Dr Paul Grant return to South Africa
It has been 5 years since I was last here - time has flown without even realising! Check out the previous journey here; http://www.youngdiabetologists.org.uk/about/blog/182-cohsasa and dr paul grant http://www.youngdiabetologists.org.uk/about/blog/188-diabetesdurban This time I was returning with the international volunteer network, a charity that specializes in short periods of volunteering for individuals in both South Africa and South America. Given that I had been to KwaZulu Natal before I thought that it would be a good opportunity to spend some time back in the same area as last time, catch up with Diabetes Durban, the Hillcrest AIDS centre and work on other projects. The background training and development necessary for my placement began in October and I am glad that I was so well prepared by Karen Patten and co. (especially with the language skills). My motivations for fundraising and volunteering were the opportunity to provide and ma...