February 1st Peace Corps Panama has a Gender And Development (GAD) group made up of current volunteers. This group is responsible for helping to teach Panamanian youths and adults about HIV/AIDS and other STIs, LBGT issues, puberity, pregnancy, and drugs and alcohol among other topics. GAD plans events throughout the country, creates training materials for Peace Corps volunteers and Panamanian Agencies, and provides grants to volunteers that are working on projects related to these topics. One of GAD’s largest responsibilities is to host GAD youth camp. Every volunteer can pick two youths (ages 12-17) that they view as current or up and coming community leaders to apply to attend the camp. Both of the kids from Piedras Gordas, Castalia (14 yrs. Old) and Rául (13 yrs. Old) were accepted and I was lucky enough to be picked as a camp counsler. Due to the popularity of GAD Camp there were two camps held this year, my campers and I atten...