CAMP GLOW

One former participant was Najoua Ammzon, a 20-year old high school graduate from the small village of Tafijirt, Morocco.  Prior to Camp GLOW, Najoua was unemployed and lived with her parents in her village.  But after being inspired by Amina, Najoua decided that she had a lot of potential and could never return to sitting at home in her village, nor would she be happy if she simply married and became a housewife.  Najoua decided to move to Sefrou to live with relatives to continue her studies so that she could, in the future, start a small business project running a teleboutique or a cyber café.  She began to take French and English classes as well as study computer science and handicrafts such as knitting and embroidery.  She also now regularly visits and networks with Camp GLOW facilitators who work as artisans in Sefrou, taking advantage of local workshops and trainings to improve her job skills.

 Every camp is also a capacity building tool for all involved in the planning and execution of the camp.  This camp will be no different.  We will convene a number of past Camp GLOW coordinators and welcome new counselors to create the curriculum and coordinate the logistics.  This year’s camp is set to take place mid-June.  Amina and the coordinators are hoping to welcome 50 new campers.  There are a couple of different site options.  Amina is negotiating with the Ministry of Youth and Sports to have a site facility donated or to be leased for a reduced rate.

 In the past, HAF has supported the camp in the collection of funds from the parents of Peace Corps volunteers, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer groups, and other supporters of the camp.  Those funds have been vital in providing the necessary funding to undertake the week-long camp that has benefited nearly 150 young girls from the Middle Atlas region. 

 We kindly ask for your support of next year’s Camp GLOW.  Your donations will cover the cost of transportation to and from the camp and field trips, food and lodging, and camp materials.  

To donate, donors can make their checks out to "High Atlas Foundation" and indicate in the check memo that it is for Camp GLOW (very important this time of year because they are receiving lots of end of year donations and don't want to confuse a Camp GLOW check as HAF support).

Checks can be mailed to:

 High Atlas Foundation

Park West Station

PO Box 21081

New York, NY 10025 

100% of donation goes to Camp GLOW as there are no fees

Please send a quick email to [email protected] to let us know their online donation is for Camp GLOW. 

HAF is a U.S. 501c3 nonprofit organization and will send receipts for tax purposes to all donors. 

Thank you for contributing to Camp GLOW 2010.  It is bound to change the lives of many young Moroccan women.