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The Three Desert Team

Cape Town, South Africa

The three desert team

An HIV AIDS skit in Namibia

A team of some of our teenagers and young volunteers embarked on a trip through the arid landscape of three deserts: the Karoo, the Namib, and the Kalahari, with a mission to make a difference in the lives of other young people.

In Cape Town, the team were involved in a parenting seminar (see picture below), held a mini youth camp and then travelled up through the Namib to Windhoek, Namibia.

In Namibia, the team conducted HIV/AIDS programmes at three secondary schools, where they received a tremendous response. The programme included music and drama, audience participation, a clear life-changing message about not only protecting yourself, but also how to respond to others who are HIV positive.

From feedback we received the trip really did a make a definite difference in the lives of hundreds of teenagers and the schools in Namibia are clamouring for more.

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