European Summer Camp in the Czech Republic

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In the summer of 2008, the European Haemophilia Consortium will host a summer camp in the Czech Republic.

By Jacob Bech Andersen

Prague by night

At the recent annual conference of the European Haemophilia Consortium (EHC) held in Parma, Italy, it was announced that in August 2008, the EHC will host a summer camp for European haemophiliacs aged 18-25. The venue for the summer camp is the Czech Republic.

Admission for the summer camp will follow the first-come-first-served principle, as there is a limit on the number of participants. More information about the process for signing up will be sent to the national member organisations by the EHC.

The conference also featured presentations of other summer camp initiatives around Europe. Monika Hartl reported on the Austrian camp model that includes both a summer and a winter camp featuring Alpine skiing, while David Silva from Spain told the audience about the Spanish annual camp, which takes place in a camp centre dedicated to hosting camps for people with haemophilia.

Finally, the French haemophilia organisation presented a succesful summer camp project focusing on diving. Diving has turned out to be an ideal sport for people with haemophilia and the camp offered participants the chance to develop their diving skills under the supervision of instructors. The French haemophilia organisation are now considering extending the diving camp to a pan-European event next summer.

Do you host camps for people with haemophilia in your country, and if so, how do you do it? Please, post your comments below.

 



Readers' comments

21 Jul 2007 15:08
Riz48 writes:
oooh, I want to go to the summer camp!!!! What do I have to do?
31 Jul 2007 22:12
cicero writes:
As far as I know, the EHC have not released further information about the summer camp. Given that the camp is still over a year away, I would not expect sign-up to commence before early 2008. If anyone hears more about the event, please drop a message on this site.
25 Jan 2008 13:33
Sebastiaan writes:
Hello,

Does someone have already some more information about the EHC summer camp of 2008 in the Czech Republic?

Best regards,

Sebastiaan
04 Feb 2008 19:57
michaelvanderlinde writes:
so there is no official date yet (just august?)
05 Feb 2008 21:37
FlyingPanther writes:
Judging from the last EHC Newsletter, the Summer Camp will be held from 7 to 10 August:

7-10 August 2008: EHC Youth Meeting
During the Annual Assembly in Parma it was decided to organise a “Rowing Weekend” in the Czech Republic (close to Cesky Krumlov, a world heritage site).

Participants are invited to register to participate at their national Haemophilia organisation (no later than June 2008) which will then forward the supported applications to the EHC office. You will find the procedures on our website shortly, and they will also be sent out to the EHC key contacts within the NMOs.

The number of participants is limited to 20 persons with Haemophilia A, B or von Willebrands Disease, the age is limited from 18 to 25 years.

Bílý Mlýn is an old house in the Southern Bohemian area of the Czech Republic. It stands on the bank of the river with a close little island. It is possible to pitch tents on this island. There is a small shelter with a large stove. Inside the house there are toilets and showers. In case of inclement weather, there is a large dormitory on the first floor. Evenings can be spent in a social room.
Participants need to bring tents and outdoor equipment, as well as sleeping bags and pillows; complete information will be provided after confirmation.
17 Oct 2008 11:17
cicero writes:
Things have been very quiet regarding the summer camp - did anyone go to the Czech Republic? Or maybe the camp was cancelled?
21 Oct 2008 23:05
maggal writes:
Hi Cicero,

I heard during the WFH-Congress the summer camp is cancelled but I got not more information.

Bye Markus

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