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Handout 9C: Case StudiesCase Study 1: Thabiso is a MAP peer educator who travels at times to conduct workshops. He has beendating Mpho for the past two years and they have a good relationship. Every once in a while, when Thabisois traveling, he engages in sex with other people. He thinks this is harmless because his encounters are “onenight stands” and he is honest with the other partners about how he is involved with someone (usually afterhe has had sex with them). Mpho thinks their relationships is monogamous and is proud to be datingThabiso because he is such a good guy.You are a friend to both Mpho and Thabiso. You know what Thabiso is doing and you are not sure if he isalways using protection. What should you do in this situation?Case Study 2: Mike is a ME facilitator. Mike is married to Precious and they have two children. Mike is areally nice guy, very good-looking, and a bit of a charmer. Recently, he began dating another woman andfathered a child with her. This is the second time he has done such a thing— and he now has four children—two with Precious and one each with these other women. Recently, Mike hit Precious when they werearguing about his activities with other women. Mike apologized to her, but it was not the first time.You are a friend of Mike’s. At a recent MAP workshop, you hear some participants who know Mikegossiping about him and wondering how he can stand up there as a MAP facilitator when his personal life isnot going so well. What should you do in this situation?Case Study 3: Hudson is a youth pastor. He is single and enjoys going out with friends, playing snooker, anddrinking. Every weekend, he gets very drunk and tends to go home with a different woman. He says it isokay because he always uses condoms. You are his friend and a member of the same church. What shouldyou do in this situation?Case Study 4: Kenneth is an accounting intern. He has a long-term girlfriend who is living far away atuniversity. They are very much in love and trust each other. Kenneth enjoys going out to clubs and hangingout with his friends. From time to time, he flirts with other women and when they ask, he denies having agirlfriend. You trust Kenneth when he says he has never cheated on his girlfriend, but you have seen himkissing a few women. From Kenneth’s point of view, it is all harmless, as he is not having sex with thesewomen. When the other women push things, he backs off and does not return their phone calls.84