Background and Goals 

This is a summercamp for physically disabled and able-bodied youth from 18 to 28 years old. The disabled participant will be followed by an able-bodied person whose function is to assistant his/hers friend during the travel and stay in Norway. They will together be regarded as a team.

The camp is free of charge for the participants and open both for international and Norwegian youths. English is the spoken language at the camp, and we expect that the participants have sufficient training in English.

The camp is arranged at Haraldvangen close to Oslo. Haraldvangen is designed for people with functional handicap or other special needs.

We have three main goals for the camp:

  • To integrate physically disabled and ablebodied youth through sport and other activities.

  • To build international friendship and understanding between the participants

  • To teach the participants about Norway and Norwegian culture.

In addition we have a vision that the participants shall experience the possibility of pushing the limits, meaning to handle physical obstructions that seemed impossible.

The activities on the camp reflect this ambitious goal. We have horseriding, waterskiing, sailing and other waterrelated activities, rallycross with professional drivers and different games. We will also visit Oslo, the capital of Norway.

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