Hearing what had happened to the young girls, it seemed necessary to provide activities for the girls to help them process what had happened, and to show them that they can still have fun through the midst of violence and injustice. Shortly after the attack on the school, a fun day was organized for the primary school. Fun days are designed to build community bonds between participants, process traumatic events in a group, and as the name suggests, to have lots of fun.

This fun day involved a variety of games, such as tug of war, parachute, and beanbag toss. The girls were eager to participate and laughter could be heard from all around. After everyone had a chance to try all the activities, a large roll of paper is placed on the ground with plates containing an array of colored paint. With the paper and paint, it is free time to create what ever comes to mind. Some girls painted pictures of their friends and families, while others painted symbols and statements of freedom. That was needed to process the events that had happened after school and throughout their lives.

Fun days like these are designed to bring a window of hope into the day-to-day violence that many of the girls have seen through their lives. It is the idea that through these activities that we can give something for participants to hold onto, whether it be happiness, trauma processing, community cohesion, or just a day of fun and laughter.