November, 2024
Our one day camp held in Kumasi at the Rattary Park on 2nd November 2024, brought 98 T1DWARRIORS from 3 regions in central Ghana.
Sharing stories and experiences was key. Our warriors learnt a lot through education and fun.
It was a wonderful experience and our volunteers and medics also helped make this a success.
December, 2023
Diabetes Youth Care annual camp name for the year 2023 was “Camp Tua”. Tua means Baobab Tree in a native language in the northern part of Ghana. The tree represents growth, strength, longevity and resilience. We chose this because we believe our warriors are strong and can face anything despite the fact that they have diabetes. We see them grow in so much knowledge every single day! It’s so amazing how they learn so much more when we all meet like this.
At the camp, we had 10 different groups which were named different trees in Ghana and all warriors were asked to research how the trees assigned to them have an impact on their lives as diabetics, we had our executives and some warriors as panellists as they interacted with everyone and answered questions they were asked.
November, 2022
Diabetes Youth Care celebrated its 10 Years Anniversary during this camp with the theme, Inspired to give back.
Team names given to our warriors were based on our local Adinkra Symbols to help them capture the essence of their amazing spirits. So many fun activities went on as warriors learnt a lot through education and entertainment.
21th November, 2019
Camp Aya was the fourth camp organized in the year 2019 and was also organized by Diabetes Youth Care in partnership with the Sonia Nabeta Foundation (SNF) a Ugandan non-governmental organization which seeks to care for young ones living with diabetes. Aya as the theme was is an Akan symbol which means “fern”.
Camp Aya was organized for three days (3) at the cape coast Teacher’s Hall (GNAT Hall) which had about 70 warriors and medics and non-medics with some of the board of DYC representing. The camp also hosted counselors and warriors from Uganda who also lodged at the camping grounds.
This camp, had new warriors joining and from various regions including the eastern region. Camp Aya was more of educational camp throughout the 3 days of which the last day was used for games and entertainment at the university of cape coast halls park. Warriors had the opportunity to exercise, play outdoor games, amongst others.
All four camps being organized were free and no warrior or volunteer paid for participating as well as all the basic needs and the medical supplies that were being given out.
However, 2020 diabetes youth care couldn’t hold its annual camp due to the current covid-19 situation but will celebrate the day (WDD) in a virtual way.
22nd November, 2018
In the year 2018, the annual camp was organized by Diabetes Youth Care in partnership with Sonia Nabeta Foundation (SNF), a non- Ugandan based non-governmental organization. The partnership was done to host an education and wellness camp for all young diabetics across the country.
It was a three (3) days camp which started on the 22nd of November to the 25th of November and it was organized in Accra at the Presbyterian Boys Senior High School. The camp was called “Camp Pamoja” of which the word Pamoja is a Swahili word meaning “togetherness”. The Sonia Nabeta Foundation came along with 10 other warriors from different African countries who also lodged at the same camping grounds. A 3 days’ advocacy training was organized with the 10 warriors and 3 selected warriors from Diabetes Youth Care, Ghana before the camp begun.
We had 100 warriors from various regions in Ghana (Western, Central, Greater Accra, Ashanti and Volta) and volunteers and team members of DYC and Sonia Nabeta Foundation representing at the camp and to see that all activities fall in place. Both volunteers and warriors lodged at the same place. Medics took care of monitoring the health of all warriors with the executives of DYC assisting.
Health talk sections were done, there was entertainment night and a view to the Legon Gardens where the young warriors had fun. Free medical supplies (insulin, insulin syringe, strips) were given to all before departure accompanied by volunteers and DYC executives.
17th November, 2017
Diabetes Youth Care organized its second (2nd) annual camp for 2 days in the Central Region of Ghana (Cape Coast) at the Teachers Hall (GNAT Hall). About a total of 100 warriors and volunteers reported at the camping grounds who lodged in the rooms. Healthy Mind in A Healthy Body Was the Theme for the camp. All warriors gathered at the Teacher’s Hall for the educational sections for the camp where psychologist also came to speak to the warriors, had education on nutrition, had segments where they interact with other to share ideas. Just like the previous camp, all needs were being catered for by DYC with the help of our team (medics and non-medics). An excursion to Kakum National Park was organized for all as a means of entertainment. Free medical supplies were given to all warriors before leaving the camping grounds.
11th November, 2016
Eyes on Diabetes was a two (2) days camp organized by DYC in the Central Region of Ghana (Cape Coast) at the Teachers Hall normally called GNAT Hall. The GNAT Hall has various rooms that accommodated about 80 warriors from Western, Central, Greater Accra, Ashanti, And Volta Region with about 20 volunteers who also lodged at the venue. All warriors were accompanied by volunteers to the camping grounds and reported to the grounds before 6pm where all vital information were recorded by the help of our medical team and rooms shared by other volunteers. Throughout the camping period, DYC provided for all the needs of each person who reported at the camp.
There was free eye screening for all, an extensive discussion on diabetes and the eyes, and an excursion for the warriors to the Elmina Castle also in the Central Region of Ghana as a means of entertainment.
This first camp was a success and helped to the raise the image of DYC as we had sponsorships from different organization. Hence the subsequent camps.
