Transcript Handicamp Norway

Handicamp Norway
Goals – Accomplishment – Results
Orientation at Pre Convention, Birmingham
Saturday 20. June 2009
Handicamp Norway
• Name of the project since 1976
• Has become a Brand name for Rotary Norge
• Received award at Convention i San Antonio
2001: Outstanding task force project
• Was introduced at Convention i København 2006
• Was introduced at institute in Lillestrøm 2007
• Haraldvangen i Hurdal has been official camp site
Our goals for the camp:
• To integrate physical disabled og non-physical
disabled youth through sport og other spare time
activities
• To build international friendship and understanding
• To teach the participants about Norway and the
Norwegian society
Each participant shall go beyond their limits, make
the impossible possible.
Requirements to be accepted to the camp
• Age: 18 – 28 år
• Have to understand English, which is the
language of communication
• Must have a physical disability
• Must have a helper, normally one, but some
may be in the need of two
Composition of participants
• A physical disabel and a ”normal” person
make one team
• The ”normal” person will act as a helper for
the disabel
• They should know each other very well
• Communication between the two must be well
established before they arrive at the camp
Invitation/recruiting
• Invitation to the camp i 2008 was sent electronicly to
all YEOs in the world and DG-s in sone 15 og 16
• These people should spred the invitation to the clubs
in their district
• The participants do not need to be a Rotarian or come
from a Rotary club, but we wish to establish a
connection between participant and local club
• Intake and finishing process is time-consuming
• Visa questions
Administration og management
• Board HC 08
– Administrator Per Kongsnes
– From Enebakk Rotaryklubb: Lena Mjerskaug, Kjell Sørli
og Ole Larmerud
– Camp leaders Kristin Skulstad og Knut Erling Granaas
– PDG Gunnar Eigeland, Nittedal Rotaryklubb
– Sidsel Bakken, Inner Wheel
– Helene Kirkeby, Rotaract
• 2 camp leaders
• 18 – 20 activity leaders
• 4 exchange students (2008)
Management tasks
• Plan the operation within the goals and framework
given by NORFO
• Send out invitations to the camp
• Select the participants
• Organize all correspondence with the participants
• Organize transportation
• Order and arrange for transportation, equipment etc.
• Contact the clubs that sponsor the activities
Activities
• Length of stay 2 weeks
• 8 days with activities shared between
– morning-, afternoon- and evening sessions
• Rotation – everyone should have an offer to
participate in all activities → teams
• The teams are responsible for the Evening
program, one evening each
• 2 days with excursions – the whole day
• Norwegian Night
• Carnival
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• Gocart racing