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St Paul’s School in Dorking held their Darfur Day at the end of term when they took part in lots of exciting activities to raise awareness of Kids for Kids and the challenges facing children in Darfur.  Result?  A  fantastic £345!  Thank you so much to St Paul’s for putting the fun into such amazing fundraising.         They had such a range of activities for all the children to get involved in: Kick for kids – a penalty shoot-out where participants had to score by kicking a ball into the goal. Goal for goats –  throwing a basketball through the hoop. The saving water relay race doubled up by teaching children how careful they have to be when carrying water and how much water we use.  They had to keep as much water in a thimble throughout the race and the most water at the end won. Feed the goat blindfold. A.k.a. pin the tail on the donkey. Design a coat for a goat. The children all came to school wearing their team colours and each donated Read more

The incredible students at Heathland School, South Harrow, have shown their determination to help children their own age in Darfur after our Founder, Patricia Parker, went to see them.  Patricia spoke and showed them pictures taken in the villages of how desperately deprived children their own age are.  Patricia asked them to imagine what it would be like to have no toys to play with, no nutritious food and to have to sleep on the sand inside the straw huts they call home.   Encouraged by inspirational teacher Aaisha Sabir and the rest of the staff, pupils at Heathland School held a ‘crazy hair day’ and raised an amazing £548! This followed collections at two Music Concerts raising £215 thanks to Tim Smith the school’s Music teacher.  Mr Smith was so overwhelmed by the assembly Patricia held, he decided to carry out an extra collection.  “I am so grateful to everyone at this hard working school,” said Patricia   “Thank you Tim for lending me your remote control pen for my Presentation, and even more for raising extra funds.   The funds from Read more

Flora, age 5, a pupil at Cheam School, generously donated her winning prize from a competition which she won over Christmas, to Kids for Kids. Flora had been so taken with the plight of the children in Darfur, following a visit by our Founder Patricia Parker, that she took it upon herself to do something more.  She sent her £100 prize money to help children her age. “This was an extraordinary thing to do” said Patricia.   “How easy it would have been for little Flora to buy something she had wanted for herself, but instead of that, she sent her prize to help children living thousands of miles away in a remote village in Darfur.    What a lovely way to start the year.   Flora is setting us all an example.”   We were touched too to receive a beautifully written letter from Flora with drawings of some of the things she loves best – her chickens, flowers, being with Mummy and horse riding.   Flora wanted us to know how fortunate she is and was determined to help children her age Read more