CLIMB4CLARE is a fundraising campaign being organised by the Ladies Gaelic Football Association to raise much needed funding to ensure the provision and roll out of the CLIMB® Support Programme in Cancer Care Centres around the country.
CLIMB® is a programme for children aged 5-12 who are experiencing the impact of a parent’s, or other significant adult’s cancer diagnosis.
CLIMB® is run over six weeks and the groups run in the evenings or after school so as not to disrupt school attendance. It’s an enjoyable, sharing, interactive experience and a time for the children to come together to deal with their feelings. Throughout the programme the children will develop an understanding of cancer and from this understanding the myths and fears that children can hold about cancer will be dispelled. The groups are creative, using drama, arts and play. They are also based on having fun together and meeting new friends.
CLIMB® stands for Children’s Lives Include Moments of Bravery.