Because of the quality of its work over the years, GC got chosen to implement a new voluntary HIV counseling and testing program for pregnant women, despite the fact that their main target groups are gay men and transgenders.
It was very informative to participate in the event. (I'm third from the right in the pic below.)
The GC staff put up a sign outside the clinic and with the help of a woman who's a neighborhood leader in the area, about 15 pregnant women showed up. Akbar gave a presentation about HIV/AIDS and the importance of preventing mother-child transmission, followed by a question and answer session.
Even the GC were a bit taken aback that almost every woman participating decided to get tested - a real sign that the education is working.
As you can see, the puskesmas was so far out that there were a few cows wandering around, and a little tiger too.
And an elementary school across the field.
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