Last week was the grand opening of the Peace Corps Office in Kampala. The staff wanted to showcase various Volunteer's projects, everything from IGA's and VSLA's to malaria workshops and of course, the camps!
Peace Corps asked if BUILD and GLOW could showcase the work we do with the youth and that I did. I was provided scrapbook paper, glue, and cardboard... All of which made my post-Resident Advisor dreams come true. I was able to type up some information about what it is that the camps do, some data on our monitoring and evaluation, post camp success stories, and of course, pictures!
Let me back up a second and talk about BUILD, which stands for Boys of Uganda In Leadership and Development. BUILD is the sister... Or brother... Or let's just call it a sibling camp to GLOW. The major difference is that BUILD is for the boys and GLOW is for the girls. BUILD addresses similar topics, including HIV/AIDS, family planning, reproductive health, gender roles, and teamwork. The also talk about domestic violence, alcohol use, and other things that are more male dominated.
We are looking forward to our day with the boys at this years camp.
T-Minus 29 days.
Written by one of your GLOWing Co-Directors, Tara
RA "Mama T" Back In Action
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