What are we doing at summer camps and why are they so important?

Often this is the only possibility for a holiday leisure and spending active outdoor time for children from poor families.

It is also a valuable opportunity for our kids to break off from everyday life, family problems and school difficulties.

We organize summer camps for 25 children aged 6-16. They come from marginalized, troubled families, often affected by addictions, crime, abuse, unemployment. We work with them for years and see that children are neglected in physical, intellectual and social development.

The pandemic period further deepened their emotional, social and health issues - the children are malnourished, their immune systems and physical condition are really weak.

Where and when we want to go?

This year the younger group goes together with the counselors to the agritourism farm, where they will be spending their time pursuing the therapeutic program, playing sports, hiking and enjoying the nature in the adjacent garden.

For the older group we have planned the kayaking trip on the Drwęca river, where they will sleep in tents, learn to swim and partake in camping lessons.

We want to take them for a 21-day camps in July, providing full care, transportation, catering, equipment, accommodation and a safe environment for self-development.