Newsletters

DECEMBER 2009

Drought is causing hardship already in Darfur - yet the world is ignoring the conditions in which children are living. The message from Founder of Kids for Kids Patricia Parker: "Don't wait until it is too late - do something right now!"

Kids for Kids is calling for help to provide water - handpumps and repairs to handpumps standing idle because villagers do not have the money for spare parts - and for donkeys. "If you have a donkey you can fetch twice as much water, twice as quickly, and travel twice as far" is the message from Patricia.

FEBRUARY 2009

The Trustees of KIDS FOR KIDS heard recently that implementing agents they had commissioned to install handpumps for remote villages, had been expelled from Sudan for breaking the law. "This is a tragedy, not only for us, but for the countless children these pumps should be helping." said Chairman of Trustees, Patricia Parker. "Thankfully TNM reported that they had repaired 30 pumps for us before they left Darfur, and I am awaiting their final report. This is a blow for all INGOs in Sudan."

27th February 2009

NEWSPAPER ANNOUNCEMENT IN KHARTOUM PAPERS
31 December 2006

Patricia Parker MBE, Chairman and Founder and Alastair King-Smiht, Trustee thank all their friends in Sudan for their support and generosity over the past Five years which has enabled KIDS FOR KIDS to help children in 21 village areas in Darfur - a total of over 100,000 people.

 With your help we have provided handpumps to prevent small children walking for up to seven hours to reach water, and we have lent goats to families who now have a livelihood. The second generation of KIDS FOR KIDS' families is now rearing little kids to help their children.  Our donkeys are carrying water and fodder and our veterinary scheme is ensuring that animals are vaccinated and kept healthy.  KIDS FOR KIDS midwives have delivered 281 healthy babies in the last 11 months and our donkey ambulances, carts and ploughs are helping to make life better for farmers.  And, we do even more than this.  With your help, a steriliser is installed in Mellit hospital and we are seeking ways of getting more medical equipment to rural hospitals. Patricia and Alastair and all at KIDS FOR KIDS wish you a Happy and Peaceful Eid and look forward to another fives years of helping children in Sudan.