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London Triathlon 2016 – do it for Kids for Kids!

The world’s largest and London’s only major triathlon will take place on 6th & 7th August 2016. http://www.thelondontriathlon.com/About If YOU want to take part, for Kids for Kids, please CONTACT US!!!! New Year’s resolutions are just around the corner…. the earlier we book your place, the less the charity has to pay, so please don’t delay! Every £38 we save and / or every £38 you raise is another goat for milk for the children in Darfur. Thank you! alex@kidsforkids.org.uk (go on, email me now!)

By Charlotte Allum, ago

ABSEIL DOWN ONE OF THE HIGHEST CATHEDRALS IN THE COUNTRY

Fancy doing something totally nuts for charity this year? Join us and abseil down Guildford Cathedral for Kids for Kids!  Our team of 24 is filling up fast, with only a few places left… Please do click on the links below to sponsor these incredibly brave people, including our very own Kate and Alex, a whole team from Handcross Park School and 14 friends who have stepped up to make this wonderful event a big success.  Please click on the link to sponsor your friends! 1) Kate: https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/katesabseil 2) Alex: https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/sandersons2016 3) Michaela: https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/michaelasabseil 4) Alison: https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/alisonsabseil 5) Hayley: https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/hayleywilliams1 6) – 13) (8 places) Handcross Park School team: https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/handxpark2016 14) Maureen: https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/maureensabseil Let’s raise as much as we can for the children in Darfur, thank you! Online donations pages are work in progress.  If you are looking for a particular person’s donations page or if you have any questions, please ask Alex:  alex@kidsforkids.org.uk

By Charlotte Allum, ago

Pedalling For Dear Life – Well Done Graham!

81-Year-Old Graham Cycles Around Wales for Children In Darfur #PedallingForDearLife – He did it! Sponsor Graham – click here!  You would think that at the ripe old age of 81 most of us would be taking life a little easier but not so for Wareham resident and keen cyclist Graham Baynes who has just successfully completed cycling 475 miles around Wales to raise money for his favourite charity Kids for Kids, the charity set up to help save the children the world has forgotten, children in Darfur, Sudan. For his 80th Birthday, Graham treated himself to a cycle from Dorset to Edinburgh and raised over £3000 for Kids for Kids.  We wonder where his 82nd birthday will take him next year! Congratulations Graham, we are very proud of you!    It’s not too late to sponsor! Here’s the link: https://mydonate.bt.com/events/pedallingfordearlife2015/243663 (Graham’s sponsorship page will be live until the end of October 2015 Thank you!)

By Claire, ago

Our Second Kindergarten has opened its doors

NEW KINDERGARTEN OPENED IN REMOTE VILLAGE IN NORTH DARFUR, SUDAN, THANKS TO JOANNA LUMLEY, PATRON OF KIDS FOR KIDS Villagers in Abu Digeise, North Darfur, never thought that their dream of a kindergarten for their children could become reality.  But dreams can come true, even in Darfur, one of the most isolate and neglected regions in the world.    The Kids for Kids Joanna Kindergarten opened its doors for the first time to small children in their remote village in September. “The absence of education for young children means that they lack essential stimulation during the crucial formative years of their lives.   Opportunities are lost which can never be regained, and which diminish the development potential of the children forever” says Mary Clark, UN Poverty Alleviation Consultant.   98% of women in the villages of Darfur are illiterate, yet they know that education is the best way out of poverty.   The UN World Health Organisation  reported  that Darfur has the highest incidence of malnutrition in Sudan.  28% of children are acutely malnourished.  Mothers cannot afford to feed their families.  People walk long distances to fetch every Read more…

By Claire, ago

The Cadogan Tate Candlelit Christmas Concert

Join David Suchet, Julie Etchingham, Richard Wilson and The Lord Cope at our magical Candlelit Christmas Concert at St Peter’s Church, Eaton Square, generously sponsored by Cadogan Tate,  for an evening of Carols, Candlelight and Celebrity Readings.  The fabulous choirs of Queen’s Gate School and the thrilling sound of The Thames Fanfare Brass will perform for us and Ruth Palmer will be making a special guest appearance.  This is the perfect way to start the festive season.

Doors open at 6.30 pm and the concert will start at 7 pm.

Tickets – Adults £25 Children £15 minimum donation

Click here to book today

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By Charlotte Allum, ago

Saving mothers and babies from dying during childbirth in Darfur – latest update from the field

More women die in childbirth than at any other time When KIDS FOR KIDS founder Patricia Parker MBE sat with the women in Darfur’s remote villages, they told her their biggest fear was childbirth. The thought of young mothers dying, leaving their children orphaned, because of the lack of basic medical care, made Patricia look at what would be the most effective way of helping, in the village itself. “Our whole ethos is to address problems at grass roots level, so that we prevent major catastrophes” said Patricia. Villages have no health care. At best, when there is obstructed labour, Traditional Birth Attenders deliver the baby by rope – which is as dangerous as it sounds. The alternative is for a mother in labour to travel by donkey – or a stretcher between two donkeys – to the nearest hospital. This can be a journey of many miles. There are no roads. Rural hospitals are limited in what they can do, with few facilities for operations. If there is no medical intervention, a woman is at risk, if she survives, Read more…

By Claire, ago

Exciting news from Darfur for mothers who have been begging for kindergartens for their children

Exciting news from Darfur for mothers who have been begging for kindergartens for their children Not only are the 2 new kindergartens now completed at Abu Degeise and Azagarfa, but despite the village of Um Gaal having been attacked, people have returned and are once again working to complete the walls around their new school.  It took some time to gather all the educational toys, equipment and outdoor activities for these Kindergartens, but the leaders came to our little office in El Fasher last week to collect everything. “I found it particularly touching to think of the new uniforms in the colours of Kids for Kids – blue for the sky and yellow for the sand – and thinking of children having something new to wear for the first time in their lives.”  Said Patricia Parker our CEO.  “When visiting Darfur I have never seen a child in new clothes”.  Everything in Darfur is a hand-me-down until it looses its colour and becomes threadbare. The only news coming out of Darfur at the moment has been about the surge in Read more…

By Claire, ago

KICS Swimathon – another fantastic achievement!

“The Annual KICS Senior Swim-a-thon was completed on Thursday, May 7th 2015. Students in Years 7-10 swam in honour of Kids for Kids, with money going towards building clean water access for children in Darfur. Students swam for 45 minutes while teachers counted the lengths they completed. We had music and snacks available once students completed their swim. A football tournament ran parallel to the swim event so females and males could swim separately. Students showed admirable spirit and commitment, with many swimming personal bests. They enjoyed the challenge and were inspired to partake in activity that their peers in Darfur would have enjoyed. All students in Years 7 -10 have contributed donations and a new record was set this year by a Year 8 student who collected 2502 SDG. In the end, students raised over 24,000 SDG. We are thrilled with their efforts and commend all students for their hard work and contributions. ” Huge thanks from all of us at Kids for Kids.  You are such an inspiration!

By Claire, ago

Bishop Thomas Grant School does it again!

The sun shone brightly through the windows of the BTG main hall in Streatham, South London, as students set up their stalls for the annual Easter Fair. The Fair was the final event in the Lent charity collections programme. Among the attractions were computer games, apple dunking, shooting balloons, naming the donkey, nail painting, milk shakes and even a chocolate fountain. The BTG photo-booth proved very popular, as was the DJ stand where students could pay a small fee to request a piece of music. John House had raised £2292.45 for Kids for Kids – “a magnificent achievement,” said Head, Mary Murray. A huge thank you to all involved from Kids for Kids!

By Claire, ago

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