Some 82 United States Peace Corps trainees will arrive in Botswana on August 1st. This will be the 17th group of Volunteers to serve in Botswana since Peace Corps returned to assist in the HIV response 13 years ago. After a brief orientation in Gaborone, the group will travel to Molepolole for 11 weeks of intensive training at the Institute of Health Sciences (IHS). The trainees will live with host families in Molepolole during training to enhance their learning of Setswana and the local culture. They will be introduced to their host families during a “matching ceremony” on Thursday, 4 August 2016. Symbolically, these Peace Corps volunteers are coming in at the time of Botswana’s 50th anniversary celebrations. The welcoming event for them will take place at 10:00 am, August 4th, 2016, at Molepolole Institute of Health Sciences. Of the 82 trainees, 25 will be assigned to schools to teach Life Skills, 21 will work in clinics, health posts and District Health Management Team offices, 17 will be assigned to either Districts AIDS Coordination or Social and Community Development Offices, and 19 will work with non-governmental organizations. These trainees represent the diversity of America in terms of age, ethnicity and…