Mothers in a Parent Education Session






Erin’s work, in pictures.
My job here is somewhat random. I envisioned myself working at an orphanage or girl’s home, and incidentally that is what many Children, Youth and Family volunteers do in Peace Corps Philippines. I, however, was assigned to the international NGO (non government organization), Save the Children. Save the Children does so many wonderful things in our province. I spend my time traveling to different communities with my coworkers and offering trainings on various topics, such as: English teaching, HIV/AIDS education, adolescent reproductive and sexual health issues (quite amusing in a foreign language, as I’m sure you can imagine), preschool teaching methods, and anything else that comes up. Save the Children provides funds to build new classrooms for struggling schools, offers supplemental feeding programs in poor districts, distributes deworming medications in elementary schools, builds sanitary hand washing stations and restrooms in schools, hosts trainings, and so much more. I am lucky to be part of such a great organization, even if my job doesn’t have one clear direction. I was originally assigned as their adolescent reproductive and sexual health volunteer, and have therefore spent a lot of my time working with high school students. We train nominated peer facilitators to educate their classmates on issues like, reproductive health, decision making, and rights and responsibilities. Here are some photos of our work in the area. . .