CAMP REACH FOR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN ENDS

The National Disabilities Unit (NDU) in association with the National Summer Camp Programme (NSCP) of the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment (MYSCE) recently held its final day for its Camp Reach for 30 children with Special Needs.
Director of the NDU, John Hollingsworth, said that the camp was an important one, given the great need to provide a fun atmosphere for these special children during the summer break.
“Parents and guardians of children with special needs outlined their concerns about the lack of spaces for their children within the summer camp programme.

“Camp Reach offers a secure environment; it offers the traditional things that you would find at camp, like craft, tours, some sports [and] etc. What is different is that in a normal camp, you may have one camp assistant to seven campers. We have like two or three to one camper because of the intense need for supervision.”
He added: “They just like to be outside. They would have had the experience of the water day last week Friday, where there were a number of swimming pools that were laid out and they would have enjoyed that activity,” he said.