About UsWhat is Solaputi Kids’ Camp?

It is a campsite with On-Site Medical Care for Children with Serious Illnesses.

OUTLINE

Some children fighting with illnesses dream of playing outside

In Japan, there are approximately 200,000 children fighting with pediatric cancer, heart disease, and other serious illnesses. During their long and tough treatments and hospital stays, they almost never get a chance to play outdoors.
There are children who say that their dream is to play outside.The families who support these children in their fight against illness also need to relax and rejuvenate.

They can play outside at Solaputi without any thoughts about their illnesses or its treatments!

Solaputi Kids’ Camp has created a campground with on-site medical care that is able to serve children fighting with serious illnesses and their families in the midst of the wild natural beauty of Hokkaido.
Unlike the other facilities in Japan, the Solaputi are run entirely through donations and the help of volunteers.
Solaputi hopes that participating in the extraordinary camp programs will allow children fighting illnesses and their families to relax and unwind, and will give them energy that will carry them into the future.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Orientation meetings and home visits

Solaputi values information exchanges before camp participatioins, and always holds orientation meetings before the children-only kids’ camps.
For camps attended as a family, depending on the circumstances, Solaputi implements individual home visits. Information exchange is performed by nurses who are permanently stationed at the campground.

Camp programs

Solaputi plans various activities tailored to suit the circumstances and needs of the children and their families.
The camp provides various programs that make use of Hokkaido’s natural environment and bring campers into contact with nature, allowing them to have fun with friends and challenge themselves.
Some programs such as forest games (the tree house), horse rides and horse-drawn wagon rides are planned and implemented by staff with expert qualifications.

More detail of Camp Programs

Volunteers

Volunteers who have been trained in advance participate in the camps.
All sorts of people, including college students, housewives, camp experts, nutritionists, doctors and nurses come together because they want to support children.
Interacting with the volunteers is one of the best parts of the camp. Some young campers have gone on to become volunteers.

Meals

Made with seasonal ingredients from Hokkaido, meals are one of the pleasures of camp.
The children are allowed to choose some meals and help to make others.
An expert staff is permanently stationed at the camp, and Solaputi is able to provide menus that accommodate food allergies, dietary restrictions, and meal formats (minced, paste) tailored to children’s needs.

Medical support

Specialized doctors and nurses are permanently stationed at the campground, so that regular medical care can continue even at the camp.
A dedicated building called “the Hokenshitsu” (infirmary) is used to let children rest away from the group, or when special treatment is necessary.
Solaputi also has a system set up which can be used to handle emergencies, in cooperation with Takikawa Municipal Hospital.

Facilities and equipment

Out of consideration for the children who visit, the campground’s facilities and equipment have been designed and equipped from the perspective of barrier-free and universal design.
Solaputi plans to continue listening to children’s input and improving the facility to make it easy to use.
In the forest, there is a treehouse that can be visited in a wheelchair.

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