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
Achievements
Activities
Designed a site for children by children using
Facebook and Twitter
Produced a video on children kidney disease and made
available on social media
Organised 4 social and cultural events during the year
Provided counselling service and information for
children
Organised 15 after school activities and supplementary
education activities
Carried out 12 visits to children on dialysis at
Evelina Children Hospital and Great Ormond Street
Outcomes and Impact
5 young people designed the Facebook and Twitter site
with the support of youth worker
15 young people participated in the production of
video on kidney disease in children
97% increased kidney knowledge was recorded from
feedback and evaluation
100 young people attended social and cultural events
with 90% Very Happy with service
40 children participated in peer support and 87%
reported Very Helpful service
60 children participated in after school activities
and supplementary education
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