Thursday, March 23, 2006
More of Botswana (March 2006)
We'll be staying in Gaborone for a few extra days because a human rights film festival is beginning tonight that screens previously unreleased movies from Angola, Namibia, Mozambique, etc. It is an excellent opportunity; I'll probly change the tune of the blog for an entry or two in order to review the films and the festival.
Also, Mike and I attended an "interfaith" forum on how faith based organizations can better respond to HIV/AIDS. We have follow up meetings today with a high profile minister and the fledglingly local chapter of BONERELA, an association of religious leaders living with or personally affected by HIV.
For those of you who do not know, Botswana has the second highest HIV infection rate in the world--pushing 40%. Only Swaziland has surpassed that unfortunate figure. Regardless, the city looks normal and healthy and populace--though my own age group seems somewhat under represented.
We'll be staying in Gaborone for a few extra days because a human rights film festival is beginning tonight that screens previously unreleased movies from Angola, Namibia, Mozambique, etc. It is an excellent opportunity; I'll probly change the tune of the blog for an entry or two in order to review the films and the festival.
Also, Mike and I attended an "interfaith" forum on how faith based organizations can better respond to HIV/AIDS. We have follow up meetings today with a high profile minister and the fledglingly local chapter of BONERELA, an association of religious leaders living with or personally affected by HIV.
For those of you who do not know, Botswana has the second highest HIV infection rate in the world--pushing 40%. Only Swaziland has surpassed that unfortunate figure. Regardless, the city looks normal and healthy and populace--though my own age group seems somewhat under represented.
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