The past few weeks have been less than glamorous but probably some of the most productive time I have spent. We have been working on reporting in the Semonkong office. Like any NGO, those who benefit from donations are beholden to the benefactors.
Much of the time I have been training staff informally on various skills and basic concepts. It has been everything from computer skills and uses to reporting structures and English. Most often I try to be a facilitator. This is a skill I have never mastered and rarely used up until now but I find it enjoyable. More than anything I am practicing the art of keeping quiet. It is frustrating to know what must be done, to know you could do it much faster, but to recognize that the trainees will never learn if they don't do it themselves. Facilitation really is a two way street of learning. It's nice when Nthabileng, Palesa, or Matsitsi actually approach me asking about something in particular. They are so excited to learn and develop themselves whenever possible.