Travels with Patricia

With the UN World Food Programme (WFP) announcing famine in Darfur this week, Kids for Kids has launched a ‘Kids Kitchen Kits’ initiative to provide malnourished children with the nutrients…

Kids for Kids is proud to announce that, despite ongoing violence, we are delivering famine relief for starving children living in remote villages in Darfur, out of sight of the…

We are delighted to hear the celebratory news that, during King Charles and Queen Camilla’s visit to Guernsey this week, the Golden Guernsey Goat will be awarded a protected Royal…

Patricia Parker OBE, Founder and CEO of Kids for Kids, asks that you please donate to our Emergency Appeal to help us save children’s lives in Darfur, Sudan. Just over…

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,…

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…

You may remember that Joanna Lumley and three generous friends very kindly pledged to double any donations we received in December – up to £27,500? Well, the figures are in…

Dame Joanna Lumley DBE FRGS,  Bibi Heal, Stephen Barlow, the Lord Cope of Berkeley PC, and our wonderful supporters and friends have all helped spread Christmas cheer across the globe…

We’ve done it! 2,023 STEP UPS for STEPtember 2023 completed!! And we are SO proud of our Founder, Patricia Parker OBE, who, at a mere 75(!) has whole-heartedly taken on…

The UN Under Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs said that Darfur is the worst humanitarian crisis in the world today – yet no one is told about it. This Make a…

Donate via Global Giving THIS WEEK (18th to 22nd September 2023) and Kids for Kids will receive FREE money! Here’s your chance to make your donations go further! The lovely…

Karen Jankel (daughter of Paddington Bear’s author, Michael Bond), Timothy West CBE and our lovely supporters and friends have all helped spread Christmas cheer across the globe and raise a…

Backed by Dame Joanna Lumley DBE FRGS and special friends who have pledged to match all donations up to £27,500, Kids for Kids has announced a Doubling Campaign to help…

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…

You may have heard that Michael Bond’s favourite Guinea Pig, Olga da Polga, inspired by his daughter Karen’s well-loved pet, will be appearing in a new CBeebies series this weekend!…

“What an amazing treat Alastair and I had on 25th May!  This year Kids for Kids has been honoured with an OBE for  the support we provide for children in…

If this isn’t THE MOST FANTASTIC CHRISTMAS PRESENT we don’t know what is!   At last at last at last ….. we have been encouraging the Water & Sanitation Department to…

Did you miss our Candlelit Christmas Concert this year? Here’s a little snippet and there’s a link to the whole magical experience further below..! Joanna Lumley OBE, Timothy West CBE,…

After  so long apart, our Candlelit Christmas Concert this year was more moving than ever!  Tears and smiles mingled as celebrities and supporters alike celebrated 20 years of Kids for…

At last we can celebrate together. Do join me at our beautiful Candlelit Christmas Concert and herald in this wonderful time of year as it should be, together again after…

Tragically, the news in Darfur is that in some parts there has been no sign of rain and the intense heat continues, in others there are floods which are washing…

If you happened to think you saw a GOAT paddleboarding down the River Thames the other day, you may not have been mistaken..!! A member of the Kids for Kids’…

Well, what a way to spend a sunny Sunday..! If you happened to be in Holmwood Common, just south of Dorking, on Sunday 12th September, you may well have spotted…

What a fabulous, star-filled, glamorous evening we all had at the exclusive Claridge’s Hotel in London’s Mayfair to celebrate 20 years of helping children!  We wanted a party – after…