Behind every unforgettable moment at Camp NexGen™ are the volunteers who bring their passion, expertise, and energy to make it all happen. This year in Ghana, volunteers from diverse STEAM backgrounds and different corners of the world came together, enriching our camp with cultural exchanges, hands-on learning, and lasting connections with campers. Explore the highlights and stories of the volunteers who made Camp NexGen™ 2024 truly special!
Read MoreFrom hands-on drone building to unforgettable soccer games, Camp NexGen™ 2024 in Accra, Ghana, brought together 150 young campers for a transformative SPORT x STEAM experience. This year’s camp exceeded expectations, empowering campers to pursue both athletic and academic dreams with confidence and resilience. Read about how Camp NexGen™ is shaping the next generation.
Read MoreIt’s hard to put into words the true impact of camp, but we try to at least capture the sights. In the video below, hear about the impact of Camp NexGen™ Tanzania from a couple campers, one of our volunteers, and Founder, Idara Otu. We are grateful to all of our donors and partners that make camp each year possible.
Read MoreWhen the opportunity arose to volunteer at Camp NexGen™ in Tanzania, I knew immediately that I wanted to go and that I wanted to take my 10-year-old daughter with me. It would be her first international trip. But along Tanzania’s Indian Ocean coast, in East Africa’s largest city, Dar es Salaam is where our trip went from once-in-a lifetime, to life-changing.
Read MoreThe 72-hours that encapsulate Camp NexGen™ highlight the most stressful, yet rewarding days of the year. No different that than last year, the plan was to welcome 150 campers aged 11-15 to Camp NexGen™, to an unforgettable SPORT x STEAM experience, this year, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Read MoreIn September 2022, launched a new initiative - #CampToCareer. Identifying two campers from our Zimbabwe cohort in this new initiative, LGRRG has sponsored Lean and Leon to go through 18-months of drone-specific training in partnership with Zimbabwe Flying Labs. Once training is complete, they will be licensed drone pilots with a sub-specialty of their choosing, and have the ability to launch their own drone companies, or serve as contracted drone pilots / instructors in Zimbabwe and across the globe!
Read MoreOn August 6, 2022 at around 5:00PM Central African Time, we wrapped Camp NexGen™ Zimbabwe. Huddled around the registration tables we’d set up just 10 hours prior, we raised our cups to toast the end of a camp well done. Feelings of excitement and uncertainty at the start of camp, morphed into deep appreciation and admiration of the campers, volunteers, partners, and, the assignment. We all basked in the profundity of what we were able to accomplish over the 3-days for the local children, all while still processing the deep effects the experience had on ourselves. In the video below, hear the impact of Camp NexGen™ Zimbabwe through the words of those who were there to make it all happen.
Read MoreA camp like Camp NexGen™ Zimbabwe is a direct result of the foundation built through many partnerships. While there are practical reasons to co-host our camp with other organizations, we particularly love doing so because we find that our local ties get deeper, stronger, and more sustainable. It validates our work when local and international organizations lean into LGRRG’s vision and come alongside to share their time, talent, and resources to see it come to fruition.
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