“We make it fun”, that’s what we always say in Goducate, whether it be in our team-building or any other activity. And we like to rise to the challenge—in this case, of bringing a sports camp to a barangay (village) instead of bringing the campers to the Goducate Training Center.
Working hand in hand with the barangay officials, we held our first Barangay Sports Camp in Barangay Camando, Leon, on April 9. 68 young people (aged 13-19 yr) turned up for this day camp. It was their first time playing their favorite sport (basketball) in a camp, and their first time to try our Archery Assault.
What the camp brought to the youths was not only fun. The games stirred up their interest in sports, thus possibly diverting their attention from less-wholesome activities. They heard testimonies of changed lives to encourage them to stay on the right track. The fun-filled team-building games led on to small-group discussions. And during counselling time, they were mentored on various aspects of life. In all, the camp was an extraordinary experience for the campers, who learnt sportsmanship, discipline, cooperation, and sense of responsibility.
We are now looking look forward to working with other barangays to hold sports camps there.
*Our guest writer is Marmar Daguob, a trainee at the Goducate Training Center, Iloilo