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Ukandu
Ukandu Teen Retreat
What you get
Your teen gets a free week of white-water kayaking and riverbank camping with other teens affected by childhood cancer, led by certified river guides. You pay nothing. Applications are closed for now. Ask when they reopen.
- Who starts it
- You
- How it’s sent
- Online, on their website
- Your time
- About 15 minutes
- Last checked
- Aug 28, 2026
Before you start, check you fit
- Your child is between 14 and 21.
- There is no phone or internet on the river trip; guides carry satellite phones for emergencies.
- Teen brothers and sisters of a child with cancer can come too.
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What their form asks
Open their application ↗ Checked Aug 28, 2026What the form asks for
They don’t publish the questions in advance. Have your contact details, your child’s diagnosis and date, and the hospital’s name to hand.
After you send
Watch the participant or family email and CampDoc account for confirmation and any medical-form instructions not visible on the public page. If you have not heard back in two weeks, write and ask whether it arrived.