Mogae praises Peace Corps

Botswana President Festus Mogae praised Peace Corps volunteers during his current visit to the United States. He said that Botswana PCVs "have played an invaluable role in our struggle against the virus."

Supposedly, RPCV Becca (from our group, Bots3) met with Mogae and his wife Barbara in Washington, D.C. Though I am yet to find a copy of it myself, I'm told a picture of the meeting appeared on the front page of the Botswana Daily News. I also heared that an interview with Becca ran on BTV news late last week. Just giving a shout out to Becca if she is reading this.

But about Mogae, it's always nice to feel appreciated. In Peace Corps you give and sacrifice a lot for your home country and the country serve in. Rarely, if ever, are you thanked by anyone for what you do. Mogae's comments definitely made my day.