MBABANE – The Summer Camp Sukuma saw over 100 young emaSwati gather for a week of intensive mentorship, spiritual grounding and creative exploration.
In a season often defined by leisure, Summer Camp Sukuma has once again proven that the first week of January can be a powerful catalyst for transformation. This year’s annual camp, hosted at the Castle Hotel, ran from January 4 to January 10. The camp targeted two distinct demographics: Children aged eight to 12 and youth aged 12 to 35, bridging the generational gap through shared faith and artistic expression.
The week reached its crescendo on Friday, January 9 at the Mbabane Theatre Club with the ‘Rise Praise Concert’. Far from a standard recital, the event served as a showcase of the campers’ week-long journey. Parents and guardians watched as the Summer Camp Sukuma Cast delivered a multidisciplinary performance featuring theatrical drama, exploring real-life challenges through a faith-based lens, ‘War of Words’, a spirited display of poetry and spoken word and musical performances of Christian songs.
According to the Summer Camp Sukuma Director, Thethe Dlamini, who is also the pastor at God’s Holy Place, the week-long camp aimed at promoting responsible lifestyles, self-leadership and moral regeneration among the youth. He mentioned that this year they are celebrating 21 years of existence of the Summer Camp Sukuma.
“We started with a group of 40, to 80 young people and now we are at 100,” he said. He also mentioned that they teach campers that they can serve their faith through modern genres like Rap and Hip Hop, as most of the campers are in the creative space.
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