News From Darfur

The dilemma every year – what do you get someone that has everything?  This Christmas buy your loved ones the ultimate Christmas present they have always wanted – goats, mosquito…

It has been a terrible year since the violence erupted in April in Sudan. Virtually no aid reaches remote villages in Darfur. Families who live in remote villages, hundreds of…

You will be relieved to hear that, despite the fighting, our little Goats and Donkeys are safe – and very much in need. We are being asked if we are…

With the appalling fighting ongoing in West and South Darfur, we are relieved  to report that our villages have not been touched in North Darfur, but every single family is…

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.  …

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 –…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

With the recent heatwave in the UK, we can start to imagine just a little of what it must be like to live in Darfur. But can you imagine surviving…

It is an exciting time for the small villages of North Darfur which have been adopted by Kids for Kids in 2022. In each of the five villages – Hillat…

Goat Loans are saving children from starvation and malnutrition in Darfur, Sudan You probably know that Kids for Kids all began when Patricia Parker our CEO came across a 9…

Well, it’s coming up to tree-planting time in Darfur and, more exciting than that, it’s coming up to trans-planting time! This is when the Village Leaders from the newest villages…

The news from Sudan has never been more worrying.   The hope for democracy has faded in the wake of the military coup last year, but people are resilient.   When I…

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…

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…

During this time of year in Darfur, the air is tense with anticipation. The desert is devoid of all plants, shrubs and other greenery. Families plant what seed they have…

Murra is a mother to 9 children. In 2017 she was chosen by her village to receive support through the Kids for Kids projects. She received 5 goats as part…