At the ASYV there are currently 16 families, each living in a house with 16 students and a house mother, plus a counselor – an “older brother or sister” – who lives at the village but not in the house. There are 16 clubs that meet every Monday night (with one kid from each family in each club) – covering topics from “Newspaper Club” (which develops the ASYV newsletter) to “Religion Club” (which celebrates religious holidays for the diversity of faiths – various types of Christian and some Muslim – at the village) to “Art Club” (which plans artistic projects at the village).
On Monday we visited the “TV News Club,” which uses donated flip cameras to produce a short weekly video report on village life. The counselor in charge of the club, Jimmy, taught the kids different features of the software they use to edit the news. We then watched a clip of the previous “TV News” segment that had been shown in front of the entire ASYV at the weekly “Village Time” on Friday nights. The two anchors were given constructive feedback. These kids are impressive in so many ways…several could surely have a career in broadcasting.
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