Kids Kidney Research

World Kidney Day – 10 March 2011

Kids Kidney Research is delighted to annouce the launch of the World Kidney Day Schools pack, aimed at primary school children.

The purpose of World Kidney Day is to raise awareness about the importance of our kidneys – an amazing organ that plays a crucial role in keeping us alive and well – and to spread the message that kidney disease is common, harmful and treatable.

The main job of our kidneys (which are roughly the size of two fists and are located deep in our abdomen, beneath our rib cage) is to remove toxins and excess water from our blood. Every day our kidneys filter and clean 200 liters of blood – a quantity that would fill about 200 bottles or 20 buckets! Besides this impressive, daily feat, kidneys also help to control our blood pressure, to produce red blood cells and to keep our bones healthy.

The theme of World Kidney Day 2011 is “"Protect your kidneys, Save your heart”. 

Kids Kidney Research,a charity which funds vital research into kidney disease in children, has put together an information pack with a selection of fun and exciting ideas on how to mark this important day. The pack includes the following information

Parent and Teacher Information Pack – explains why the kidneys are important, how they function and how to keep them healthy.  Includes a selection of links to websites that provide information about specific kidney diseases.

Activities Sheet – a range of children’s activities, ranging from practical water and pressure themed activities, to on-line interactive quizzes and hydration calculators.

Drawing - find out where your kidneys are and what they look like!

Feedback form – let us know what you think of our pack!

Find out more about what's happening around the UK on World Kidney Day by visiting the World Kidney Day Website

Schools around the country will be marking the day by raising awareness of kidneys and the function they perform.  Why not join in the fun!  Send us photographs of your activities on World Kidney Day and we will publish them on our website!