Diabetes associations

Various national diabetes associations generously support the Programme:

  • Diabetes Australia and all State and Territory Diabetes Associations have supported Life for a Child since 2001 by encouraging their members to become sponsors. The Australian Diabetes Council in Sydney (formerly Diabetes Australia-NSW) is one of the three key partners with the Programme.
  • Diabetesvereniging Nederland (DVN, Dutch Diabetes Association). Since 2003, the DVN has collected regular donations from a number of its members. They also now directly support the Program in Tanzania.
  • Association Luxembourgeoise du Diabete (ALD, Luxembourg Diabetes Association) - The ALD have provided extensive support for the Programme’s activities in Mali. Additionally, a generous one-year grant has been donated by the “Pikorua sails for Diabetes” project: a sailing circumnavigation of the globe by Danielle (Marie-Jeanne) Peters & Barry Heath aimed at raising awareness of diabetes in children and adolescents, and to raise money for both LFAC and children with diabetes in need in Luxembourg (Danielle’s home country). This donation will go to the Programme’s 2010 work in Jamaica with the Diabetes Association of Jamaica.

Other associations have also provided assistance:

  • Svenska Diabetesforbund
  • Finnish Diabetes Association
  • Norges Diabetesforbund
  • Deutsche Diabetes Gesellschaft

Various professional diabetes associations are also very engaged in the Program:

  • International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) - Numerous ISPAD members assist the Program by providing technical expertise, education resources, and advice. Mentoring/twinning relationships are being established through First World and developing country centres.
  • Federation of European Nurses in Diabetes (FEND) - FEND supports the Program financially and FEND members provide technical expertise.