A 10-day summer camp for young people

August 9, 2016

During the summer of 2016, KANPE set up a 10-day summer camp for young people of the region.

This camp enabled 50 young people from the communal section of Baille Tourible to leave their remote villages and take advantage of resources to which they had no prior access at home. 20 young people from the village of Thomonde also joined the group.

This ten day retreat offered to young people of both genders and from different religions present in the community of Baille Tourible enabled participants to interact with people of different backgrounds. It allowed them to put common life values such as respect, collaboration, inclusion, equality, solidarity and responsibility into practice.

This camp also gave these young people the chance to acquire expertise in areas such as craftmaking, cooking, farming techniques, first aid, water purification, prevention of infectious diseases, etc. Finally, through mini lectures and discussions, participants were made aware of the larger issues facing their town and country, including deforestation, declining agricultural production, population growth, illiteracy, the exodus of young people, early pregnancy, etc.

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