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Conducting a camp or activity day can be very daunting for diabetes centers in less-resourced countries so we encourage all the centers we support to start small, think about doing a 2 hour support group and build from there. We give comprehensive guidance and support for the first activity, and offer a manual and ad-hoc advice for subsequent activities.

Just as in more economically resourced countries; the impact camp has on young people, cannot be underestimated:

“Then I went to camp – it was stunning.  Everyone had to test their glucose and take insulin. For the whole day everyone is the same. Each summer I became closer with other campers who are now some of my best friends.  I wasn’t alone, the feeling was beautiful”. Nweke, Nigeria

Nweke was 14 years old when he was first seen in the children’s emergency room in DKA 8 years ago. He was subsequently diagnosed with diabetes and supplied with insulin and strips by Life for a Child. He is now doing well and was one of the finalists in our Art competition held in 2015.

When Kate Souris, a masters of public health visited Bolivia and Life for a Child’s partner centre, El Centro Con Vivir, she reported that the education and resources provided at the diabetes centers and summer camps, ”are a relief to children and parents alike. As children learn to take more responsibility for their management and share with each other, seeing that they are not alone, parents may be able to let go of some of the fears that come from being a primary caretaker. Peers can educate and inspire among themselves, helping each other to take the condition more seriously, while providing the relief that can only come from being understood on a core level. I asked Camilla, a young girl supported by Life for a Child: “How is it to have friends at camp who have type 1 diabetes?”, she said; ”It’s a relief”’.

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Life for a Child USA Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization EIN 47-4901579.

Diabetes Overseas Aid Fund T/A Life for a Child is a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission.

Life for a Child is managed by Diabetes Australia.

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