The isolation felt by children and young people as they try to re-enter society with the disfigurement of a burn is significant but by being with other children in the same circumstances and with the support of NHS professionals they are more able to deal with their injuries and scars.
Burns Camps have been shown to be a great way to help rebuild a child’s self-image and
self-confidence following a burn injury. Many burns units have very successful camps and we aim to help them give the opportunity to include more children.
We work with burns clubs to help them provide essential support for children and their families in the years following injury. The help we give reflects the needs of the individual club. In some cases funding to enable children to attend camps and other activities is needed, whilst other groups require more help. For example, we facilitated and funded the set up of a Burns Club “The Grafters” in Newcastle, using our extensive experience of working with other burns clubs and families with burn-injured children. In 2009 we gave a grant to the Manchester Children’s Burns Camp Young Leader Expedition. Their Young Leader Programme trains young people who have participated in burns camps as campers and who are now too old, but want to give something back and become future burns camps leaders.
As well as sponsoring children to attend National Burns Camps, we also sponsor children to attend an annual 3 day Jamboree open to children from all burns units in the UK
In addition to burns camps we fund a range of activities including: Christmas parties, day trips to theme parks, arts and crafts sessions and theatre trips.
