Founder
Global Camps Africa Inc.(formerly WorldCamps), was founded by Philip H. Lilienthal, an American lawyer and camp director. Lilienthal owned and operated Camp Winnebago in Fayette, Maine for 30 years before founding Global Camps Africa. Although Lilienthal had Peace Corps experience in Ethiopia, his first foray with Global Camps Africa led him to South Africa. There, he teamed with HIVSA, a local HIV/AIDS foundation, to establish Camp Sizanani in the Gauteng province, home to South Africa's capital, Pretoria and its largest city, Johannesburg.
When establishing a new Global Camps Africa location, Lilienthal temporarily assumes the role of camp director for the new camp's fledgling sessions. He then passes the daily operations on to local leadership for the long term.
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