Strong wind storms in Kanana

Kanana is a very small and lovely township which is less vulnerable to most of disasters that occur in other places. It is not easily affected by disasters but what happened in front of my eyes yesterday (13 November 2013) was so touching after the strong winds in the evening took two shacks down and about six of them roofs destroyed. It was  really a sleepless night for most people as most people don't have their Emergency Operation Plan which could have been more helpful to them.

Finishing our first module for the second year

It has been really good since we started our second year, we have just finished our first module which was about community and family preparedness.  We really enjoyed the module since well the module was more focused on our daily lives. 
We even did the preparedness surveys and it made it more interesting because we realized that most of our parents have the same mindset about emergency preparedness. They believe that there is nothing to prepare for. The only important phase for them is response because they think that nothing is hard to deal with, '' God is the creator of everything''. They don’t understand that all the faces of emergency/disaster management are important, more especially Preparedness as it is the foundation of emergency/disaster management. It is a disaster-readiness function and includes pre-disaster planning, training, higher education, exercises, drills, standards, technology, outreach and partnership.

Kenya's Westgate Mall attack

Officials trying to help people escape during  Kenyan Mall attack

Kenyan Mall burning

Some injured and dead people inside Kenya Mall.

The difference made by service blog

The service blog made me to feel or realize that I am making difference in my community. Every time when I get into my class my, learners become so happy. They are free to ask questions and the participation is so good. At first I thought it was going to be difficult for me to teach them because teaching is not in my blood, what I like is saving lives (Bio) but am doing well. I thought that they were not going to listen to me because am not their are teacher and am so young. You know children have this tendency of that they are not going to be taught by a younger teacher  like me, but my learners took me like their are own mathematics teacher, they don’t have that tendency. Every time when I ask questions they give me answers. They even raise up hands to tell me that they don’t understand. In them I see the doctors, teachers, etc of tomorrow. 

Our Dedicated Ladies of WDMCC

From left: Dikeledi Ramatladi, Mary Semoisi, Tsholofelo Gaborokwe, Nthabiseng Rapulumo, Refilwe Khoza and Maditaba Ramokanate

Ladies of World Disaster Management Community College at Are-fenyeng Primary doing their community service. They are loved and cherished by learners at this school. Learners cannot to wait see them in front of them everyday.
I love the reception we are getting from the principal, teachers and all the learners. Learners regard us as their teachers and give us the same respect as they give to their everyday teachers. I love the way they keep their uniform: They are distinguished in their uniform.
The school's environment is so clean that one cannot say it's a primary environment. It is these elements and many others positives that we come here everyday and give our services to these learners while we are still studying towards our Associate Degree in Emergency Management.

Our Mentoring Program is underway

Tsholofelo Gaborokwe giving Math lesson to Are-fenyeng Primary School learners during our Mentoring Program.
We are making difference in our community. Share with us some of the initiatives that you or your community is taking to make a difference in people's lives.

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THE FINAL EXAM, 2013

Honestly speaking, the exam was not that difficult as I expected it to be. We knew most of the answers to questions that appeared in that exam because had we revised all the independent studies that we did this year together as a class. I think that was the trick that made me understand more about the studies that we did. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my classmates for helping each other. Like they usual say “every finish line is a beginning of a new race”.

I admit the race has been long and tiring but it has been worth it and I can't wait for the second year which will be my last year, then I will be doing my thing at Disaster/ Risk Management Centre as qualified Associate Emergency Manager.