Furaha Camp 2016, organized by World Youth Alliance Africa, was at Eagles Point Camp, at the shore of Lake Elementaita from Saturday 3rd to Saturday 10th of December 2016. Campers were between the ages of 14-19 years. The theme of this year’s camp was Nature, Fun and Solidarity. The meetup point was at the office at Cara house where a brief introduction between the parents of the campers, the campers and WYA Africa staff were held before departing for Elementaita at 12:30 p.m.
The campers and staff had a stop-over at the famous Rift Valley View Point in Karen for lunch. Upon reaching the camp and setting up their tents, the campers were divided into four teams namely, Alpha, Real Barristers, Wale Wasee and Minions for the activities they will be doing for the duration of the camp. To close the day, the campers watched the movie Zootopia.
The camp began each day at 6:30am with morning exercises and a quick jog at the venue. The campers and staff visited Loving Hands Safe House Children’s Home where they played, sang and danced with the children living at the home. This was part of the community service that was incorporated into the camp program.
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Each day of the camp was assigned a theme of the day—Culture and Solidarity, Human Dignity, Nature, Freedom, and Solidarity. The activities such as movie nights and discussions of each day were about the assigned theme of the day. Camp counsellors Paul, Juliet, Kevin, and Patricia led the discussions on these themes so that campers could learn more about WYA’s values.
Sports activities taking place during the camp were engaging. Campers cheered, sang, won, and lost. But more importantly, the campers displayed solidarity to make each game and physical activity more fun and enjoyable for everyone.
The cultural talk and the talent night had karaoke for campers to sing their favorite songs. Cynthia, the “Carols Mistress”, brought the camp into a Christmas mood as she led the campers to sing Christmas carols around the campfire.