Some 30 adolescent boys, aged 14 to 17 years old have benefited from a Supportive Teamwork Opening Minds Positively (STOMP) camp held from August 4 to 24 by the US Peace Corps and the Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA).
According to a press release from the US Embassy, STOMP was a pilot summer camp that provided the boys who live in residential care with an opportunity to develop good leadership skills, positive decision making abilities, healthy life skills, and short and long term goal projection.
Activities during the three-week camp included physical fitness exercises such as military drills, sporting activities, swimming, and gym. Opportunities for the boys to be mentored were also available and the camp allowed for the fostering of relationships between the 30 boys and 10 male role models, to encourage healthy lifestyles choices. “Mentors allowed for male bonding, offloading their
