Ukandu

The camp Ukandu program is designed for cancer patients and their siblings between the ages of 8 and 18. The camp program is one week long and serves approximately 125 kids and includes both medical and camp staff. There are several events each year. Ukandu family camp is an additional event and a logical program extension of the 'hope and joy' that camp Ukandu has delivered for more than three decades. Acknowledging that too many children will die before age 8, and realizing the benefits of allowing adults the same opportunity to meet their peers who share a cancer journey, Ukandu family camp offers the entire family safe and supportive camping experiences. Parents benefit from having a community of peers who understand their unique challenges as much as their children do. Ukandu family camp offers special outdoor adventure programming for the entire family. There are no age restrictions and each member of the family can attend including all siblings. Ukandu corps is a separate service project for young 'leaders' between the ages of 12-16 and is a logical extension of one of Ukandu's core values that leadership can come from everywhere. Young people come together to identify a concern in their community that they want to address. They are guided by adult staff and volunteer advisors, but the decisionmaking is all up to the corps.