Why is this page text-only?

International Delegates

Children's Congress welcomes delegates from six JDRF international affiliates. These delegates have long been activists for diabetes research and have participated in JDRF events in their own countries. They come to Washington as representatives for children with diabetes from their home countries and from every country around the world affected by the disease. Their experience at Children's Congress will be invaluable in implementing future advocacy programs in their home countries.

Delegate: April
Country: Australia
Profile: April, 12, was diagnosed just before her fourth birthday. She likes swimming, playing netball, and sketching and drawing.
View full profile
Delegate: Cara
Country: United Kingdom
Profile: Cara, age 8, says that she always feels like the "odd man out"—a person who feels different in a group. "It's always so complicated," she explains.
View full profile
Delegate: Christoffer
Country: Denmark
Profile: Christoffer is 14, lives alternately with his mom and dad in Copenhagen, attends primary school in his country's capital city, and has lived with type 1 diabetes since the age of 5.
View full profile
Delegate: Joel
Country: Canada
Profile: Diagnosed at age 10, Joel, 16, remembers the ordeal at the hospital, where "I was scared and everything they did hurt."
View full profile
Delegate: Semiramis
Country: Greece
Profile: Semiramis was 12 when she was diagnosed with diabetes, but she quickly learned the routines of daily measurements and injections.
View full profile
Delegate: Shir
Country: Israel
Profile: At 16, Shir has lived more than half her life with diabetes. After she was diagnosed, she says, living with the disease seemed impossible.
View full profile
Share Your Photos
Requires Adobe Flash Player - Download Flash

Join our Flickr Group
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Join our Children's Congress - JDRF Flickr group and share your photos.