HIV/AIDS Education and Mokolodi Nature Reserve

Yesterday (Friday) morning we had guest speakers come and talk to us about HIV/AIDS in Botswana. They discussed programs dealing with the treatment and prevention of the disease, as well as their goals for the next few years. One thing I think everyone found interesting was learning about AIDS education in schools, which begins in preschool.


Today, we went to Mokolodi Nature Reserve. Once there, we went on a safari, where we saw Impalas, Kudu, and Giraffes. We then had barbeque for lunch, and watched a group of people from a local village perform traditional dances. They pulled a few of us up to dance with them, which was both fun and terrifying. After lunch, we drove to see two cheetahs who were rescued by the nature reserve when their mother died. Unfortunately, these cheetahs cannot be reintroduced to the wild, as they never had the chance to learn the skills they'd need to survive on their own.


Alyssa Oravec
Senior Management Major