Jargon

PCV- Peace Corps Volunteer                                       
RPCV- Return Peace Corps Volunteer

CCB-Community Capacity Building Volunteer               
NGO-Non Governmental Organization Volunteer

DAC-District AIDS Coordinator Volunteer                     
LS-Life Skills Volunteer

MCP-Multiple Concurrent Partnerships                           
ARVs-Anti-RetroVirals

PMTCT-Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission     
DHMT-District Health Management Team

SMC-Safe Male Circumcision                                       
PLWHA-People Living With HIV/AIDS

Maha- Mahalapye (my subdistrict)                                  
Rams- Ramokgonami (my village)

Mosadi mojolo- Old lady in Setswana                             
Rata Thata- My way of saying lots of love

Lekoga- White Person (lit trans: “vomited from the sea”)  
PST- Pre-Service Training

IST- In-Service Training                                                  
MST-Mid-Service Training

COS- Close of Service                                                   
ET- Early Termination

Ad Sep- Administrative Separation                                   
VDC- Village Development Committee

Kgotla- Village meeting place                                            
Kgosi- Chief                                                                       

VCT- Voluntary Counseling and Testing                            
ANC- Anti-Natal Care

PNC- Post Natal Care                                                      
CD- Country Director

PM- Program Manager                                                     
OVCs- Orphans and Vulnerable Children

LCF- Language and Cross Cultural Facilitator                    
PSDN- Peer Support Diversity Network

VAC- Volunteer Advisory Committee                                
PCVL- Peace Corps Volunteer Leader

PCMO- Peace Corps Medical Officer                  
PEPFAR- President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

Kombi- mini bus thing that is the main mode of transportation in Bots

Bots 12/13/14/#- This denotes the different training groups in country. I am a member of Bots12.  

3^rd Year- A Volunteer that has elected to stay another year (unless I am mistaken you can go up to 5)

BABADAW- Bring A Book And Don’t Ask Why (Unofficial motto of Peace Corps Botswana)