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Kansas 4-H's Exchange with Botswana's 4B
Program
| In June 2006 Kansas and Colorado 4-H
programs began a two-way professional exchange with the 4B program
in Botswana, Southern Africa. 4B, a 40-year-old program in the
Ministry of Agriculture of Botswana, was modeled after the 4-H
program in the United States.
Kansas 4-H is happy to be part of the renewal of ties between 4-H
and 4B by hosting Victoria Monnaatsie, a ten-year 4B professional,
September through November, 2006. Victoria is being hosted by the
4-H program at the state level and in Ellis, Stevens, Cherokee,
Brown, and Crawford Counties. She was hosted by Colorado State
University's 4-H Youth Program from her arrival in June to August.
She is observing and learning about 4-H programs in the two states
and sharing information about Botswana and 4B while she is here. |
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Victoria, wearing traditional dress, in front of
Botswana's flag.
(See other pictures featuring Victoria's
experiences.) |
Beth Shanholtzer
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| Beth Shanholtzer, pictured above, is one of Victoria's
counterparts. She is representing Kansas and has a BS in
Agricultural Education and MS in Education from Kansas State
University. Lindsey Drennen (photo not available) is representing
Colorado State University in Botswana. They are currently spending
six months in several areas of rural Botswana. Beth will be sharing
her experiences about Botswana and 4B in person beginning in
January, 2007. Read about her experiences at
http://www.Kansas4-H.org/WorldCitizenship/Experiences |
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The 4B Pledge:
Boitshwaro--
I will be a better citizen by training my head to think, to plan and to
reason
Boikanyo-- I will be trustworthy by training my heart to be
kind, sympathetic and true
Bonatia-- I will be a hard worker by training my hands to be
helpful, useful and skillful
Botswana-- I will help to develop Botswana's greatest
resource, its youth by learning by doing.
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Victoria Monnaatsie sharing information
about her country, Botswana, Africa,
with 4-H members in Kansas City. |
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