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Rotary Clubs Raise Enough for a Handpump in Darfur

We were delighted to be invited to Lincolnshire this week to explain more about the heart-breaking situation in Sudan and how support from the Rotary Club of South Holland, Spalding, The Rotary Club of Spalding, Lutterworth Rotary Club and Rotary Club of Sleaford will save children’s lives in Darfur. These wonderful Rotary Clubs clubbed together, successfully applied for their funding to be matched by a Rotary District Grant Application and managed to raise an incredible £6,500. Below is a lovely report by Richard Baker, on how South Holland Rotary Club came to support Kids for Kids and how they managed to raise these wonderful funds with others. We are so incredibly grateful for all your support and look forward to installing their hand pump just as soon as it is safe to do so. Report by Richard Baker, International Chair of South Holland Rotary Club When Jon Martin moved to South Holland Rotary club following his house move to Spalding, Lincolnshire, he brought with him his long association and passion for the Kids for Kids charity.  Members attended the fantastic Read more

By Charlotte Allum, ago

Your Photoshoot will Raise Vital Funds

Book a Family or Individual Photoshoot with renowned Photographer, Michael Blyth, today and 100% will go to our emergency fund for the children of Darfur! It feels as though Summer has arrived! And what better way to celebrate your loved ones and capture beautiful memories, than having a photoshoot in your favourite location in the sun? Michael Blyth has been a wonderful supporter of Kids for Kids for many years, and has come up with an opportunity to raise some extra funds for the crisis in Darfur. You will see many of Michael’s beautiful photos adorning our website as he has been kind enough to photograph many of our events over the years, including our annual Candlelit Christmas Concert in St Peter’s, Eaton Square, London. As one of the country’s leading exponents of very relaxed outside portrait photography, Michael is very kindly donating 12 Family or Individual Photoshoots for us to sell for Kids for Kids to raise life-saving funds! If you’ve ever thought of having a family photo session, now is the time to book! Why not make the Read more

By Charlotte Allum, ago

Fly Fishing for Emergency Funds!

This year’s annual Kids for Kids’ Executive Fly Fishing Day will take place at Park Lake, Albury on Saturday 12th October. Purchase your ticket now! Every single pound profit will help us provide basic essentials to children who are in desperate need. The situation in Darfur has exacerbated an already dire situation where shortages across the country have led to many families struggling to feed their children. In Darfur, conditions were already worse than we have ever known. Emergency funding is essential to help provide for thousands of families in desperate need of food, water, shelter and medical care. By joining us on our fishing day out this year, you can help transform the lives of families in great need. Not to mention, enjoy a magnificent day at Park Lake, which is utterly beautiful – and ours for the day! The Duke of Northumberland’s private lake provides the perfect day out for the family, or to entertain your clients – beginners and experience fisherman alike are welcome! The secluded lake will be stocked with trout and if you have never Read more

By Claire, ago

Our “Trees of Life” really do Save Lives!

With Darfur being at the forefront of global warming and temperatures soaring to over 50 degrees in the summer months, all surface water evaporates by February each year, leaving the land parched and scorched.  Land that was green with trees and water early last century is now a desert for most of the year.    For the past 17 years, Kids for Kids has been planting drought-resistant trees in an effort to improve the environment for the long-term and hold back the Sahara which is creeping south inexorably. In 2007 we were the first organization to experiment with reintroducing the Baobab tree to Darfur. Baobabs now transform the landscape in our villages and save the lives of starving children. Baobabs can live up to 5,000 years, reach up to 30 metres high and grow up to an enormous 50 metres in circumference. They can provide shelter, food and water for families and their animals, and during the rainy season, they absorb and store water in their vast trunks, enabling them to produce a nutrient-dense fruit in the dry season when Read more

By Charlotte Allum, ago

Get Goat Fit on Box Hill – with Walking Women!

Walking Women are offering a series of Get Goat Fit day walks and are very kindly donating a percentage of every day walk to Kids for Kids so we can provide emergency aid for women in Sudan. Box Hill , Surrey, is a great way to do a long walk of 4 – 6 hours with a small climb to reach the top with its lovely view across the Downs and even out to sea on a clear day. Come and join us to get, or stay, Goat Fit!   SUMMARY Date: Saturday 22nd June Guide: Carla Khouri Walking Grade: Get Goat Fit. This is a walk for those who would like a hill walk to stretch your legs and try a steady climb. The Box Hill Hike is 8 miles/ 12.8km and could take between 4 and 6 hours. The highest point is 224m. This is a lovely varied walk. Meeting Point:10.30am at Dorking Station to meet your guide Carla. Trains go directly from London Waterloo or  London Victoria to Dorking Main Station 50 minutes. There is spacious parking at the station which Read more

By Charlotte Allum, ago

From Darfur to Downing Street – Celebrating 23 Years Changing Lives

Kids for Kids, the only charity dedicated to transforming the lives of children in Darfur, Sudan, marked its 23rd birthday with a special celebration at No. 11 Downing Street, hosted by The Rt Hon Mr Jeremy Hunt MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, on Thursday 7th March 2024. Hunt opened the celebration, which welcomed long-term supporters of the charity, by saying: “This is an amazing and wonderful cause. I was incredibly impressed by Kids for Kids and I want to thank you all for your commitment to it and the incredible difference you are making to the lives of children in and around Darfur. It is absolutely incredible”. Long-standing Patron of Kids for Kids, Dame Joanna Lumley DCMG FRGS was guest of honour at the event and took to the floor to say just why she is such a firm believer in the charity. “Kids for Kids, that sounds easy. Give kids so that they will produce milk, that means that children can be nourished, that means that yoghurt can be sold, that means that little families can stay together. But Read more

By Charlotte Allum, ago

Could you Dance for Darfur?

Could you Dance for the children of Darfur this year and have some FUN with FUN-draising? We recently received this wonderful video from one of our Kindergartens – do take a look, it is heart-warming! And it goes to show that children are still able to dance in our Kindergartens, despite the war! Isn’t that incredible? So we thought – why don’t we all Dance for Darfur this year?? How can you help? Could you hold a Show for us this Summer? We would be so grateful if you could organise a show for the friends and family of your students and donate the proceeds to help us save the lives of the Children in Darfur. Perhaps you could raise enough for five Goats for a family (£250), a Midwife to save babies’ lives (£2,000), a Handpump to provide clean water (£6,500) or even a Kindergarten so children can gain an education & dream of a future out of poverty (£20,000)? Sell drinks & snacks for Donations? Are you already organising a show? Please could you ask for donations for Read more

By Charlotte Allum, ago