GLOW teens raising awareness about suicide, wellness

GLOW girls Triveina Drakes, Alexie Stoll and Adelie Jones

The US Embassy says three Guyanese girls who benefitted from a leadership camp, hosted by the US Peace Corps’ Gender and Develop-ment Task Force, have been using their newfound skills to raise suicide awareness, organise a clothing drive and motivate people to get active to stay healthy.

With limited resources at their disposal, Alexie Stoll, Triveina Drakes and Adelie Jones used their skills and newfound sense of empowerment to complete the projects, the Embassy said in a press release. They were among 25 young women from six different regions who participated in Guyana’s premiere Camp GLOW, a girls’ leadership camp hosted in December by the US Peace Corps’s Gender and Development Task Force in collaboration with other local organisations.

Camp GLOW, an acronym for Girls Leading Our World, aimed to instil leadership skills and empower these women to make a difference not only in their own lives but in the lives of members of