Children; Crafts; Host community; Education; Camps and clubs
I took this photo in August of 2011 at an English language summer camp in Ukraine. One of the sessions we had each day was "Camper's Choice" and after seeing some impressive teams flags made by the kids, I thought doing art would be fun for the...
I took this picture during a bingo game (with HIV/AIDS words they had learned) during the HIV/AIDS Camp in Piman, Thailand (April, 2011). When there was a winner, we spent a few minutes going back over the phrases of the winning bingo card to...
This photo was taken during a Brain Camp session I instructed in Karak, Jordan during July of 2011. The camp was focused on developing critical thinking skills for college age students who would, after familiarizing themselves with the curriculum,...
In the summer many young Moldovans take part in summer camps. These camp focuses range from games and summer activities to informative seminars. In the August of 2009, I worked as a team-building trainer for a group of youth from Moldova's...
Taken about July, 1964, this photo is the entrance gate to the summer camp fostered by Peace Corps Volunteers from groups I , III and I, Philippines. With the financial backing of local sugarcane companies, we set up the camp which had an existing...
This photo was taken at an annual Peace Corp Togo camp (camp espoir, or 'hope' in English). This camp occurs every year and for children and youth in every region of the country who are infected or affected by HIV/AIDS. The camp gives the kids an...
This picture was taken at Camp Excite near Sumy, Ukraine. The flag is the symbol of Camp Excite- the Ukrainian and American flag joined by a light bulb.
Camp GLOW: Girls Leading Our World is an awesome girls' leadership camp that inspires girls to do more and help in their communities. It is not only an inspiring camp for local girls, but for Volunteers as well!
Camp GLOW was started in Kazakhstan 3 years ago. Now, we have 5 running in different cities throughout the country! This year, Camp GLOW changed the lives of 25 local girls and 6 PCVs.
camps and clubs; girls' education; Women and Development (WID)/Gender and Development (GAD)
Photo taken on August 26, 2011 during Camp GLOW (Girls Leading our World), a leadership training camp geared toward school-age females in Burkina Faso.