5:30am dress fitting before the PNGC 2009 End of Year Celebration and our Farewell. Seleka Higher Primary had this made for me!
A second dress was given to us as a gift
Paul and I with some of the teachers from Seleka Higher Primary
Mr. Mfisa (Principal) and I
Jacqueline (PNGC Leader and 2nd grade teacher) and I
Members of Itsoseng Elderly Group before the ceremony
The Palala Clubs sales table
Some kids from Baphoting waiting outside the hall
Grace (PNGC leader and 2nd grade teacher) and I
The PNGC girls waiting to enter the hall
Denise
Members of the Itsoseng Elderly Group
Grace and Mr. Segodi, Deputy Principal of Baphoting
Andrew Mocheko, Councilor to Kgosi (Chief) Seleka
Mr. Marope, member of Dutch Reform Church and SGB of Seleka Higher Primary School
PNGC members reciting a poem
PNGC Leaders singing
Junitah Maphoto, essay contest winner for PNGC
Joyce, Project Manager of the Drop in Centre
Margaret, Small Grants Coordinator from Peace Corps
Handing out the PNGC girls certificates
Matseke, my APCD from Peace Corps
PEPFAR donated some pins and folders to give to the PNGC members, and Pam and Barry Vig brought them buttons!
Traditional Setswana dancing troupe
Some of the crowd
Maam Ditsela and Maam Tema receiving their awards from Palala Clubs
More traditional Setswana dancing
Kgosi Seleka making his appearance
Kgosi Seleka and Mr. Mocheko
The PNGC leaders gave the 2008 HIV/AIDS ribbon quilt to the Kgosi
Handing over the quilt
Kgosi Seleka speaking to the community
The 2009 PNGC HIV/AIDS ribbon quilt
The 2009 quilt was raffled off as a fundraiser for PNGC. Maam Tema is drawing the winning ticket.
Grace reading out the name of the winner
One of our 2009 PNGC girls won the quilt! We were so excited!
PNGC members in their aprons
Mr. Motsoko, retired principal from Seleka Higher Primary School
Some of the Baphoting kids singing
Maam Chipana wrote a farewell poem for Paul and I
Members of Ga-Seleka Home Community Based Care and Ga-Seleka Drop in Centre singing
Some gifts that Baphoting School gave to us
Mma Kgang was our official Palala Clubs sales woman for the day
Mma Class, 2nd grade teacher in front of some of the decorations in the hall
Maam Ditsela and I
Maam Tema, Maam Khalo, Maam Ditsela, and I
Paul with Mma Class, Maam Motshegwa (Principal from Baphoting) and Nancy Dibetso, Project Manager for Seleka HCBC
Mma Modipa (5th grade teacher) and I. Baphoting gave me this traditional outfit to change into during the middle of the ceremony.
Nancy Dibetso (Project Manager of Seleka HCBC) and I after the ceremony
Maam Motshegwa and her daughter
Traditional dance troupe
