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14 Aug, 2018

Waterford’s Brave Girl Camp 2018 started on Monday 13th August.

Last year, an initiative called Brave Girl was started by three phenomenal students from Waterford. The aim of the initiative is to bring Swazi teenage girls from schools around Mbabane to engage in discussions surrounding women’s empowerment in an urban Swazi context. The project combines a five night girls’ residency camp, which includes a day-long job shadowing experience, with a preceding training for teachers from those secondary schools and camp counselors.

Brave Girl takes a holistic approach to women’s empowerment, moving from a focus on personal goals and health towards the outside context of gender equality in Swaziland. By creating a ‘safe space’ on Waterford  campus – away from any social pressures they might feel in their communities – the girls get an opportunity to discuss topics such as university choices, confidence building, and personal healthcare in workshops led by both external volunteers and Waterford students.

This year Waterford students host the second Brave Girl camp from August 13th – 19th. The participants come from 8 schools: St Francis, St Marks, St Anne’s, Ka-Boyce, Ka-Schiele, Mbabane Central, SOS and Woodlands high schools. 

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