The document summarizes a summer camp program organized by YWCA Haiti for 98 girls aged 8-19. The program aims to boost the girls' self-worth, skills, and talents through educational and fun activities like arts & crafts, physical education, games, and forums on sexual health and gender issues. It also includes a talent show to help the girls build confidence. The camp aims to provide a safe space for the girls and empower them to protect themselves from realities like sexual violence.

1. “I love to come to the Y
because I can take a
break from doing
house chores and play
like a regular kid.”
-Rose Berline, 9
“My favorite things to do at
the Y are to learn, play
games, and make puzzles.”
-Jennifer, 12

2. PROGRAM
This summer, YWCA Haiti has organized, for the second
year running, a summer camp for 98 girls between the
ages of 8 and 19 that aims to cultivate these young
women’s sense of self-worth, hone their skills, showcase
their talents, and educate them about sexual health. We
have addressed these objectives through a broad range
of fun and educational activities that vary in approach
and complexity according to age groups. Our activities
mainly encompass:
1. Arts & Crafts to allow the girls to explore and
enhance their artistic and creative abilities.
2. Physical Education to instill in the girls the
importance of remaining physically active and
maintaining the body through yoga exercises,
jump roping, and more.
3. Games such as puzzles, dominoes, and cards that
build on the girls’ use of technique, logic, and
teamwork while allowing them to have fun.
4. Forums
 Sexual Health Forums to increase the girls’
awareness of the risks associated with unsafe
sex, to enhance their understanding of what it
means to be sexually active, and to teach them
to be responsible when sexually active.
 Miscellaneous Forums that teach the girls
about other pertinent topics such as gender-
based violence and financial responsibility.
5. Miss Competition to provide the girls with an
opportunity to showcase their natural talents,
utilize their academic knowledge, and refine their
public speaking skills while building their self-
confidence.

3. 52, Rue Goulard, Pétion-Ville, Haiti
Tel: 4446-8320
Email: haitiywca@gmail.com
Facebook: YWCA Haiti
Twitter : @haitiywca
Website: ywcahaiti.org
THANK YOU
to all sponsors, donors, members,
volunteers, and friends of the YWCA 
STATISTICS
According t o t he 2012 EMMUS report,
14% of girls 15-19 years old hav e already
begun childbearin g; 11% are mot hers
an d 3% were pregnant wit h t he first
child.
2.7% of women and girls 15 – 49 years
old are HIV posit iv e
PURPOSE
Our camp aims to:
 Provide the girls with an environment in which
they feel safe and free to express themselves and
have fun;
 Serve as an outlet to keep the girls off the streets
and out of the slums in order to reduce their
exposure to assault and sexual violence;
 Build the girls internally by nurturing their
intellectual and creative capacities, and give
them knowledge as a weapon to protect
themselves against realities that they face in
their daily lives.