The eighth version of Okapi Kids Most cancers Basis (OkapiCCF) Annual Childhood Most cancers Consciousness Stroll will maintain in Abuja on Saturday, September 28, 2024, with the intention of inspiring younger most cancers warriors.
This yr’s occasion, which can kick off at Jabi Lake Mall, has the theme, “Bridge of Hope for Kids Preventing Most cancers,” reflecting the Basis’s unwavering dedication to supporting younger most cancers sufferers and their households.
In response to an announcement signed by the Chief Volunteer, OkapiCCF, Kemi Adekanye, despatched to LEADERSHIP, it symbolises the Basis’s “holistic method to care, encompassing not solely medical remedy but additionally emotional, social, and monetary assist. Our intention is to make sure that each baby has entry to the sources they want for a hopeful and wholesome future.”
OkapiCCF famous that childhood most cancers is a profound problem that impacts households, mates, and communities, including that each step taken throughout this stroll represents its shared resolve to face beside the courageous younger fighters, honouring their braveness and resilience as they navigate the tough journey of most cancers remedy.
Highlights of the occasion embrace; free breast most cancers screening and different well being checks, inspiring survivor tales, leisure and enjoyable actions for households, and academic alternatives about childhood most cancers.
“OkapiCCF warmly invitations everybody within the FCT—households, people, faculties, native companies, and organizations—to hitch us in making a significant influence on the lives of those younger most cancers warriors. For these unable to attend in particular person, we encourage participation within the stroll just about.
“We imagine that collectively, we are able to convey hope and therapeutic to youngsters and households affected by most cancers. This stroll is greater than only a bodily journey; it’s a highly effective expression of unity and compassion,” Adekanye acknowledged.
LEADERSHIP reviews that OkapiCCF is a non-profit organisation devoted to enhancing the lives of kids battling most cancers. Via advocacy, consciousness, and fundraising initiatives, the Basis strives to offer important care, remedy, and assist to younger most cancers sufferers and their households.
