This is Sunnyside, one of the informal settlements near Refilwe that we visit as a Home-Based Care Team (HBCT). Sometimes people are at these settlements temporarily because they are working in the area and they actually have an established home elsewhere. Others have lived here for a long time and so this is home. Still others came looking for family, didn't find them, and didn't have money to leave or a place to go back to. There's a lot of history here. Everyone has a story, but generally, there's a lot of poverty and needs at places like this. The HBCT had been preparing some education sessions this week and did one at this community on Friday morning. The topic was Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), with a focus on abstinence until marriage, being faithful to one partner after marriage, and condom use when sexually active. This goes hand in hand with HIV/AIDS and is a huge problem in this area and country. Here are some more pictures of the people and the presentation:
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