Selected teachers from other schools in our cluster came to observe a PGC meeting
The last of the girls getting signed in for club
Phuti and Germina listening during lesson time
Julia and Lerato ... the desks might be a little big for them :)
Khutso showing off her dikuku (cookies)
Lerato also showing off hers
Rachel taking a shot of Maam Ditsela's instruction
Maam Ditsela giving very intense instruction (and Charlotte posing for the camera as usual)
Julia and Lerato, the two smallest girls in the club (and two of the cutest)
Dobrey, one of the brightest Grade 7 girls
Carly and her wash cloth read to make a Boo Boo Bunny
The other teachers observing in the back of the classroom
Just a cute picture of Julia
Lerato and Rosina
Maam Ditsela giving Rosina some help
Rachel also offering some help to the girls
Brandon using the hot glue gun for the girls to put on their eyes, nose and tail
An example of a Boo Boo Bunny that Rachel made
Khutso putting the completion stickers on the chart for the week
Girls helping to take the chairs and desks back to the classrooms after club
Rachel holding a debriefing session with the cluster teachers
We had Khutso and Phuti over for a scrapbooking party, dinner and a movie
Khutso trying to hold the other Khutso
Showing off the completed scrapbook
Rachel setting up a display table outside of Salim's shop during pension day in the village
The PGC was selling all of the duplicate craft projects they made during the year
It was a very hot morning (Rachel's not using the umbrella for rain :)
Rachel explaining that each girl's name is written on their specific craft
The first kokos (grandmas/old ladies) to show up and wait for their pension money
Another koko
Using a truck to claim their selling spot early in the morning
A local tuck shop owner moved his display to pension for the day
I'm guessing that's not a boy's bike :)
Many local villagers sell their own produce at pension
The first set of reinforcements to help Rachel with the craft sale
I don't think he wanted to smile
The people of South Africa are simply beautiful ... enough said
Doing a little smokin to pass the time
We have never seen many of the older people that showed up at pension (this man included)
These are the “sick” people, who have to line up separately to receive their pension money
Looking over the merchandise
Beauty was a good salesperson
Mma Kgonyane (our host mom) sitting amongst the other kokos
His hat and the badge on his jacket represent his membership in the ZCC church
I could have taken photos of her all day
A few people even sell clothes
A koko looking after her granddaughter
Rachel greeting one of her customers
Germina, a Grade 7 PGC member
Lerato, named as Rachel's most outstanding salesperson of the day
I couldn't have asked for a better pose
And here comes the money ... kind of a dramatic ordeal
The pensioners are separated into their appropriate lines to collect their money
In a small rural village, we get 5 men with semi-automatic guns and 6 armed police officers as security ... a little intense!
By the way, this pension day happens at the end of every month. This is just the first time we've been there for the whole thing.
Johanna and Elsie visiting pension during their lunch break from school
The Witpoort Police heading out for the day
Some guys selling chickens
His outfit clashed so bad I had to make the photo black and white :)
It gets a little busy after the pensioners get their money
This guy was more than happy to pose for a photo
This kid wasn't so happy, but I caught him off guard
Maam Tema and Maam Ditsela came over to visit the sale during the lunch break at school
Andries and Brandon (he is one of our best friends in the village)
The girls celebrating the success of the day, making a profit of over R200
Dobrey, Salome and Beauty
Khutso and Rachel
