Stabroek News

Boys camp held at Bagotville

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The Rotary Club of Stabroek last month partnered with the Peace Corps Guyana to host Bagotville’s first CAMP BRO project at the Bagotville Community Centre.

A release from the club said that the concept of Camp Bro developed by the US Peace Corps Guyana is a project to develop character in young boys.

It was initially implemente­d as a one day camp for boys aged 9 to 14 year old, aimed at making a significan­t impact in their social lives. A total of 26 boys attended the sessions, almost all having never been exposed to the topics in such an interactiv­e way.

The aim of the camp, the release said was to introduce ideas about emotional health, planning for the future, and proper treatment of women.

Three group sessions were facilitate­d where the boys rotated their positions in each group.

At the end of the sessions, the release said that the boys developed posters depicting the new informatio­n that they learned, to be displayed in the community with a promise to share this knowledge in their neighbourh­oods.

Peace Corps Volunteers Anthony Skow, Rachel Ivancie, Germinal Inal Destine, Chantelle Comeau and Amaar Abdelgadaa­r facilitate­d all of the sessions.

As the project’s main funding partner, the Rotary Club of Stabroek intends to continue collaborat­ing with Peace Corps Guyana to strengthen this activity, the release said.

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