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Kids for Kids Candlelit Christmas Concert 2016

Candlelit Christmas Concert – Thursday 1st December 2016 – Adults £25.50, Children £15.50 (minimum donation) A limited number of tickets are now available only on the door.   The concert starts at 7.00p.m. please arrive early to secure a seat. This year we return to St Peter’s Eaton Square London for our star-studded concert. We are delighted to be welcoming back our Patron, Joanna Lumley, following the success of “Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie” and  Timothy West whom you will have seen on canals on television this autumn with his wife Prunella Scales.  Julie Etchingham, ITV News presenter and journalist, is again our glamorous host for the evening.               They will be joined by our Patron Lord Cope. When Margaret Keys, the Irish Soprano who is making her name across the world, singing for the Pope, Prince Charles and Andrew Lloyd Webber and many others, heard from our Patron Eamonn Holmes about the plight of the children in Darfur, she asked if she could help.  She is making a special Guest Appearance at our Candlelit Concert. Finally the Read more…

By Charlotte Allum, ago

Cheam School supporting Kids for Kids

Patricia Reports:  “Cheam School are putting on a big Christmas Fair tomorrow (25th November 2015) in aid of Kids for Kids. I visited them yesterday to bring them up to date with our news.  The children asked very perceptive questions about dirty water and how dangerous it is to drink, and about going to school . Teachers remembered me telling them I was hoping to build our first Kindergarten, and yesterday I was able to show them pictures of our fourth! ” Would you like to help make a difference with your school?  Get in touch if you would like some leaflets, a collecting tin, or even want to book a guest speaker! contact@kidsforkids.org.uk  

By Claire, ago

John House Raise over £8,000 for Kids for Kids

John House Raise over £8,000 for Kids for Kids Bishop Thomas Grant School’s four houses, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John will be working hard again this year to beat last year’s total charity collection of over £17,000. Each of the four houses also has its own individual charity, Kids for Kids being the chosen charity for John House under the leadership of Head of Geography Ms Wilson, and over the last four years John House has raised over £8,000 for Kids for Kids – a phenomenal achievement. To mark the exceptional contribution made by Bishop Thomas Grant’s John House to Kids for Kids, Deputy Headteacher Miss Murray arranged for the Chairman and founder of Kids for Kids Patricia Parker to speak at an assembly about the work of the charity in Darfur where poverty and malnourishment are still prevalent. A rather nice surprise greeted the students in the form of Patrick Doyle, former Bishop Thomas Grant student and now a successful businessman who is a Trustee of Kids for Kids in his spare time. Our photo shows (l-r) Bishop Thomas Grant School Headteacher Read more…

By Claire, ago

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

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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

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