In commemoration of the 31th anniversary of Bob Marley’s Legend album, The Bob Marley Foundation, 1Love Foundation, Ben and Jerry’s Partners for Youth Empowerment and partners have launched the One Love Youth Camp for the third year. The camp is aimed at continuing Bob’s legacy by using arts and creativity as the tool for social change. Forty-three students of Charlie Smith High, Bob Marley Primary and Junior High, Haile Selassie High, Tivoli Gardens High School and the Grace Staff Community Development Foundation Home Work Centre, are currently participating in the five-day camp that began on July 12 and will run to July 17, 2016 in St. Ann.
The One Love Youth Camp training and camp program is based on a proven youth engagement model developed by Partners for Youth Empowerment – PYE Global (www.pyeglobal.org) that has been independently evaluated and replicated in 11 countries around the world. The Camp is funded through the sale of a special edition pint of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, donated to the project through the 1Love Foundation and offered for free to practitioners and youth.