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Why Donkeys?     Why Goats?  

At Jugu Jugu a Grandmother told us that she was now caring for her four grandchildren because her daughter was dead. Her only means of earning money is to sell firewood. This was taking her three days to collect because she had to go in a group to try to avoid being attacked. She then took a day to go 10 miles to a camp to sell it, and return. The load provides £1.50.
But she did not own the donkey. So she had to share the £1.50 - leaving her 75p for food for herself and her four grandchildren, for four days.


Why a Donkey?

Because without a little donkey life is virtually impossible in the vast expanse that is Darfur.

KIDS FOR KIDS donkeys literally transform life.


Zeinab Jerbo Beri is 45. She makes water pots. She used to have to collect the mud, water, dung and husks on her head. "It was a very hard task" she said. Now she has a donkey. Not only is her life much easier, but the time she has saved collecting the raw materials has enabled her to make more pots. "I might be able to save enough now" she said "to help me build an additional hut for my children and to enroll them in school".


Donkey Care

"There is no aspect of life in Darfur which a little donkey does not transform. "If the little 9 year old lad had had a donkey for his lonely 14 hour journey not only would he have had a friend with him, but a donkey can carry 4 jerry cans, a small boy, just one. He would have been able to go to school with the time saved. In many villages a donkey will return home on his own, laden with water - an "automatic" donkey, helping in his way to make life a little more tenable. And a donkey will take a young girl to hospital to have her baby - or a grandmother to market to buy food for her grandchildren. They are gentle, patient and when Dr Andrew Crawford, Chief Veterinary Director of The Donkey Sanctuary visited Darfur with Patricia Parker he said "I will come whenever you want - not one has even attempted to bite me or to kick".

                                                        A sure sign that they are not illtreated.

Capital InternationalKIDS FOR KIDS is committed to funding a minimum of 150,000, for each of the next three years, to help families stay in their villages. Many families which were already facing great hardship, are hosting people made homeless because of the conflict. CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL is the first to help these families. "I cannot thank the Trustees enough" said Patricia "This support means a great deal - please can you help us give more families a chance?"

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