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📅 DEADLINE TO APPLY 28TH MARCH 2025!

A weekend of fun, friendships & unforgettable memories!

Applications NOW OPEN!

CARING & SHARING

15-18 AUG 2025

PARTCIPANTS AGED 8-10 YEARS*

FACILITATORS AGED 18-30 YEARS

CONTRIBUTION: £245

Financial assistance is available

* PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS CAMP IF THEY HAVE ATTAINED THIS AGE ON OR BEFORE 31st AUGUST 2025

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What is caring & sharing?

Caring & Sharing (C&S) aims to unite the Ismaili youth of the UK and Europe, bringing participants from diverse backgrounds together for a weekend to remember!

Established over 25 years ago, Caring & Sharing aims to provide a unique and fun environment for participants to build lasting relationships, develop independence, further discover their creativity and grow their leadership skills. Throughout the weekend, participants will also develop an awareness of our faith, a sense of belonging in the community, and an understanding of the role of voluntary service within their daily lives.

Most of all, Caring & Sharing  promises to be a weekend full of fun, laughter and friendship – it’s not one to miss!

 Camp Objectives

  • Create a fun filled positive environment that promotes a healthy, well-balanced lifestyle;
  • Unite participants from all backgrounds and provide opportunities to build lifelong friendships.
  • Provide a platform to develop self-confidence and independence in a safe, nurturing and supportive environment.
  • Encourage a sense of pride and comfort belonging to the Ismaili community.
  • Instil an awareness of faith within the context of participants’ everyday lives.
  • Promote the tradition of voluntary service as an expression of our faith.
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Who is it for?

Participants

The camp is open to anyone aged 8–10 years who is looking to:

  • Build lifelong friendships with other Ismailis from across the UK and Europe
  • Develop team building and leadership skills through challenging outdoor activities, interactive team projects and engaging evening entertainment
  • Challenge themselves intellectually and spiritually 
  • Have a weekend full of fun, laughter and friendship!

Facilitators aged 18–30

We’re looking for creative, passionate and energetic facilitators to help make C&S 2025 the best camp yet! Being a facilitator is an opportunity to build your skills in communication, problem-solving and leadership, and we can assure you that you’ll also have a blast. 

Roles and responsibilities:

  • Communicate with parents to ensure a smooth process from application to pick-up
  • Together with a co-facilitator, co-ordinate and lead a group of participants throughout the weekend
  • Provide support to participants who are experiencing camp for the first time
  • Facilitate team-building activities and games to keep participants engaged
  • Design, organise and lead evening activities
  • Contribute to debrief sessions each evening, and help to develop co-facilitators.

Skills we’re looking for:

  • Energy, creativity and passion
  • Collaborative approach to teamwork
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to adapt to unexpected circumstances

The success of the camp rests on the shoulders of a great team of facilitators –

Are you ready to step up?

The application process will be a two-stage process. The first is an online application form with just a few questions, telling us a bit about yourself, why you’ve chosen to apply for C&S and what you think you could bring to camp!

The second stage will be a face-to-face interview where you’ll get the chance to meet the team. Everyone who applies will get an interview.

We welcome all applicants from any educational background, culture, location and ability. Even if you don’t feel you fit all of the criteria, we encourage you to apply and not to forget we will support you throughout the process! We look forward to getting to know you.

 

How to be a part of Caring & Sharing 2025?

Are you interested in becoming a part of the Caring & Sharing family as a participant or facilitator?

Applications Open Now! Applications Now Open! Submit your application by 28th March 2025!

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