Formal Education

Empowering young women and promoting girls education through friendship and work, this was the assignment that RPCV Alison Wallace (2010 - 2012) passionately realized at her village of Bereba. The close relationships Alison developed with her communities and schools influenced the behaviors and attitudes of many young girls. This video report seeks to provide a sneak peek into Alison’s village and work.

Camp G²LOW 2012—Burkina Faso

During the months of July and August, Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) and Burkinabè worked exceptionally hard on bringing Camp G²LOW 2012 to life.  After about 9 months of planning, organizing, collaborating, misunderstandings, and then finding a common ground again, Camp G²LOW finally arrived with all of its good, bad, and beauty! 

After the accomplishments of last year’s camps in Kaya and Boromo, Burkina expanded this year to hosting four camps in the following regional capitols: Fada, Léo, Dédougou, and Kaya. Each camp invited 60 boys and 60 girls from their surrounding regions to participate in a weeklong camp. Fada, Dédougou, and Kaya’s camps were done in one week with both the boys and girls together, while Léo welcomed the boys and girls separately in the span of two weeks.   The students were selected from 6^eme and 5^eme classes (6^th and 7^th grade) and chosen based on academic performance and positive behavior.  

Need help broaching a sensitive subject? Use the Menstruation Song! Catchy, and popular, the girls love it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpK1dswHvSM

A sensibilisation club is a great addition to any community and really empowers the youth to do your job. Yes, a sensibilisation club is great for everybody involved. You can start by simply hanging out with youth and talking about current events, health issues, and/or the “High 5”. You’re pretty much guaranteed to stumble upon a couple of topics that the youth feel passionately about. From there, you can probe a bit deeper and inquire into whether or not they are interested in helping their community with the stumbled upon topics.

"Children who are disabled are now able to learn essential skills. By taking part in activities that include sports, games and crafts, these disabled children can improve motor skills, learn about themselves, meet new friends and gain confidence. Any disabled child can benefit by partaking in adaptive activities for a youth with disabilities, and it does not matter what disability the child has. There are many types of games or sports that can help with specific disabilities." Click on the links below to find out more.

Facilitating fundraisers with your local youth group is a fantastic way to generate income for your youth projects and activities. Fundraisers financially empower group members to plan and execute their own projects and community events.  Many volunteers raise funds through various income generating activities such as liquid soap, popcorn, and neem cream.

One great idea is to raise funds through hosting a friendly competition!