A
total of 331 students from four secondary
schools in Arusha and Arumeru in Tanzania just
graduated from Global Services Corps’ three week
summer Day Camp on HIV/AIDS and vocational
studies. All received
certificates.
The Arusha Times
reported the news in a long story in their July
8-14 issue.
GSC volunteers worked
collaboratively with local teachers, peer
educators, and translators to teach the course.
Each summer, GSC’s Tanzania HIV/AIDS Prevention
volunteers help lead the HIV/AIDS Day
Camp.
HIV/AIDS is rampant among the
African youth of 15 to 24 years of age. By
educating these young people on the risks of
contracting HIV/AIDS and ways to prevent getting
it, GSC volunteers aim to reduce the spread of
the disease and its devastating consequences.
The camps are designed to be an interactive way
for students to learn about HIV/AIDS,
prevention, relationships and sexuality in a
fun, creative, and ultimately sustainable
manner.
The volunteers also introduced
the students to vocational studies, so as to
enable them to be self-reliant after leaving
school.
The guest of honour at the
graduation ceremony, Peter A. K. Njambi, the
Chief Zonal Inspector of Schools, North-western
zone, asked the students to share their newly
acquired knowledge with their colleagues,
friends and families. Njambi insisted that
education is the best weapon in the fight
against the ravaging disease - how to avoid and
control its spread. He advised the students to
establish clubs in their respective schools for
the purpose of disseminating
knowledge.
The camp is supervised by the
day camp Director, Tara Bukow, in collaboration
with camp Coordinator, Hannah Reid.
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