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Past activities

Camps, forums and festivals from the years IYF has been working with young people in Botswana.

2023

A year of festivals, camps and Christmas music

Highlights from 2023, from the Youth Festival in November to the Christmas performances in December.

Youth Festival, 3–5 November 2023

The founder of IYF, Rev. Dr. Ocksoo Park, gave the Mind-set Education message at the opening ceremony.

A full hall of young people at the 2023 IYF Botswana Youth Festival opening ceremony.
Opening ceremony

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Southern Africa Summer Camp, 7–10 December 2023

Held at the Living Waters Youth Camp in Pretoria, South Africa. About 70 youth from Botswana joined more than 400 young people from Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa and Mozambique for mind-set lectures, sports, classes in calligraphy, martial arts, dance, handicraft and music, and group meetings. The Botswana team performed an a cappella piece, a modern IYF dance and a South American cultural dance.

Youth gathered on the grass under a Southern Africa Summer Camp banner.
Camp group photo
Youth walking to a bus at night at the camp.
Evening at the camp
Young people making crafts at a long table.
Handicraft class
A choir on stage in front of an audience.
Performance night
Youth practising a dance together outdoors.
Dance practice

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Christmas performances, December 2023

IYF dance teams and the choir performed Christmas dances, cultural songs and a Christmas message for three days at Riverwalk Mall, The Fields Mall and Game City Mall.

IYF members gathered in front of a large Christmas tree in a shopping mall.
Riverwalk Mall
IYF dancers in Santa hats performing in front of a Spar supermarket.
Christmas dance
A smiling girl in a Santa hat holding snacks.
Snacks from Spar
IYF members in Santa hats holding small gifts.
Spreading Christmas joy
Dancers performing in a mall atrium with shoppers watching.
Performance at the mall

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2018

World Camp and Education Leaders Forum

Mind-set education, cultural performances and a forum for education leaders.

Performers in black and white costumes dancing on the IYF World Camp Botswana stage.
Dance on the World Camp stage
A choir in light blue shirts singing on stage in front of a full hall.
Choir in front of a full hall
Performers in colourful traditional dress on stage.
Cultural performance
A dance troupe performing on stage under the World Camp backdrop.
Traditional dance
Delegates standing under an Education Leaders Forum banner.
Education Leaders Forum
A TV interview with IYF guests in front of a camera.
Television interview
2017

World Camp, December 2017

Three days of lectures, performances and interviews.

A guest speaker on a TV studio sofa during a live interview.
Live on TV
Dancers performing in traditional costume in a meeting room.
Traditional dance
A hall full of young people watching a choir.
A full hall at the camp

Coming up

Botswana 2026 Youth Festival

Wednesday 11 November 2026 · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · BNYC Multipurpose Hall

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