Over 600 students at the Sua Community Junior Secondary School, all recieved a very useful and informative talk from Peter Martinez. He is A Peace Corps volunteer from California. He talked to the students about HIV/AIDS, STI’S, Teen age pregnancy, Alcohol Abuse, and Domestic violence. Mr. Peter also told them the statistics on the rate of HIV infection where they live.
The Nata Villiage now has a new lodge that is located at the intersection of two roads, Francistown and Maun road. Nata once had only one accomodation lodge but lost it when a fire burned it down. The lodge is a great center of activity and attraction for both tourists and the people living there. It is an important place because it leads into the Chobe and the Okavango Delta. The owners are Seloma Tiro and Susan Tiro.
With the help of donations, students from the Sua Secondary School Health Club and Nata Primary School were able to paint two murals depicting staying healthy. Students hope that the murals reach out to the people of Nata Village and give them a message to stay healthy. They have all worked very hard on these paintings. They will continue to make murals so more people get their message.
The Nata Village now has internet access in three different locations. The post office, Wild Butchery (a store), and North Gate Lodge all have computers. The post office has six and Wild Butchery has four. You can make copies and send faxes at the post office and you can send faxes at Wild Butchery.
Three people, Peter Martinez, Kenewang Rancholo and SelomaTiro, from the RADS (Remote Area Development Service) group in Africa have donated something wonderful for the kids in the RADS hostel. They have donated nine soccer balls for the kids to play with at the recreation facility after school is over. The kids play after they’re done with home work and they get to excersize. They make teams and learn how to compete well.
