent the next 9 months. While there, Mary worked with the village government to conduct an analysis of the community's development needs and then undertook different projects to promote HIV/AIDS awareness, improve access to health care, provide support for village orphans, and teach life skills. Mary will talk about different aspects of life in her village: work, school, health care, socializing, and living without electricity and running water. In addition, MCC students and SPAN members will be present to share their individual experiences volunteering in other parts of Africa."

McHenry County College - Room B-177C
Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 7:00 pm

The Event is free and open to the public.