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Warriors Raise Their Voices—and Spirits—at Camp Wanwɔd
Singing, games, and reflections on community complemented lessons on disease self-management at Camp Wanwↄd, a PEN-Plus integrated camp recently held for young people living with either type 1 diabetes or sickle cell disease in Sierra Leone.
Bukhman Foundation Provides Support for PEN-Plus Integrated Camps
The Bukhman Foundation recently announced a three-year partnership with the NCDI Poverty Network to support the expansion and evaluation of PEN-Plus camps. These integrated camps bring young type 1 diabetes warriors together with those living with other severe, chronic noncommunicable diseases for education about their condition and a greater sense of community.
Pujehun PEN-Plus Clinic Offers a Lifeline in Sierra Leone
Every few months, 19-year-old Mohamed Tejan travels nearly 200 miles from Freetown, Sierra Leone, to a PEN-Plus clinic in the southern part of the country. There he receives care for sickle cell disease, along with free medicine that is not available to him in the capital, free or otherwise. His long journey there—and more recently to a PEN-Plus camp—also connects him with a community of other sickle cell warriors.
Photo Gallery: Camp Wanwɔd 2026
Witness the joy of Camp Wanwↄd, a PEN-Plus camp recently held for young people living with either type 1 diabetes or sickle cell disease in Sierra Leone.