Field Trip

Kid trying to figure out why I am pointing my phone at him

This week I was able to spend some MUCH needed time in the field.  Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that I don’t  loooooovvvveeeee compiling data and writing reports in the office, but I am always happy to have the opportunity to visit the communities where we work.  I think it gives me a much better perspective of how the TB project works.  Sure I can look at the numbers and see how many people are benefitting from our services each month, but going door-to-door lets you see who these people are and how much of an impact providing something as simple as an HIV test or TB screening can have.  

Fieldworker counseling a client in her home

This week I went to Sweetwaters, which is an area just outside of King Williams Town, mainly to observe our fieldworkers in action and help identify/correct any problems they are having with the project.  Let me just say, our fieldworkers work SO HARD.  They are so great at interacting with the clients and you can tell that they really have a passion for what they do. 

Mrs. Ntutu explaining how to followup with clients

One of the best parts about being in the field is that you get to see the people our programs reach.   For me, it’s nice to actually put faces to the numbers that I deal with all day especially when you can see the impact providing door-to-door services provides on an individual level.  Even more awesome is seeing Mrs. Ntutu in action.  She is the project supervisor and she is SO good at her job.  When she is in the field, you can just tell she is totally in her element.  She loves teaching the fieldworkers and interacting with the clients.  She is the person who definitely goes above and beyond the services of our project to make sure that our clients are being linked up with the services they need.  The world could definitely use more people like her.