Last weekend I participated in an awesome workshop for high school-aged girls in Kampot. The first annual Kampot Camp G.L.O.W. (Girls Leading Our World) took the little provincial town by storm and excited all of its participants.
Camp GLOW is quickly becoming a tradition in Peace Corps Cambodia, taking place in provincial towns with Volunteers bringing girls from their schools in more rural areas. The main idea being 'female empowerment' (an important idea in this still very much gender-divided culture), the girls have small lesson/lecture/activities on career choices, physical and mental health, healthy relationships, and leadership. Throughout the weekend they got to pay each other compliments by writing them down on cards and putting those cards in envelopes with their friends' names' on them which the girls all received at the end. (They also payed verbal compliments).
I got to teach a lesson on nutrition and exercise, showing the girls what healthy meals looked like and telling them why exercising is important. At the end Ashley and Emma taught them all a little dance -
It was especially cool for the girls, some of whom had never left their district before! They got to see their town, stay in a guesthouse, and eat with a Volunteer or two.
This link is a short video put together by Evan about the Camp. Special thanks to all of our donors and supporters for helping us to teach these girls about their own strength.
What a good feeling it is to just see someone happy. I can't wait until next year's Camp!
xo-Amanda
Camp GLOW is quickly becoming a tradition in Peace Corps Cambodia, taking place in provincial towns with Volunteers bringing girls from their schools in more rural areas. The main idea being 'female empowerment' (an important idea in this still very much gender-divided culture), the girls have small lesson/lecture/activities on career choices, physical and mental health, healthy relationships, and leadership. Throughout the weekend they got to pay each other compliments by writing them down on cards and putting those cards in envelopes with their friends' names' on them which the girls all received at the end. (They also payed verbal compliments).
I got to teach a lesson on nutrition and exercise, showing the girls what healthy meals looked like and telling them why exercising is important. At the end Ashley and Emma taught them all a little dance -
It was especially cool for the girls, some of whom had never left their district before! They got to see their town, stay in a guesthouse, and eat with a Volunteer or two.
The Volunteers who participated (from left) front row: Hayley, Ashley, Kaija, Bret
Back row: Amy, Amanda, Greg, Maria, Emma, Lauren, Evan
This link is a short video put together by Evan about the Camp. Special thanks to all of our donors and supporters for helping us to teach these girls about their own strength.
What a good feeling it is to just see someone happy. I can't wait until next year's Camp!
xo-Amanda
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