Success at the Tambacounda Girl's Leadership Camp!

I had an inspiring four days with 25 young women and their fathers at my region's annual Girl's Leadership camp. 

Highlights include:

- The incredible Awa Traore giving motivational discussions on the importance of education and dangers of early marriage

- Q&A with inspirational panel of working women in Senegal

- Session on reproductive health from a local nurse

- Group art project: Patchwork quilt with phrases and drawings about the girl's futures

- Action-plan creation to envision clear goals for the future

Hula-hoop art project

The three girls from my village: Bora Diallo, Mariatou Diallo, and Khady Gheuye

Friendship Bracelet session

I was in charge of arts and crafts: we made bracelets, a quilt, and decorated hula hoops.

I sewed all of the squares together by hand... I think it looks pretty good :)

 My favorite quilt square: "I would like to be Secretary General of Unesco to meet the challenge of bringing peace, health, and education to the world" - Aminata Mamadou Ba age 13

Group shot!

Beautiful colors.