ART-REACH YOUTH CAMP

Art Reach Youth Camp is organized by Youth Arts Movement Uganda (YAMU) .Our mandate is to ensure that majority of young people in Uganda have access to real global opportunities and free, safe learning environments where they can creatively express themselves through arts and education for their personal growth and social-economic development. YAMU operates a youth learning center in Kasubi-Nabulagala a slum community where children and youth come to share and learn from the various creative workshops including, Film production, Computer studies, Dance, Music, Poetry, Crafts and health education, leadership skills among other things. Art-Reach Youth Camp is one of our core annual programs that engage the youth in gainful outdoor learning experiences to learn, share while having fun.

 This camp provides a unique 5-day “window” in which young people can be exposed to a whole different creative learning and life changing experience! Think of it! They come for the friends, the fun and the sports and recreation, but they could leave with the best gifts of all, survival skills, job skills and awareness! This is an exciting edutainment Youth camp available to students and Non students between the ages of 10-25 years from within and outside Kampala.

We are targeting junior and senior youths from primary schools,high schools and  university students. We also welcome youth groups, and youth organizations whose mandate is to empower youth through education, sports, media, arts, creativity, promoting positive and healthy living lifestyles among young people.

The goal of Art-Reach Youth Camp is to train and equip over 5000 students and more with skills in media arts, cultural creativity, Performing arts and survival skills every year. The camp provides an opportunity to participants to experience different cultures, enhance their creative abilities and equips them with new skills, make new friends while experiencing new lifestyles.

This camp is run by a team of professional young people with proven creative and leadership backgrounds under the leadership of Youth Arts Movement Uganda, Escape to Adventure Africa and other partners; who have experience with camp activities and youth innovative programs. This team contains of youth activists as well as students from higher institutions of learning in Uganda who are willing to share their knowledge and skills.

CAMP ACTIVITIES

The Art-Reach Youth Camp is an annual program, staged in different regions of the country. This Year, we taking on the Central region, however we have also target participants from different regions close by like Mukono, Jinja and masaka.  Dates and venues shall vary depending on the organizing committee. This year’s Camp program will be at Kaazi Camping site in Busaabala and shall include the following activities;

Cultural exchange through Music, Dance, Art, public speaking and creative dialogues
· A Charity walk and concert
· Creative workshops in Film Production, Survival Skills and Leadership

· Competitions · A tour of various areas within and outside the campsite. · Career guidance and inspirational Speakers Daily “cognitive skills” activities taught through icebreakers or warm-up games using the daily skill. More rigorous application of cognitive skills through group tasks and hands-on activity “stations” (strategy games, riddles, tactile puzzles, etc.). · Personal portfolios: history, “Story of Me,” heroes, dreams for the future · Art, creative drama, music for self-expression · Wall of strengths and talent 

· Low-ropes activities/team-building games · Team sports or group exercise (aerobics or yoga) · Film production workshops · Dance workshops · Cultural creativity · Challenge valley and jungle games. For survival skills. · Health education on key health topics. · Solid waste management · Nature walk and plant identification