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Kids for Kids Delivers Life-Saving Water to Families Trapped in El Fasher

Kids for Kids has delivered two huge emergency tankers of water to families trapped in the besieged town of El Fasher, North Darfur. The delivery comes amid escalating fears of famine and a severe water shortage.  “I simply cannot bear the thought of children thirsty in the overwhelming heat of Darfur – well over 38 degrees with little shade.  These children and their families had been forced to flee their villages and now El Fasher is itself attacked. Little food is getting through, and now, little water.   It is horrific “ said Patricia Parker OBE, who founded Kids for Kids because of the conditions in Darfur before the violence.  “Now suffering is beyond imaginings.  I am so in awe of our volunteers, and especially Yagoub who has organised this huge delivery of clean fresh water to children parched with thirst.” The United Nations has warned that the town is on the brink of famine, with tens of thousands of people caught in the crossfire and increasingly cut off from aid. There is a severe shortage of food, medicine and fuel, Read more

By Davina Patel, ago

Sudan crisis enters its third year

On the second anniversary of the devastating conflict in Sudan, The Rt Hon David Lammy MP is hosting a Foreign Ministers’ summit in London today (15th April). The summit, organised in collaboration with the UK, France, Germany, and the African Union, aims to provide a ‘pathway to peace’ and halt the world’s worst humanitarian crisis (The UN). Foreign Ministers from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Chad, Kenya, the United States, and the European Union will gather in London. With backers of several warring factions expected to attend, the summit presents an opportunity to build international consensus and end what has tragically become a proxy war between regional powers. Over the past two years, millions of innocent civilians, especially in Darfur, have endured unimaginable suffering. Widespread famine has taken hold, hospitals and essential infrastructure have collapsed, and violence, including widespread sexual violence affecting even the youngest of children, has become a horrifying norm. Access to humanitarian aid remains dangerously limited. UN convoys are being blocked by both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), forcing many international Read more

By Davina Patel, ago

Easter Appeal – Help us Save Lives

This Easter, instead of giving chocolate eggs, please give real Chickens! Chickens provide nutritious eggs, and we will send a unique Gift Certificate to your loved ones.  Or you may decide you prefer to donate Kids’ Kitchen Kits or The Greatest Need?  Whatever you choose, please know that children need our help more than we can imagine. Your support will show them they are not forgotten.. Families in Darfur are struggling more than ever and children are hungry. How to Order: Visit our website and choose the gift you would like to give –  Chickens to give protein-rich eggs, a Kids Kitchen Kit or donate to The Greatest Need. Of course, if you would prefer to donate something else, we would be delighted – all items are essential. Make your donation online. As you check out, the website will ask you for any ‘Order Notes’ you may have. In this box please write details of the Gift Certificate(s), such as the special event you are celebrating and the correct spelling of all names. Please include To, From, Special Occasion and Read more

By Charlotte Allum, ago

The Hungry Months reaches crisis point

Easter and Spring are times of new birth.  But in Darfur they are chillingly known as the start of the Hungry Months.  That is in normal times.  This year, hunger in Darfur has reached a crisis point.  Families are starving, children are malnourished, and now cholera, malaria and measles are spreading, making a dire situation even worse.  Villagers in our first village have just told us “We are all exhausted collecting water – that’s normal.  But within 10 days, all our surface water will be dry.  After that, people from more than 12 villages will come to get water from our Kids for Kids handpump”.  With food prices soaring and aid blocked by both warring parties, entire communities are being left to fend for themselves.  Violence continues. Governments are focussed on Ukraine/Russia, Gaza and the challenges to the global order.  Sudan and families are forgotten.  Cuts to aid budgets have devastated the little help that Sudanese refugees were getting, stripping away critical support just when it is needed most.  But whilst international aid has been struggling to get through, Kids Read more

By Davina Patel, ago

Step For Darfur this March!

You’re Invited to… Step For Darfur! Walk 25, 50, or 100 Miles – in March 2025! Take on our walking challenge this March to provide emergency food for starving children in the remote villages of Darfur, Sudan. Malnutrition has spread across the whole of Darfur. It is now the epicentre of the world’s worst hunger crisis, (UN General Assembly, September 2024). Together we can help. Will you help us raise enough funds for 300 Kids Kitchen Kits this March? Kids for Kids has beaten the odds to deliver life-saving aid to the forgotten communities of Darfur. So far we have reached 49 of our 110 villages – that is 11,276 children with essential food. Our Kids Kitchen Kits provide essential protein and nutrients – lentils, ground nuts, cooking oil, fruits, protein powder made from dried meat – and give little ones under five years old necessary sustenance.  If just 50 people ‘Step for Darfur’ and raise £150 each, we will reach our goal. Every penny counts – no matter how little or much you can raise! One Kids Kitchen Kit Read more

By Sage Lancaster, ago

Sold Out – Join Dame Joanna Lumley for Magical Candlelit Christmas Concert 2025

Join Dame Joanna Lumley DBE FRGS for the Annual Kids for Kids Candlelit Christmas Concert on Thursday 4th December 2025!  Our Candlelit Concert will be held at St Peter’s Church in Eaton Square, Belgravia, London.  This is the perfect start to the Christmas season – Carols by Candlelight. Tickets are now Sold Out! We look forward to seeing you there. Dame Joanna Lumley DBE FRGS invites you to join Kids for Kids at this year’s Magical Candlelit Christmas Concert in Belgravia, London!  This event is the perfect start to the Christmas Season, with every penny raised in profit providing emergency food and aid items to children in Darfur who face starvation because of the appalling violence that has been raging for over two years. Your presence at our concert will truly save lives! The evening will feature the beautiful voices of the Junior and Senior Choirs of Queen’s Gate School singing your favourite Christmas Carols to get you in the holiday spirit!  We are delighted to welcome British Opera Soprano Bibi Heal, accompanied by famous conductor/pianist Stephen Barlow along with Read more

By Sage Lancaster, ago

Join us as an Administrator

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children in Darfur, Sudan? We are looking to recruit a Administrator. Administrator We need an Administrator to join our small, but dynamic team.  You will have fun and learn many new skills as we work together.  You will generally work from home, but as you will need to visit our office in Dorking, Surrey, once or twice a week, you will need to live within a reasonable distance. This is a key position with the responsibility of running the office, working with volunteers, supporting our Founder/Chairman, CEO and Deputy CEO, and ensuring our donors are kept up to date with all we are doing to help children so far away. You will get to know our supporters across the world many of whom have been helping Kids for Kids since we were founded in 2001. For more information about the position, please download the Job Description. How to apply: Please email a cover letter and CV demonstrating your suitability for the position to Davina Patel.

By Davina Patel, ago

Be our next CEO!

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children in Darfur, Sudan? We are looking to recruit a Chief Executive Officer (CEO). CEO This is a crucial position as it will be your responsibility to ensure the growth of the charity, enabling us to support even more children and their families in Darfur, Sudan. You will be an experienced and highly motivated leader overseeing the overall development of Kids for Kids, ensuring its continued success in its next phase of the charity’s growth. You will oversee the charity’s budget to ensure the long-term financial sustainability and be responsible for the charity’s fundraising, grants, individuals and our events. Currently these include an annual Candlelit Christmas Concert with celebrity Readers, an Executive Fishing Day on the estate of the Duke of Northumberland and our Ambassadors’ Ball in London. You will lead a passionate and dedicated team including working with our volunteers, both in the UK and in the USA and Australia. You will also play a key role in building relationships with donors, potential donors, corporates and other stakeholders. Read more

By Davina Patel, ago

2025 Fly Fishing for Emergency Funds!

The Annual Kids for Kids’ Executive Fly Fishing Day 2025 will take place at Park Lake, Albury on Saturday 11th October. Tickets are now on sale! The Duke of Northumberland’s private lake will be stocked with trout and if you have never tasted trout straight from the water to your plate then you have no idea how delicious it is.   Of course, you will have to catch it first – but we will provide people to help you! This very special, secluded lake provides the perfect day out for the family, a chance to hang with the lads by the lake, or a fun way to entertain your out of town clients, showing them the beauty of Guildford!  Delicious refreshments will be provided throughout the day from homemade cakes to lunch with wine and beer. We look forward to welcoming you all – beginners and experienced fisherman alike! This Fly Fishing Day is one of the most special Fishing opportunities you can be part of because every penny raised in profit will help Kids for Kids provide basic essentials to Read more

By Sage Lancaster, ago

You made double to difference!

Last month Dame Joanna Lumley and some very special friends kindly pledged to double any donations we received in December – up to £34,500. The figures are in! Not only have we reached our target but you exceeded it…by a staggering additional £18,941.85! At a time when the needs of children have never been more acute, together we have raised a total of £87,941.85 in December! “Despite the appalling news that violence continues unabated, with even hospitals targeted, we are going to be able to give help to many more of our Kids for Kids’ villages. We have already started in our very first village, Um Ga’al, to support families who have moved there. They are being integrated into our Animal Loan Project in Um Ga’al and something that means a huge amount to me – Abdallah Salih, whom I met when he was only 10, is coordinating our projects for us there. He and his family were helped by Kids for Kids all those years ago and now it is his turn to help. Thank you every one of you who Read more

By Davina Patel, ago