Kobe: First in Kansai! Sports for Children under Long-term Treatment and Their Families

Press Release (September 11, 2023)
Policy Division, Welfare Bureau
Being ALIVE Japan, a certified non-profit organization (NPO), aims to support the youth and independence of children with intractable or chronic diseases and those who require long-term treatment and recuperation. The organization is working to increase the number of “TEAMMATES” in the local community to support and cheer on children and their families.
The organization’s “Sports Camp for Children in Long-Term Treatment and Their Families” will be held at Shiawase-no-mura (1, Shiawase-no-mura, Kita-ku, Kobe City). The camp invites children undergoing long-term treatment and their families living in Hyogo, Osaka, Kyoto, Shiga, and Nara prefectures to join athletes in a variety of sports and recreational experiences tailored to the children’s physical conditions.
Through participation in overnight sports camps, the camps help children with cancer and other long-term treatment needs to become more self-reliant and make friends to support them through their long treatment period. This is the first camp for children with cancer in Japan that specializes in sports. The camp will be the first to be held in the Kansai region, and will be made possible with the support of Ono Pharmaceutical Co.
Shiawase-no-Mura will support the children, their families, and everyone who supports them.

D

ates

: September 16 (Saturday) to 17

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Sunday), 2023

2. Location

: Shiawase no Mura (1-1 Shiawase no Mura, Kita-ku, Kobe City)
Facilities: Gymnasium, lawn, day camp, Dandelion House (overnight stay)

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(3) Recreational experience
Curling exchange, barbecue, handheld fireworks (tentative)
(4) Closing ceremony

4. Participants

10 families
*Recruitment has been closed

5. Participation fee

Free of charge for accommodation, meals and participation
*Participants bear transportation expenses to the site

6. Sponsor

Certified NPO, Being ALIVE Japan

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Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

8. Cooperation

Kobe Citizen’s Welfare Promotion Association

9. Contact

Being

ALIVE Japan
Tote Komazawa Koen 301, 1-1 Komazawa Koen, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154-0013, Japan
TEL / FAX : 03-6432-3068
Email : info(at) beingalivejapan.org
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10. Others (for the press):

Please contact us at 9. above to request a press interview

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