We now have 7 schools for the 5 Cent Project! My goal was for Empilweni to have at least 5 by the time I leave, so I am really happy! Going to visit schools last Thursday was probably the highlight of my week in regards to my internship. Today I didn't work. Last night we all got a message from VAC saying that there was a huge protest/riot scheduled for today and our safety would be at risk. The fact that they didn't allow us to go into work shows me how bad ...

Last Wednesday I attended a training with my supervisor and another volunteer. The training was presented by the company givengain and was about how to use social media websites to fundraise. It was a great experience! I feel like I learned a lot that I will take home with me and use in my future career, as well as use during the time I have left at Empilweni. Today my supervisor, the other volunteer and myself, met again to talk about what we learned and brain...

I have less than a month left in South Africa! It's so crazy how fast time goes by. As I have said many times, I have had a lot of ups and downs with my internship (and working in Khayelitsha). As for as being in South Africa goes, I feel like I still have so much more to see and do! This last weekend we actually did quite a bit and hopefully my following weekends will be just as busy. On Friday we went to Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point and saw the most sout...

Yesterday we secured our first school for the 5 cent project! I am really happy because now I can say I have contributed something to Empilweni. We are going back to the school on Thursday to give them the change container and talk about when we will come each month to pick up the donations, etc. Remember, this fundraiser is essentially a penny drive. You would think that it would be really easy to get schools on board but it hasn't been! I'm really happy we ha...

I am going into the 7th week of my internship. I feel like I have seen a lot and learned a lot from what I have observed, but I also feel like I haven't really done much. I only have a month left, so I am hoping that during this last part of my internship I will be able to actually DO a lot more. Tomorrow I am supposed to go with one of my coworkers to a school in Khayelitsha to talk about the 5 cent project. This is the first sign of support I have gotten from...