I just returned from an amazing 2 weeks in South Africa where I saw first hand how Global Camps Africa is supporting the well-being of young people and transforming youth development in South Africa. The organization is committed to empowering children through leadership and life skills building through a multi- dimensional 10 day “summer camp” experience.
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The theatre became a passion for me at a very young age. By the age of 10 I was deeply engrossed with dance classes, singing lessons, rehearsals and performance opportunities.
I have come to learn just how important it is to have access to such forms of self-expression. Recently my family and I volunteered at a residential camp for children in South Africa who had been orphaned through HIV/AIDS.
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Who: Hilde Girls with Susan Lincoln
What: Celebration Concert
Where: Unity of the Hills Church, 9905 Anderson Mill Road, Austin
When: Saturday, April 12 at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
Why: To support Global Camps Africa and HIV/AIDS affected children in South Africa
Cost: $15 donation
Contact: Sherry Scott/Susan Lincoln 512.473.3804 |
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Voices for Humanity is traveling today to South Africa with Global Camps Africa, A non-profit organization founded by Phil Lilienthal. Founded as a joint venture between WorldCamps, a non-profit American camping organization, and HIVSA, a South African foundation that provides care and services to HIV-affected individuals, Camp Sizanani is a residential camp offered free of charge to children aged 9 through 16 whose lives have been affected by HIV. "Sizanani" is Zulu for "help each other". Six camps are held each year for a total of ten days, bringing together up to 130 children and 30-35 counselors. The children range from 10-15 years old and are largely from the Soweto area. Camp Sizanani is situated in the small village of Magaliesburg, a one-hour drive west of Johannesburg The camp offers a haven for disadvantaged children, most of whom come from Soweto, Johannesburg’s enormous township, to which black Africans were banished during South Africa’s apartheid.
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NEW FRIENDS: Tia Pearse of Tawingo College in Huntsville gathers together a group of 15 and 16-year-old girls at Camp Sizanani in Magaliesburg, South Africa. Tia and husband Michael were counsellors at the camp for 10 days in December.
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On January 27th at 11:45 in the morning, one of the great up and coming school events is to happen. The World Camps Soccer Tournament started by the World Camps Club, will be raising money for the Global Camps Africa foundation.
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Cheryl Bernknopf, R.N., assistant director of Centauri Summer Arts Camp, Wellandport, Ontario, writes passionately about her experiences as a counselor and nurse at Camp Sizanani.
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South Africa has one of the most severe HIV/AIDS epidemics in the world. The United Nations estimates that 5 and a half million people are living with HIV in South Africa. The pervasiveness of AIDS in South Africa can be especially hard on children. In 2005, there were over a million orphans due to AIDS in South Africa.
Phil Lilenthal saw the need to help children affected by AIDS and founded Global Camps Africa. The organization started a camp for kids outside of Johannesburg in South Africa that blends HIV/AIDS awareness with good old camp fun. Phil Lilenthal told Jerome how he came up with the idea for Global Camps Africa.
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Phil sees himself as a social entrepreneur – he is providing a service in a non-static way. Part of the teaching at camp is how to prevent AIDS. He is giving the children a platform where they can find answers themselves and hopes the lessons they learn in camp become part of their inner beings, especially AIDS avoidance. |
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WTOP radio recently interviewed Tommy Kennedy who's been raising Global Camps funds through his kicking skills at Madison.
Tommy was also featured on NBC-4 television. |
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