Girls' Leading Our World Mpika Camp

Girls Leading Our World (GLOW) Camp is a program which aims to educate and empower girls living in rural Zambia and help them to become positive role models in their communities. Girls in Zambia are significantly less likely to pursue secondary school and higher education than their male counterparts, and in rural areas few women work outside the home. Additionally, women and girls are more vulnerable to HIV/AIDS infection and more likely to marry early. Camp GLOW is a week-long program designed to address these disparities through workshops for girls and teachers that teach assertiveness, self-esteem, goal setting, career planning, and combating HIV/AIDS. Camp GLOW will demonstrate to girls that they can pursue education and a career and will give them the skills needed to achieve the goals they set for themselves. Participants will return to their villages as catalysts in the formation of GLOW clubs in their schools. In this manner, the skills learned at Camp GLOW will be passed to members of the participating communities. As a result of Camp GLOW, girls in 5 communities will be empowered with the tools to complete their education, make healthy life decisions and achieve their potential for a successful future.

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