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Welcome to the written depiction of my Namibian Experience with the Peace Corps! This blog will document the crazy adventure that I have embarked upon. I hope this blog will serve as a means to keep my family and friends updated on my adventures in Namibia, as well as, aid future volunteers in any way possible.

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Don't you wanna GLOW a little brighter?!

Sup fellow humanoids, 

This year I will be a facilitator at Camp GLOW. What is Camp GLOW you ask? (I'm so glad you asked) 

GLOW stands for Guys and Girls Leading Our World. Camp Glow is a week long camp for Namibian children aged 12-18 hosted every year by Peace Corps Namibia,  Fawena and KAYEC (the NGO I work with here). Everyday of the camp focuses on a different theme: Character building day, team building and gender awareness day, health day, future day, leadership day (this is the day I will be co-facilitating), and self discovery day. The camp will be held in Windhoek during the August school holiday and will include trips to parliament and the University of Namibia. 

80 children are chosen from all over Namibia to partake in this one week extravaganza. The children are chosen based on nominations from Peace Corps Volunteers and the other stakeholders. (Seeing as I work with over 300 hundred children A DAY, it was really, REALLY difficult for me to narrow my nominations down to my 5 allotted slots. heart wrenching, it was.) Most kids in Namibia haven't even been out of the village/town they were born in. They may very well be natural leaders from birth, but if no one notices and gives them a chance, they'll never be able to put that fundamentally innate charisma into play for the betterment of Namibia as a whole. At GLOW these kids are given an opportunity. Maybe THE opportunity they need to make a difference. 

Now, like most things wonderful, Camp GLOW is made possible in a large part due to donations. These donations cover everything from food, materials, and accommodation to transportation, admin and much more. Unfortunately we have not quite reached our goal for donations this year. 
But no fear! YOU can help :) 

And quite truthfully anything is useful (1 USD = approx. 10 NAD)

If you're interested in making a contribution click this heart -----> <3

If you'd just like to read up on your GLOW knowledge. 

And don't forget to check out GLOW on FB: 
https://www.facebook.com/CampGLOWNamibia

and KAYEC: 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kayec-Trust/219803271403495

Fact! It's been statistically proven that cool people watch this video:
https://vimeo.com/97240861

Peace, Love and Cheese. The holey trinity. 
(see what i did there... Swiss humor. I win) 
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