Latest Stories - Brave Girl Camp 2018
14 Aug, 2018Waterford’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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