39th Year of Gandhi Camp: Service Learning and Building Community

The longest running Indian American youth summer camp in the US is in its second generation.

Multi-faith prayers at the Gandhi camp. / Courtesy of Savita Patel

Set by the river Eel in Northern California’s Mendocino County, surrounded by majestic redwood trees and striking views of coastal mountains, Gandhi Camp welcomed 60 campers from all over the US to practice and imbibe values like truthfulness, honesty, gratitude, self-reliance and nonviolence. The annual week-long youth retreat is in its 39th year. Young students are painting an auditorium, designing murals, cleaning river beaches, trailblazing, pruning, weeding, cooking, serving, washing dishes, etc. Service learning woven with games, yoga, garba, singing, star gazing, talent shows, and no cellphones - make for fond memories while learning Gandhian values. It also features learning from the lives of Martin Luther King Jr, Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, Peace Pilgrims, etc.,

Campers cleaning dishes. / Courtesy of Savita Patel

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