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her for belp and advice on
any problem.
When be recognized tbat
many pregn nt omen com­
pi ining of ic ne and ex­
h u lion, he ed CARE,
tbe intern tional relief nd
development org nization, to
et involved.
Africa. "If a pregnant oman
e I only bre d', monkey meat
and fish beads be' going to
uffer and 0 ill ber baby."
Overriding local taboo
ho ever, is tOUChy bu ines
for n out ide organization in
pite of it best intention.
CARE re ponded by te ching
a corp of loc I omen orne
new idea bout diet and let­
ting tbem adapt tradition.
"Exp rience h t ught u
th t tr nger can't march
into a viii ge and ucce sful­
Iy change time-honored eu -
tom ." A ton y. "But
people ill li ten if their
neighbor how them ho to
do omething better. It' al 0
very effici nt w y to run
thing , ince the loc I omen
are volunteer."
The e
d
mini ir ators. Thi relevant
content long ith intern
lcadc rs hip experience add
up to a program de igned to
en' blc Lorene to gro nd
develop a Vocation I·
Technical Educ tion leader.
A ccond component of the
pro ram occur during. the
chool year. It is . n inter­
n hip ere individu I con­
tinue to ddr s le der hip
competencie and kil
develo ment. Lorene' inte
experi nee ta e .place in
Voc tional- Technical educ •
tion etting under the mentor-
hip of Dr. Ro ena Ay ta,
Princip I, Croc ell Voaca­
tion l-Technical Center.
To further refine com­
petencie during the intern
ye r. Lorene ill al 0 llend
monthly eekend extern' e -
ion hich include elected
I t conference.
