The only organisation created to help children struggling to survive in remote villages in Darfur, Sudan.
Kids for Kids
Supporting projects which
are long lasting, self sustaining and community led

Why Kids for Kids
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KIDS FOR KIDS was launched in Khartoum, Sudan on 8th March 2001 - just three days after Patricia Parker MBE had returned from Darfur and seen for herself the conditions in which children were living. “My son, Alastair and I met a little 9 year old lad in the middle of the desert, who was walking 7 hours to reach water and then carry it back to his family. This is intolerable for anyone, and unacceptable for a child - and worse, when you realise that not only were the aid agencies there, they knew and were doing nothing about it. Someone had to.”

Patricia, who founded KIDS FOR KIDS, now works full time to raise awareness of the problems facing children in Sudan, and showing how their lives can be improved in simple yet effective ways. Details of all that is being done by KIDS FOR KIDS in Darfur, and of the fund raising events that have been organised to help, can be found on the LATEST NEWS page of the web site and in PATRICIA’S DIARY (read Patricia's BLOG). She is hoping people will be inspired to help, not just in the UK but all over the world, to arrange similar events. For details of how you can help see our new Gift List

"If we can tell people about the conditions in which children are being forced to live - and show the way to a solution - to everyone, from the highest in Government to the smallest child at school, as we are trying to do in England - then we will be able to transform people's lives" she said.

  • KIDS FOR KIDS’ approach of devolving management to communities and building their capacity has ensured the sustainability of the project activities and has amply demonstrated that it is possible to provide help, despite the conflict.
  • KIDS FOR KIDS is showing how, by strengthening these communities, we are enabling people to stay at home and to support their own families.

2008  Khaltoum said “Thank you for giving me my husband back. The loan of 6 goats has enabled him to be with us permanently and not to leave in the hungry summer months as he has always had to do. My goats are providing a living for us, not just milk for my children, and now my children no longer have an absentee father.”

“The poor families who have been forced out of their homes and who have been living in the plastic nightmare camps in Darfur will have nothing to return to if the remaining villages are not maintained. Without these there can be no future for Darfur” is Patricia’s bleak warning.


During a recent visit Trustees were told by villagers who had travelled many miles (one group walked 97 kms, risking attack) that the help KIDS FOR KIDS was giving

them was INDISPENSABLE.

“Please tell the world not to forget us” they said.




Baobab seedling just 5 months old planted at Abou Shouk camp for internally displaced people.  This area now looks like a desert, people were so desperate for firewood when they first arrived they cut down all the trees and even dug up the roots to burn..

Our new young Baobab seedlings are now highly valued and are already transforming the area.  It is an incredible thought that, when these families eventually return home they will leave behind them these young trees.  The first step towards recreating the destroyed environment.

OUR ACHIEVEMENTS

There are now 51
KIDS FOR KIDS VILLAGES

Over 200,000 villagers are benefiting from our projects in remote communities in Darfur

Key to our projects is ensuring that people are accountable to their own communities so that everything is sustainable. Training is critical and our training programme includes helping villagers set up Village Development Committees, Women's Development Associations and Animal Loan Committees that run our projects.

To read about our most recent projects and what we provided for families recently please click here

In one year alone - despite conflict .....
We trained committees in 10 new villages.

We gave the go ahead for 30 new handpumps.

We provided 650 billy goats and 3,264 nanny goats to new families.

We replaced 35 goats where there have been problems and lent 11 more to families who did not fit our normal selection criteria. 573 donkeys have gone to new homes and 22 crossbred donkeys (which are larger and faster) are now helping our new Primary Health Care Workers reach their patients and 16 crossbred donkeys were presented to our new midwives.

Each village has a paravet and veterinary drugs, plus an Animal Loan Committee to run the fund, and a programme of vaccinating 5,317 goats is nearing completion

We trained farmers in terrace building to extend the planting time and provided:
• 10 donkey drawn ambulances
• 100 donkey ploughs, seeds and much more.
Health Care

Village Midwives are absolutely key to protecting mothers and babies from the trauma and risks of child birth. They are also trained in baby nutrition and provide critical help to young mothers so that they do not feed small babies inappropriately in desperation.

Last year we built a Kids for Kids Dormitory compound to house 40 new midwives each year. It is hugely ambitious to raise funds for so many midwives but the numbers of lives our midwives save makes it imperative. If you can help fund a midwife please let us know!

Since the violence started we have also been asked to train First Aid Workers. THERE IS NO HEALTH CARE IN VILLAGES.

When funds allow, we also provided basic essential life saving equipment for rural hospitals. If you would like details please let us know. This is far reaching help. The one doctor at Mallit Rural Hospital said "This equipment is simply not available in Darfur".