Charlas

I've had a few emails asking me what exactly a Charla is so I thought I'd throw up a post to clarify.

To define: the literal translation of a charla is "chat"...however we 'give' charlas as lessons because our audience is usually made up of barely literate adults. Therefore we "chat" with them about certain aspects of health and have participatory activities, making it not a lecture but a dialogue between the facilitator (me) and the participants (them). It's very Peace Corps.