We arrived at the Belgian NGO APOPO laboratory in Eduardo Mondlane University's College of Veterinary Medicine in Maputo, Mozambique, and were introduced to Galinha, Henry, and Tariq African pouched rats the size of small dogs who are being trained in laboratories by APOPO to be HERO rats in locations such as Maputo.

At a May workshop in Zanzibar, Tanzania, 30 alumni of the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program from five countries in sub-Saharan Africa explored topics on community project design and management.