A few weeks ago the volunteers of La Libertad held a leadership camp for young women. We call this camp Camp ALMA because ALMA is an acronym for "Actividades de Liderazgo para Mujeres Adolescentes." In English, this means activities for young female leaders. The word "alma" in Spanish also means soul.
The goal of the weekend was to show young girls from our small rural sites that there are opportunities for them after high school. We focussed on vocational themes and also talked about goal setting and personal plans. While there was time for fun stuff like crafts, water balloon volleyball, and s'mores, the main events were a college tour in Trujillo - the capital of our department; a professional panel featuring women teachers, nurses, etc. talking about their careers and what it took to get where they are; a presentation by a local nurse on sexual health; and vocational exams allowing the girls to identify their interests and possible career options.
As mentioned in a previous post, I wasn't able to bring girls with me to the camp, unfortunately, but I was able to help out in other ways. This was a great event to be a part of and I'm really proud of the way it turned out. Everyone put in a lot of work to make this camp a success and it ended up being not only a great thing for the girls, but a lot of fun for us too.
There are literally hundreds of pictures of the weekend, so I have chosen just a small sample for you here. Enjoy!
Our group at the Universidad Nacional de Trujillo.
Our last stop on the college tour.
50+ girls!
Brian, Erin, and Sue leading "Human Bingo."
Craft hour! My favorite part :)
I taught them how to make picture frames from old magazines.
The final product.
Bridgie, I made this one from the Hello Kitty book you sent me :)
Mani/ Pedi Time!
Water Balloon Volleyball.
Volunteer girls vs. volunteer boys. We won.
Kerri and Nicole leading Saturday morning exercises.
I've had these mustaches for awhile now and was waiting for the right time to bring them out.
The boys of our department had been growing mustaches all month, so they were all looking pretty creepy by that weekend. Sorry guys.
What better time to break out my 'stache stash than the Camp ALMA bonfire?
Bonus points to Amanda for that gold star face here. hahaha.
I think mine is just as good as Jake's ;)
Going for that high school biology teacher look.
Julia with her girls, Sunday morning.
Sporting our sweet shirts the last day of the camp.
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