Sarah Omura wrote:
>We organise and facilitate at least four CITW camps at the lodges of Wilderness
>Safaris Namibia each year, each camp for a total of 24 children. The camps
>involve guided educational walks and drives, HIV/Aids education,
>creative crafts and writing, as well as leadership and team building activities.
How old are these children ?
Your program deals with children "whose normal childhoods have been interupted and disrupted by poor health, poverty and the HIV/AIDS epidemic".
what do normal children do in these rural areas ?
do they do the same stuffs that your Camp children will do ?
(i.e. are "guided educational walks and drives" a new thing for both Camp and normal children in the rural areas ?)
We do initial camps for kids between the ages of 10 and 14 and then we keep in touch and have them back for follow up camps where they are usually 14-17.
'Normal' childhoods refers to the way in which most of the children have supportive families and in which to give them love and respect and belief in their futures. The children we target are those who this love and support is missing from their lives and they either live in orphanges or with extended families who do not give them the love, respect and support a 'normal 'childhood would provide.
I don't mean normal children, normal childhoods. Yes the other children do not have access to game drives, educational walks etc but they have the bonus of families that love and provide for them which the children we target to do not.
I am a social worker and after reading your entry I have a few questions. First, how does your program account for the role of the environment in the boys' life? Does Children in the Wilderness argue that its education programs account for the effect of the environment in their lives? Also, what about the role of spirituality in Nambia? Perhaps addressing these areas would strengthen the design of the initiative and create a more holistic perspective. Please check out my entry as well. I would appreciate your feedback!
Chelsea MacCaughelty
The University of Georgia School of Social Work
University Challenge Participant, Graduate Student
The enviroment in namibia is one that is very rich and diverse. Many of the areas the kids come from have suffered badly from deforestation which has a very bad knock on effect for the people and the communities in the future. We believe that by trying to give these children education about why its important to be guardians of their environment we can save it for future generations. By empowering them to help their comunities we are empowering them personally to have a goal and a belief in their own future as well as that of their environment. the camps increase the childrens self esteem, confidence and helps them to actualise their greatest potential.
Hello Sarah, On January 30th Ashoka's Changemakers and National Geographic will be launching our Geotourism competition. I hope you will consider applying! Keep up the great work.
Dana Frasz
Changemakers
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Sarah Omura wrote:
>We organise and facilitate at least four CITW camps at the lodges of Wilderness
>Safaris Namibia each year, each camp for a total of 24 children. The camps
>involve guided educational walks and drives, HIV/Aids education,
>creative crafts and writing, as well as leadership and team building activities.
How old are these children ?
Your program deals with children "whose normal childhoods have been interupted and disrupted by poor health, poverty and the HIV/AIDS epidemic".
what do normal children do in these rural areas ?
do they do the same stuffs that your Camp children will do ?
(i.e. are "guided educational walks and drives" a new thing for both Camp and normal children in the rural areas ?)
regards
jacky foo
Children's Village and Vocational Centre (CVVC), Kenya
http://www.changemakers.net/en-us/node/3940
We do initial camps for kids between the ages of 10 and 14 and then we keep in touch and have them back for follow up camps where they are usually 14-17.
'Normal' childhoods refers to the way in which most of the children have supportive families and in which to give them love and respect and belief in their futures. The children we target are those who this love and support is missing from their lives and they either live in orphanges or with extended families who do not give them the love, respect and support a 'normal 'childhood would provide.
I don't mean normal children, normal childhoods. Yes the other children do not have access to game drives, educational walks etc but they have the bonus of families that love and provide for them which the children we target to do not.
Hope that answers your questions
Sarah
Hi Sarah,
I am a social worker and after reading your entry I have a few questions. First, how does your program account for the role of the environment in the boys' life? Does Children in the Wilderness argue that its education programs account for the effect of the environment in their lives? Also, what about the role of spirituality in Nambia? Perhaps addressing these areas would strengthen the design of the initiative and create a more holistic perspective. Please check out my entry as well. I would appreciate your feedback!
Chelsea MacCaughelty
The University of Georgia School of Social Work
University Challenge Participant, Graduate Student
The enviroment in namibia is one that is very rich and diverse. Many of the areas the kids come from have suffered badly from deforestation which has a very bad knock on effect for the people and the communities in the future. We believe that by trying to give these children education about why its important to be guardians of their environment we can save it for future generations. By empowering them to help their comunities we are empowering them personally to have a goal and a belief in their own future as well as that of their environment. the camps increase the childrens self esteem, confidence and helps them to actualise their greatest potential.
Hope this answers your questions.
Sarah
Hello Sarah, On January 30th Ashoka's Changemakers and National Geographic will be launching our Geotourism competition. I hope you will consider applying! Keep up the great work.
Dana Frasz
Changemakers
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