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Mentors

• Abbas Mulani
• Baqir Canani

Campers

• Abbas Somji
• Ali Sheriff
• Ayaanali Mahdi Khalfan
• Hussein Rashid
• Mohammed Shirazi
• Muhammad Abdulrasul
• Subhaan Ganji
• Zain Raza
• Zishan Shivji

Menu

Breakfast

• Omelette Sandwiches

Lunch

• Chicken & Chips

Dinner

• Pizza & Pineapple Custard Crumble

Classes

• Where does chocolate come from?
• The Purpose of Religon
• Managing Stress

Activities

• Football
• Perfect Square
• Pool Volleyball
• Ultimate Frisbee

Points

Camper Diary

Today, everyone was excited about the first day of camp and in fact some kids woke up half an hour before fajr. The first  event of the day was the fajr namaz led by Sheikh Shirazi. The cool sea breeze and the sounds of crashing waves connected us to the nature. Wee had a short reflection by Sheikh Shirazi regarding day and night. After namaz we had an intense workout which was by led by Shan Ali, the camp coordinator. We had an amazing breakfast with omelettes and tea. 

One of the sessions today was a pizza oven session whereby we went to make a clay pizza oven. We then freshened up and our other sessions began. We had a  permaculture event in which we saw rabbits, chickens and maggots. Permaculture teaches us that nothing is waste; everything recycles well. Here, we learned that you where you are what you eat. The sessions by Sheikh Shirazi and Sheikh Zishan were informative and included learning both m along with stress management. We learned where  chocolate comes from and had an amazing session with having coconut ice cream which was self-made and purely organic. 

We then moved over to sports where we played tug of war, kabaddi and football, where we learned more about the basics of football and learning 3 touch. We also had reflections after each namaaz which allowed us to learn more about namaaz. 

We had pizza for dinner which was amazing to eat and we also had chicken and fries during lunch. The juice was hibiscus and ubuyu. We had riddles and questions which included interactive sessions and team management. We all learned how to manage ourselves and learned many more thing.

Mentor Diary

Mentor Diary – Sunday, 9th July 

Today was a day full of action, bonding and fun. Ironically, the campers were the first ones up and ended up waking up the mentors instead! By 5.30, everyone was awake and in wudhu. We prayed our first fajr jamaah salaah together and we’re blessed with the opportunity to see the sky change colors as the sun rose. Sheikh Shirazi gave us a small but enlightening talk afterwards. He left us to ponder about how our difficulties in life can often put us down: however, in then end, the difficulties  help us grow into better human beings, much like how a seedling may sprout into a beautiful plant. 

Before we started heading towards breakfast, we went over the basic schedule of our day & some of the expectations we have of the campers. Every element has been divided into 2 rooms of 5 campers; and it’s everyone’s responsibility to keep their room neat and tidy. Also, each element will get a chance to serve the other campers their meals to practice and inculcate a sense of brotherhood and community. 

After having a filling breakfast, the campers split into different classes. Today, we had a thought provoking session with Sheikh Shirazi about understanding the purpose of our religion on this earth, a interesting discussion about stress management with Sheikh Zishan, and a inviting class with the campsite about how chocolate is made through permaculture. The campers were exposed to a variety of new information, learning the importance of soil for our food systems, and how everything can be interconnected with the environment. 

After a filling lunch, we began conducting salaah assessments for the campers to help them develop confidence in praying their salaah in the correct manner. 

After this, the fun filled sports afternoon commenced! There were many favourites to be played such as football and pool volleyball, but the campers were also introduced to new games like perfect square, freeze frame and kabaddi! It was an exhausting afternoon filled with laughter, joy and excitement. 

After praying our Maghrib and reflecting on the days activities, we headed down to dinner followed by element group time! This is where mentors and their campers have the opportunity to catch up for the day, get feedback, play games and bond with each other. We had a fun arm wrestling competition at the end too.

Before finishing off the day, we met together one last time for Personal Development Time (PDT). The campers played a game where only one person could talk at a time, and were tasked with organizing themselves according to age. There were many fun moments where campers tried to communicate using hand gestures or talking over each other. Amidst the chaos, they managed to do very well and had a great time too. With dessert in hand, we finished reflecting for the day and headed off to bed. 

We’re looking forward to the rest of the trip!

Salmaan Shariff

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