CMMB and Sizanani Camp

 
 Over the Easter holiday, CMMB held a massive 7 day circumcision camp to make MMC services more accessible to school boys while they were out on holiday. Like all of our other camps, we provided HIV counseling and testing, TB screenings, STI screenings, circumcision, and HIV/MMC education. However, this camp provided something extra for the school children. CMMB partnered with the Sizanani group to teach life skills to adolescent boys and girls. Before the camp began, the Sizanai group trained several community members to help as counselors for teaching life skills. They recognized the importance of capacity building within the community in hopes that these new counselors can continue to instill valuable life skills to adolescents. During the camp the Sizanani group used games, roll playing, songs, crafts, and other team building activities to help convey their lessons on becoming responsible, successful, and happy adults. The camp was a great success in providing circumcisions for HIV prevention, but it was equally successful in teaching valuable life skills that those children with carry with them for the rest of their lives.