BCC Work

I have been in a slump regarding teaching but my other job as a behavior change communicator has picked up. I have reached my 8th month mark and things are starting to look up. 6 really great things have happened regarding my job as a BCC.
1st - Word has spread that a peace corps volunteer is in the area..I know, about time. Well, this means groups are coming out of the woodwork to ask me for favors. So far it’s only been coming to talk to their group about HIV/AIDS which is part of my job here. So yesterday I was called by one of the teachers I am working with to sit in on a meeting with a headmistress from a school in the nearby village. I had gone to look at the school last month. That’s when the visit I thought would be quick ended up being singing and dancing for 3 hours. Well, I guess I said something inspiring, hell if I know what, and she took the big step in telling one of her parents to get their child tested. Turns out he was positive. So, she came to my teacher scared about what her next step should be and seeking advice. Her teachers didn’t know what to do with this student and the students guardian( hes an Orphan whos parents both died of AIDS) was thinking about giving him up. So my counterpart and I head over. It was a small class of 5 teachers. I was so nervous. Talking about HIV in my community is difficult. it’s a disease that is attached the sex and sex here is pretty much taboo so getting people to talk about a disease that’s really personal is a really difficult. But I was surprised in the end. All teachers were very open minded about the information and it sounded like a lot of them were going to go get tested. Now the headmistress wants me to come to the school again and talk to the students. How do I talk to 7yr olds about HIV? Im going to have to get pretty creative. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
2nd - Like I said groups are coming out of the woodwork. I was approached by another teacher asking if I could talk to the Police station. I agreed and again I was surprised how well it went. The captain, or whatever the head police officer is called, asked if I could do a status day where all the officers get tested!
3rd - One of my friends at the school wanted to get tested and asked me to go with him. Little did I know he wanted me to go as an interpreter not for support. So I went and he and I both got tested. It was great experience for him and Im hoping now he can use that experience to pass on to the rest of the students.
4th - A small group of volunteers including myself have started to make a deaf friendly video for the local VCT’s. This video, which can be shown in schools or at the VCT, is supposed to help those facilities that do not have an interpreter for the deaf community. So the group and I went to Kisumu where there is a deaf VCT to research what happens when someone goes to get tested. It was a success and now we are planning on going to Nairobi where we will start filming it. Our hope is to produce it and send it all over the country.

VCT - Like a planned parenthood with counseling and testing for HIV and other STD‘s.
5th - After talking with my counterpart, we have decided to create a mural for our school. This mural will be about making smart choices regarding sex, ie say no and MEAN no, avoid being alone with the opposite sex, focus on school etc. Since a lot of my students are into the nocturnal activities this mural is not supposed to stop them but to be a reminder to them.
6th - Another teacher and I are thinking of reorganizing the library. Right now, its just a place to store crap. But we plan on turning it into a rec room filled with books, games, and other activities to help the students keep busy. One of these activities that is in discussion is bead making and trying to sell them in the states as well as around the community.
So that’s whats been happening in a nutshell. A lot of these things are still in discussion but Im hoping some will come to be actual activities. If you have any ideas or advice please let me know.