Jeane Davis |
| Country of Service |
| Malawi |
| Dates Served |
| 2000 - 2002 |
| Volunteer Position |
| Secondary school teacher & Community health educator |
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| Description of main volunteer activities: |
| Primary activities included teaching chemistry and English at secondary school for over 200 students, and teacher training on HIV/Aids; Secondary activities aimed at increasing access to girls’ health education and reducing incidence of HIV by engaging teens in mentoring and youth-driven activities (Girls’ Club, Debate team, Volleyball club); Helped build capacity of out of school youth and village leaders to devise and sustain peer education programming focused on HIV awareness/prevention/reducing stigma, and improving the nutrition of people living with HIV & Aids; Lastly, worked with older women’s group on income-generating projects. |
| How Peace Corps service influenced decision to go into nursing and future plans: |
| I heart young people - their energy and creativity is unstoppable. I also love traveling (especially for the street food!), and learning from people. So after PC, I continued youth organizing work in DC for 3 years on sexuality education and other social justice campaigns. All the while, I felt like there was something still missing. In the last 2 years, whether in contact with people 24/7 at a local clinic or on rotations, or while doing research to address the epidemiology of female rape homicide in South Africa, I knew I found "it" in nursing. I’ve learned that public health nursing will help me to holistically meet both a person''''s and community''''s needs. In the future, I see myself both here and abroad having a fluid career tying together my skills and passions as a nurse, educator, researcher, epidemiologist, advocate, and public health professional with communities impacted most by conflict, violence, health disparities and HIV. |
| Impact of RPCV Fellows experience: |
| Met some amazing pioneers in other RPCVs with an awesome array of interests, values, passions; Enjoyed opportunities to continue community based work in education, sexual violence and HIV VCT within local Baltimore programs & settings (house of ruth, st. bernardine’s school, chase brexton health services/clinic); Enjoyed service opportunities through SOURCE; Fun social community; and last but not least, the grateful chance to fund part of my education through RPCV grant/scholarship money. |
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