Yuppi Camp organises free therapeutic recreation camps and activities for children and teenagers with cancer, diabetes or other autoimmune or serious diseases, and their families.
Yuppi Camp organises free therapeutic recreation camps and activities for children and teenagers with cancer, diabetes or other autoimmune diseases, and their families. We are the first camp in Romania that uses the revolutionary method called recreational therapy. Since 2011, 1,483 children and their families from across the country have participated in our camps.
We are the first camp in Romania that uses the revolutionary method of recreational therapy. The success of recreational therapy lies in the fact that the participants take part in activities and challenges where they discover their own abilities, talents, experience a sense of success and thereby increase their self-confidence. At Yuppi camps, children and their families participate in activities such as climbing, equestrianism, rowing, archery, handicraft, acting, and magic.
Given the fact that children with various incurable diseases participate in the Yuppi camps, their medical safety is the first priority for us.
During the camps, full and permanent medical assistance is provided, depending on the type of illness.
The professional and very well-trained medical team (Medical Elves’ Team) consists of specialist doctors: oncologists, diabetologists, paediatricians, doctors with other specialisations, as well as medical assistants, nutritionists, physiotherapists.
Much of the work of the medical team is carried out in a medical office arranged according to the type of illnesses, but the medical staff are present among the children throughout the day and intervene when needed.
Thanks to the specialised staff, during the camp the meals are specially designed to be tasty, but also to respect the diet of each individual child. We can host in our camps children who suffer from food intolerances, for example those to gluten or lactose, or children who are allergic to different foods.
In the children's recruitment procedure, we enjoy the support of 100 specialist doctors from all over the country.
In our camps, children and youth are involved in the following activities:
