A few weeks ago I did my first cooking demonstration. I worked with one of the CHWs who also works at the SEECALINE. SEECALINE is an organization which provides education about nutrition for children 5 years and younger. We cooked rice, eggs mixed with a type of leafy green, and bananas. There were about 20 mothers and 30 kids watching me prepare the food all in a small room, and then we cooked outside. I talked about nutrition, safe water treatment, and asked questions about health and priority needs in the community while waiting for the rice to cook. The kids rarely give me any personal space normally, and while I was prepping the food, they crowded so close I could hardly move my arms! I had fun though, and I think everyone enjoyed the food. We’ve scheduled another cooking demo this upcoming week.
Two different teachers asked me to teach a class in the schools within the same week. I taught about proper hand washing in five classes between two fokontany with the help of my CHWs. We played a game in the beginning, learned about the content, and then sang ‘Zaza Manasa Tanana,’ a song about kids washing their hands. I told the kids to sing the song while washing so that they wash their hands long enough, and then to dance to air dry their hands. The kids and teachers all laughed at my dancing but I’m hoping that helps them remember to wash their hands. We had a lot of fun, and the teachers asked me to come back in a few weeks before their school vacation.
You know you’re a PCV when:
-Getting mail is as exciting as Christmas come early
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