At this terrible time of violence across Darfur there is a thread of hope. Hassan, our Acting Programme Manager, has managed to join our Trustee, Khalid Mekki, in Port Sudan. They are working together, with the volunteers in Darfur, to help us get emergency supplies to families in desperate need Read more
The good news? Despite the worrying news I get almost daily, Kids for Kids is thriving in Darfur. Our wonderful team continues to make field visits to our villages – as you know we have 110, with another five I will be announcing in the next few weeks. Our volunteer Read more
We thought you would be delighted to hear how your donations have helped a young girl in Matway, Darfur. Liyla is 22 years old and has recently graduated as a Village Paravet, having started her training when we adopted her village back in 2018. Every time we adopt a village Read more
I thought you would be fascinated – and delighted – to hear of yet more evidence that giving goats makes a massive difference to the deprived families in Darfur. Our team in Darfur recently visited Matway, a village which we adopted in 2018, which is the most successful of the Read more
The villagers of Tratora Birkat Jaro have recently met to plan the Moringa Tree Community Forest and start planting Moringa trees! These Moringa trees are known as magical trees. Moringa seeds can purify water. It is so hard to get water in Darfur that no one talks about clean water – just Read more
We have been absolutely delighted to welcome Giles Lever, the British Ambassador to Sudan, to Majoub A, A village we adopted back in 2007 when it was one of the poorest, when he visited Darfur this month. It is now thriving and many times larger. It is one of Read more
This is Um Kaltoum with 2 of her 5 children. She lives in Jafaina, a village we adopted in 2018. Being one of our poorest families in Jafaina, you helped us give Um Kaltoum 5 Goats, a Donkey & 2 Mosquito nets in September 2018. Um Kaltoum looked after her Read more
We are delighted that, following a difficult 2 years in Sudan, with the Covid pandemic, government instability and the very bad rainy season last year, the postponed Goat rotation was finally able to take place recently in Jafaina, a village we adopted in 2018. Our team in Darfur met with Read more
We really are turning Darfur GREEN together! We are so excited to share that we have recently started planting trees in our new villages, including a newly introduced drought-resistant tree, named Albizia Lebbek. This means we are now planting 15 varieties of drought-resistant trees! The Albizia Lebbek gives wonderful coverage Read more
As part of our Animal Husbandry Training sessions which are taking place over the next few weeks in our recently adopted villages, it is crucial that the Goat beneficiaries learn which plants are best to feed their new animals. Howeida Mohammed Ahmed, our Animal Production Officer, is leading the training Read more
