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The Transplant Active Project enables more transplant children, young people and their families to have a greater chance of a full life – however short. Transplant children often experience problems at school including a higher than average level of bullying. Absence from school due to illness results in a disproportionate number of transplant children having Special Educational Needs. This funding will enable us to improve the chances of transplant children and their families. Each year TSUK organise two major events involving children and young people, the British Transplant Games and Children’s Transplant Hallsports.

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Categories

  • Health/Wellbeing Health/​Wellbeing
  • Beneficiaries

    • Children (3-18) Children (3-18)
    • Young People (18-30) Young People (18-30)

    Situation

    Each year TSUK organise two major events involving children and young people, the British Transplant Games and Children’s Transplant Hallsports. Both events provide the opportunity for transplant families to come together, to take part in organised sporting and social activities; make new friends of people with similar experiences; and, most importantly, for all the children, to have fun. Considering the thousands of children who have undergone transplantation, the numbers who can manage to come to these events are still relatively small, demonstrating the need to expand activities to include more children and families. By extending opportunities for transplant children and families to meet in smaller, local groups they will enjoy the ability to openly discuss common issues and provide mutual support. This will also increase awareness of the organ-specific one-to-one support available through TSN. Our principal philosophy is that transplant children of all ages have fun and achieve at their own level. As organisations dealing with a specialised group for whom the future is not certain, the emphasis is on quality of life at all times as the promise of quantity is not a luxury afforded to some of these children and young people.

    Solution

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    Categories

  • Health/Wellbeing Health/​Wellbeing
  • Beneficiaries

    • Children (3-18) Children (3-18)
    • Young People (18-30) Young People (18-30)