People for Care and Learning Conducts Youth Camp in Rural Cambodia
People for Care and Learning’s 4th annual youth camp was a success with 300 campers and 20 Lee University Business students who assisted as camp staff. Lee University professor Guy DeLoach led the team of students.
According to PCL director Fred Garmon, for the first time, the camp included children from Takam and another rural village where PCL has built several homes and micro-enterprise projects. For several of these children, it was their first time out of their village.
“Our children from the Siem Reap Children’s Home continue to improve in English as well as leadership skills,” Garmon stated. “Six of them volunteered as translators at the camp and did an incredible job. They also led in music ministry.”
With assistance from a grant from the Leonard Center, the Lee University servant leadership arm, this year’s camp incorporated a service learning component.
“We brought in 300 kids from the surrounding village in Battambang and taught them how to brush their teeth, and the importance of hygiene to good health,” Garmon continued. “The campers learned service by their hands in participation. They taught classes, washed the children’s hair and hands, and cut their nails. Every child went home with a toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, and towel. This was a great testimony to the surrounding community, and taught our campers the importance of service to others.”
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