By Krystle Austin | Volunteer
A FAVL summer reading camp took place in Bereba from July 28 to August 3. The camp was the first in the 2011 series run by FAVL. Two Peace Corps volunteers participated in the camp alongside the Burkinabe animators. 25 CM1 (fourth grade) students were chosen to participate in the week-long camp, which emphasized increasing reading skills, awareness of such things as malaria and HIV/AIDS, and creative activities. Most of the students who participated in this camp had a very low reading level, according to the evaluation that was given on the first day. The students were divided into smaller groups based on their reading level, and a good number of the sessions concentrated on reading the alphabet and sounding out words by syllables. The Peace Corps volunteers did a demonstration on how to make a cream out of local ingredients (leaves from a Nime tree, soap, and shea butter) that works as a mosquito repellent. The kids were encouraged to tell their parents about the cream, so that it could be fabricated for home use or as an income generating activity. All in all, the camp at Bereba was successful and the participants hope that we are able to do it again in 2012.
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