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It's that time of year again! The time when I beg you guys for money so girls in Georgia can learn about health and exercise. Aren't you excited? All you have to do is go to this website and press a few buttons...
https://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=resources.donors.contribute.projDetail&projdesc=242-057
Here is the project description incase you are too lazy/busy to go to visit the website:
Self-Esteem Through Sports and Leadership
In the Republic of Georgia, young girls wishing to participate in sports like their male peers, face many obstacles, including a deeply-rooted tradition of resistance to women in sports. Despite the self-esteem, leadership, and health benefits from such participation, girls are expected to engage in more traditionally “feminine” activities in the home. Preteen girls, ages 11 through 13, have an additional challenge to embracing fitness and sports - they feel increasing pressure to act feminine around boys and, furthermore, their bodies undergo changes that they are likely vastly uninformed about. Their isolation from sports and fitness is detrimental to their social development and to their general health as growing women. After two successful years, Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs), along with young female Georgian counselors, plan to hold a third year of Self-Esteem and Leadership through Fitness (SELF) camps in two regional towns. The goal of these camps are to develop self-esteem and leadership skills among Georgian girls by engaging them in sports and athletic training, in addition to instruction about basic health issues. Through two, four-day overnight camps, 60 girls will have the opportunity to learn these important life skills, including teamwork, nutrition, healthy body images, etc. These girls, rising seventh and eighth form students, will be recruited from villages and small towns in which PCVs live, where similar opportunities are rare, if non-existent. Because Georgian counselors lead the camp, a secondary benefit of the camp is their own development as leaders and examples for the younger girls. Counselors, who volunteer their time to lead the camp, facilitate all sessions in Georgian. In addition to their volunteer labor, additional community support includes free use of athletic facilities and discounted hotel rates. To supplement this community contribution, SELF Camp is requesting funds mainly for meals and lodging during the camp, in addition to some sports equipment (mats and balls).
In the Republic of Georgia, young girls wishing to participate in sports like their male peers, face many obstacles, including a deeply-rooted tradition of resistance to women in sports. Despite the self-esteem, leadership, and health benefits from such participation, girls are expected to engage in more traditionally “feminine” activities in the home. Preteen girls, ages 11 through 13, have an additional challenge to embracing fitness and sports - they feel increasing pressure to act feminine around boys and, furthermore, their bodies undergo changes that they are likely vastly uninformed about. Their isolation from sports and fitness is detrimental to their social development and to their general health as growing women. After two successful years, Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs), along with young female Georgian counselors, plan to hold a third year of Self-Esteem and Leadership through Fitness (SELF) camps in two regional towns. The goal of these camps are to develop self-esteem and leadership skills among Georgian girls by engaging them in sports and athletic training, in addition to instruction about basic health issues. Through two, four-day overnight camps, 60 girls will have the opportunity to learn these important life skills, including teamwork, nutrition, healthy body images, etc. These girls, rising seventh and eighth form students, will be recruited from villages and small towns in which PCVs live, where similar opportunities are rare, if non-existent. Because Georgian counselors lead the camp, a secondary benefit of the camp is their own development as leaders and examples for the younger girls. Counselors, who volunteer their time to lead the camp, facilitate all sessions in Georgian. In addition to their volunteer labor, additional community support includes free use of athletic facilities and discounted hotel rates. To supplement this community contribution, SELF Camp is requesting funds mainly for meals and lodging during the camp, in addition to some sports equipment (mats and balls).
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