The Young African Kidney Project (YAKIP) project is a preventive and
supportive measures for young people aged 11-18 of
African origin. Preventive measures would chronic
disease management, awareness of complication, healthy
living, use of psychosocial support from trained
counsellors including support from nutritionists and
therapists.
Supportive measures would involve activities such as
bringing parents and children together. We will also
provide frequent holiday parties including music,
food, entertainment and we invite children on dialysis
and who have had kidney transplants to attend. Trips
to local amusement parks will be arranged, as are
outings to sport and leisure activities and selected
sightseeing opportunities. We will also arrange for
children (those with and those without kidney disease)
to come together and learn from each other and do
activities together so that they can appreciate each
other's situation.
The Young People
Support Officer:
Liaise with the renal units, transplant clinics and
transplant centre about arranging counselling
sessions.
Arrangement with GPs for referrals of young people
needing counselling
Arrange outings, visits, walks, play games and sports
Liaise with after school clubs to provide support for
lessons, courses or classes
Promoting awareness
of kidney disease amongst young people and arrange
interaction
Producing newsletter/leaflet and distributing
information to parents, professionals and young people
For
more information about this project, please
contact us
