Multi-Ethnic Camp

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Template:Project HELP Multi-Ethnic Camp Project Type(s):
Community Name:	Bulgaria
Country:	Bulgaria
Volunteer(s) Name:	C Larkin
Volunteer(s) Homestate:	Virginia
Funds community contributed:	$2216
Percentage community contributed:	29%
Funds needed were:	$4600
Funds requested were:	$5200
PPCP #:	313-125
Year of project approval:	2009
Projects started in Bulgaria 2009 (10).
"Together We Can Do More" 2009 Summer Camp, A Healthier Future for Children, A Stage for Everyone, After-School Learning Center, Community Fitness Center, Development of a Youth Basketball Program, Educational Center, Improving Access to Museum Library Information, Multi-Ethnic Camp, and Seminar for Improving the Business Sector
Other Projects in Bulgaria (33).
"Together We Can Do More" 2009 Summer Camp, 2005 Camp GLOW, A Healthier Future for Children, A Stage for Everyone, After-School Learning Center, Borino Community Education Center, Bring a Buddy Volunteer Campaign, Building Hope Through Basketball, Camp GLOW - Bulgaria 2004, Camp GLOW - Veliko Turnovo, Center for Education and Upbringing, Children with Different Destinies - Common Dreams and Ambitions, Come On Inside - A Safe Place, Community Fitness Center, and Community Youth Center … further results
Other Projects by Volunteers from Virginia (29).
Abomey Secondary School Renovation and Addition, Achajur Water Supply Pipeline Mapping, Assomada Solar Desalination Project, Ballin' in Benin, Mike Bouchard, Building sustainable livihoods in Tavush marze, Community Pre-school and Library, Will Dickinson, Elementary School Improvement, English Language Summer Camp, English Resource Center (Kazakhstan), Family Training Center, Feghana Nurses Technical and Non-Formal Education Trainings, GGLOW Camp for Youth, and Girl's Dormitory … further results
Other PCPP Projects by Volunteers (438).
Developing an Expanded English Curriculum
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Mapped Projects around Bulgaria (0).

Info about the Multi-Ethnic Camp

The 2009 Camp”Zaedno Napred” (Forward Together) will unite 40 high school students, eight youth leaders who participated in last year’s camp, and influential community members to share experiences, exchange ideas, and debate issues in an open forum. The camp will be eight days long with a two-day pre-seminar in preparation for the camp. This camp will give youth the tools to understand their dynamic roles in society and to deal effectively with the challenges that they and their communities face. The camp will equip promising youth with information, leadership skills, team building skills, debating skills, and motivation to develop their lives and their communities.

Session topics will include human rights, ethnic integration, the history of all ethnic groups in Bulgaria, leadership skills, community responsibility, sexual education, discrimination and human trafficking. Social and government leaders will be brought in to discuss these topics and share their own experiences.

Knowledge of self and cultural identity will help participants define their roles as future leaders and productive citizens, and help their communities find an effective voice in Bulgaria’s democracy. Participants will be encouraged to put their newly-acquired skills into practice immediately upon returning to their communities by starting youth groups, working on community projects and participating in national youth networks.

Note: This summary was provided by a Peace Corps Volunteer and the community administering this project.