17 June 2008Sphe and Nhlanhla helped me learn some more Zulu today with even more Swahili similarities coming to light. … More
Tag: VVOCF
why there is no doctor: harsh realities in zonkizizwe (part 2) (11)
(photo: Zonke Testing Day banner on the back of a van used to transport people to the clinics) While working … More
why there is no doctor: harsh realities in zonkizizwe (part 1) (10)
(photo: Clinic #1 in Zonkizizwe, serving zones 1-4) From May to August of 2008, I interned with an organization called … More
the barking dogs
As well as posting sections of my research based on my experiences in South Africa I will also begin posting … More
why there is no doctor: hiv/aids in south africa (6)
(photo: Local staff and interns at VVOCF in Zonkizizwe) The first case of AIDS was diagnosed in South Africa in … More
why are there no doctors?
(photo: empty waiting room at Zonke Clinic 2, no doctor) Over the past 8 years Africa, international development, and health … More
community organizing as an outsider
Previous posting and following day’s entries: eruptions from fault lines: race is class 19 May 2008 Nothing seems weird to … More
steel villages and concrete fences
13 May 2008 Everyone waves from their steel-corrugated shacks, children smile and get excited, parents and elders are welcoming – … More
eruptions from the fault lines: race is class
What follows below is a chronology of my journal entries leading up to and during the violence. My thoughts and … More
