Dumelang!
My name is Kaitlyn and I am one of the Penn Nursing Students participating in the Journey of Hope in Botswana. On Friday August 5th, Julianne, Lucille and I went to Stanbick Bank Headquarters with the Journey of Hope volunteers to participate in a Wellness Day for employees. The Journey of Hope is a non-profit organization of professional women and breast cancer survivors who are passionate about raising awareness about breast cancer. The organization schedules a ride where volunteers travel around Botswana on pink Vespas to educate women and their families in the villages about breast cancer.
At the Wellness Day, Julianne and I gave 2 brief presentations to men and women about the signs and symptoms of breast cancer and provided instruction and demonstration of breast self-exam (BSE). BSEs are very important for women (and men) to learn about their own bodies and advocate for their own health care. Even men were engaged in the presentation and shocked to learn that they, too, can get breast cancer. We encouraged all individuals to check themselves for abnormalities. After the presentation, we offered to perform breast exams on any women interested. During the exams, we also provided one-on-one instruction on BSE and further health education.
Julianne, Lucille and I will continue to prepare for the Journey of Hope to provide the best education and exams as possible. We leave for the Journey on 8/22/11! It's coming up!
Here is the link for the Journey of Hope: http://www.journeyofhopebotswana.co.bw/about_us.html
Kaitlyn
We are a group of 10 Penn Nursing students who will be spending 4 weeks doing clinical work and learning in Botswana for our community nursing clinical!
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