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Voices for Humanity and Global Camps Africa |
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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