Asafo Training Camp
This camp focuses on manhood development in African American boys between the ages of 12 and 14. This is a collaborative effort between EdAnime Productions and the Urban Youth Initiative Project.
About the Asafo Training Camp
The camp is a week-long cultural enrichment, character refinement, and manhood development experience. The objective of the camp is to cultivate warriorhood. Warriorhood is not indicative of crudeness, ruggedness, or recklessness. Warriorhood signifies disciplined, focused, purposeful, centered men (in this context young boys). We will cultivate discipline within, teach structure and order to our Asafos in training. African history and African culture will be the foundation and at the center of Asafo Training Camp (ATC).
Day in the Life as an Asafo
Core Areas of Focus
Character Development
We teach the importance of good character and striving to maintain good character, which we refer to as Iwa Rere. Iwa Rere is a Yoruba concept that means “good character”. We help the boys understand that operating with good character is a significant part of manhood.
Critical Thinking
We foster critical thinking skills within our boys. Critical thinking aids in our decision making, judgement and problem solving skills. We teach our boys to think critically before they act.
Physical Fitness
We teach the importance and benefits of exercise. We help the boys understand that being out-of-shape is unhealthy and puts them at a disadvantage.
Self-Defense
We teach self defense to enable our boys to defend themselves, their families and communities. In studying self-defense our boys learn self discipline and emotional intelligence.
Graduation Day
What Parents Are Saying?
The overall feedback from parents is that they saw a positive change in their teenage boys.
Enroll Your Child
For any questions or concerns, please contact us via email at dr.maat.msu@gmail.com.