'Kik for Kids' gets the sun cream out and heads off to the farm!
The Kik cancer counseling service raises awareness of the dangers of skin cancer and teaches local children about the effective use of skin protection.
Cancer is not taboo for the 'kik for kids' team; their promotional activity for ' Prevention Skin Cancer' as part of the 'kik for kids' program, brought children together to further their understanding of skin protection. Children were invited to decorated their very own sun hats whilst getting to know the importance of the right pair of sunglasses.
Another regular activity of 'kik for kids' is the stay on a youth farm. Parents report the farm visit as always being a memorable occasion for all. With a lot of positive feedback the 'kik for kids' team continue to offer this group activity of a stay on a youth farm. The cognitive and emotional challenges that the children experience from both nature and animals helps them in many unique ways.
Kik for kids has offered help and support for children and youths with relatives suffering from cancer since 2002. Their duties include a telephone advice service, group activities such as the youth farm stay alongside days out to the local football bundesliga games of FC Köln. They also offer the kids creative workshops such as arts and crafts as well as many sporting activities.
Kik believes that: “The biggest favour that one can do for a child, is to ensure that they not only have a place to rid themselves of their worries, but also a place to have fun!”
Krebsallianz has been in cooperation with the Kik counselling service in cologne since 2008. They have been collectively working together to offer relatives of people suffering from cancer advice and support. Their services are not only offered to children, all family members affected by cancer in some way are encouraged to get in touch with kik to make the most of their variety of services.
The annual donation made by Krebsallianz helps patients with cancer deal with the psychological issues that assists this disease as well as treating their family and those affected by the disease with the necessary support and advice they need.
Other recent projects supported by kik are the “Sonnenbus” (Sunbus) which travels around the cologne area reaching out to school children to improve their knowledge and the way they deal with skin cancer prevention through effective means of skin protection. Kik for kids also welcomes children to an illness-free world in which they can paint, and make pottery. This offers kids a chance to escape their troubles and regenerate with other children who find themselves in a similar situation.
To find out more about kik and their counselling services visit: www.krebs-initiative-koeln.de