Camp GLOW: Empowerment through Expression
Camp GLOW:
Empowerment through Expression was a three-day intensive GLOW camp for girls of
Taroudant and the surrounding villages. The camp was held from June
16th-18th, funded by the Small Project Assistance grant, and was attended by
approximately thirty girls from middle school to university. The camp focused
on themes such as gender equality and positive self-esteem, women as leaders,
goal setting, SIDA and female reproductive health, and the environment. Each
attendee learned how these themes are pertinent to their lives as women and as
community members.
Each theme
was taught through workshops and followed by an expression activity. For
example, a trained Moroccan counterpart led an IYF session on gender and
stereotypes, which was followed by an activity in which the girls designed
hands of Fatima with colors that were assigned to positive attributes they
self-identified with. Other expression activities included a recycled item
fashion show, self-portraits in which the girls envisioned themselves as leaders,
and friendship bracelets.
Other
sessions included personal fitness and how to maintain a workout plan during
Ramadan led by Tatiana Cary, an entrepreneurship workshop complete with
business model posters led by Rebecca Levy, and goal setting led by Johanna
Boyle, in which campers defined their goals and the steps they will use to
reach them. While these workshops highlight these PCVs' prowess, these girls
were tremendous in their ability to help girls with any activity no matter how
artistically complicated and fill spare time with new lessons that were not
initially prepared for the camp.
While these
PCVs contributed to the benefits Camp GLOW had on the girls of Taroudant, the
success of this project would not have been possible were it not for the
contribution of our community members. We partnered with the Taroudant Nedi
Neswi who provided lunch and kaskrut for the girls, helping to retain
attendance of girls who traveled in order to participate in the camp. We also
had help from our counterpart and friend, Mounia. From neighbors who let us use
supplies to turn the Dar Chebab into a gym to others who provided time and
expertise, a thank you is not enough. We hope to hold another session this fall
with new programming for the girls who attended Camp GLOW and their
friends.
Camp GLOW:
Empowerment through Expression was a three-day intensive GLOW camp for girls of
Taroudant and the surrounding villages. The camp was held from June
16th-18th, funded by the Small Project Assistance grant, and was attended by
approximately thirty girls from middle school to university. The camp focused
on themes such as gender equality and positive self-esteem, women as leaders,
goal setting, SIDA and female reproductive health, and the environment. Each
attendee learned how these themes are pertinent to their lives as women and as
community members.
Each theme
was taught through workshops and followed by an expression activity. For
example, a trained Moroccan counterpart led an IYF session on gender and
stereotypes, which was followed by an activity in which the girls designed
hands of Fatima with colors that were assigned to positive attributes they
self-identified with. Other expression activities included a recycled item
fashion show, self-portraits in which the girls envisioned themselves as leaders,
and friendship bracelets.
Other
sessions included personal fitness and how to maintain a workout plan during
Ramadan led by Tatiana Cary, an entrepreneurship workshop complete with
business model posters led by Rebecca Levy, and goal setting led by Johanna
Boyle, in which campers defined their goals and the steps they will use to
reach them. While these workshops highlight these PCVs' prowess, these girls
were tremendous in their ability to help girls with any activity no matter how
artistically complicated and fill spare time with new lessons that were not
initially prepared for the camp.
While these
PCVs contributed to the benefits Camp GLOW had on the girls of Taroudant, the
success of this project would not have been possible were it not for the
contribution of our community members. We partnered with the Taroudant Nedi
Neswi who provided lunch and kaskrut for the girls, helping to retain
attendance of girls who traveled in order to participate in the camp. We also
had help from our counterpart and friend, Mounia. From neighbors who let us use
supplies to turn the Dar Chebab into a gym to others who provided time and
expertise, a thank you is not enough. We hope to hold another session this fall
with new programming for the girls who attended Camp GLOW and their
friends. 
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