I don't think they're called Youth Camps but Youth Retreats.
My understanding is that BK Youth Retreats are for BKs under the age of 24 (I think). The youngest I met was about 8. They usually occur during the start of the BapDada season and the retreat is held in Madhuban. The youths are gathered from all over the world. This gives the opportunity for the parents to also have a BapDada meeting and attend classes, whilst their children are given activities to do arranged by the Youth Wing. They go to slightly watered down versions of dharna classes , more on story telling on Raja Yoga, much of their stuff is from the Living Values program, where there is a series for children within an age range.
One of the main Seniors of the Youth Wing is Lee James from Australia, as he is a sort of actor entertainter and also "young" compared to the other Seniors.
What I do find perturbing is that although it is nice for these to join in with the spiritual, but as they are developing and growing up in the material world, the education of topics such as destruction and evolution are probably not explained to them clearly. Do they watch tv and read magazines ? As well as celibacy, since many are teenagers so go through puberty and adolescence. However, they are taught virtues and remembrance of God.
Yes, this is a sensitive topic because I feel it spills over into childrens rights. A parent often feels they "own" the children and if they are a BK, so must the children be BKs. However, I have seen some BK children who are really clear as to who Baba is, sometimes clearer than their parents. However, only time will tell if this stays in their intellect, as they enter the material world by themselves and they meet companions of the opposite sex.
In the past, the youths were looked after by a few Youth Wing members, but because of alleged child abuse cases (as mentioned in the forum), the BKs now insist that the parents also travel with them to India, though once they are in Madhuban, depending on the activity, the parents accompany their kids. The burden is placed on the parents to look after their kids instead. Which, for me, means that the kid is still in the custody of the parents and are not really "free" to learn.
The positive side is that some of the kids seem decent and kind, not selfish or arrogant. However, such kids also exist outside the BK world. The thing about the brahmacharya Shrimat for BK adults is that how they come to have children after becoming BKs is bewildering ... must be to produce BK kids ?!
Anyone who can comment, who is much "longer in tooth" ? How about those who have organised such Youth Retreats or activities ?