The 12th annual Bokamoso youths’ residency culminated in performances in the Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre on Friday and Saturday.

Under the leadership of Leslie Jacobson, a professor of theater at GW and the vice president of the Bokamoso Youth Foundation, 13 students have traveled to South Africa each year since 2003 to work with the Bokamoso Youth Centre. Then, every February, the members of the center visit D.C. and stay in residence halls with GW students for the final week of their stay.

“The performances try to reflect both the challenges of the community and the joy in the community,” Jacobson said.