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Darfur... Does Anyone Remember?
DARFUR? DOES ANYONE REMEMBER?
WHY DARFUR? No one knows how many children died last year in Darfur following the worst drought in years. Children are malnourished in every village and signs of malnutrition are everywhere. In order to survive, families need: ● Water ● Animals ● Agriculture ● Livelihoods and health care We also plant trees and even started building kindergartens, planting seeds for a better future. Many more children need our help.
WHY GOATS? Goat Loan is one of our key projects. Six goats are lent to a family for two years, providing children with valuable protein, minerals and vitamins. Just one cup a day of goat’s milk can transform a child’s health. “This is the best investment anyone could ever make” - Patricia Parker MBE, Founder of Kids for Kids
WHY WATER? Many children walk up to 20 miles in the You cannot let children drink dirty water like this when there heat of summer to reach a hand pump. is clean water underground... If drilling fails we provide a water cart. Where water is plentiful we are providing a submersible diesel driven pump for up to 6 villages. In Majoub we are experimenting with a pipe line to the health centre. And we give jerry cans to displaced families.
WHY HEALTH CARE? No health care means there’s no help at child birth - half the families have lost 2 children under the age of 5. We train Village Midwives and First Aid Workers and are now building small Health Units so there is basic trained help close at hand.
WHY BLANKETS? Cold nights in Darfur are dangerous as children, weakened by hunger, succumb to simple chest infections. We provide two double blankets to each household and the impact we witness is remarkable: ● Small children sleep better, protected from the freezing night air ● There’s less ‘absenteeism’ at school ● Women are empowered and listened to in their villages because they have ‘household assets’
WHY MOSQUITO NETS? Malaria is still the biggest killer in the villages of Darfur. We provided 2,564 mosquito nets for 34 villages in 2016 alone. Incidences of malaria in children are cut by two thirds in our villages just by using nets at night. We need many more nets. Have you thought of making a Legacy to create a lasting memorial in your honour for children in Darfur? Not only would you transform children’s lives long term but there is a large Inheritance Tax reduction on your Estate when you make a charitable bequest.
WHY a DONKEY? There are no roads. A donkey is the only transport for everything from collecting water and firewood to taking a mother in labour to hospital. It is difficult to survive without a donkey. Donkeys now cost almost twice an average family’s annual income in local markets. Why Farm Tools and Donkey Ploughs? Families cannot afford farm tools. They till the desert with handmade wooden tools, often digging for water with their bare hands. Providing farm tools and a donkey plough enables families to increase substantially what they can grow to feed their children.
Why Seeds and Emergency Fodder? Without Kids for Kids families know that they would starve. Although we teach families how Boabab planted in 2007 to look after their animals and how much grass they will need to Why Trees? collect to help them survive over the summer, in some years there Global warming is a reality in Darfur. is not enough. Supplementary Our drought resistant trees hold back feeding is the only answer. the desert and provide shade. Bi products give an additional income. Fruit trees transform villages.
WHY KINDERGARTENS? Kids for Kids’ Kindergartens are fully equipped with educational toys & games, playground equipment, desks, chairs, blackboards, reading books, work books, pencils & crayons plus a water cart, water storage barrels, cups for the children, a first aid kit (we train the teacher) 2 latrines and trees for fruit and shade outside in the playground. We have the only School Buses in Darfur - pulled by a donkey.
Mothers in Darfur Mothers in Darfur beg us for Kindergartens because they know that education is the way out of poverty. Only 2% of mothers can read and write. We have already built 4 Kindergartens. This year we are planning 5 more to at last give children a chance their mothers never had. Children develop mentally and physically fastest during their early years. The mental stimulation, physical activities and social interaction at our Kindergartens provides a solid foundation which will enable them to achieve greater success in their subsequent education.
Please help us to provide books and equipment, educate a child or support an entire Kindergarten, which can be named after you or to commemorate a special person or occasion. Can you host a coffee morning, tea in your garden, give a talk, hold a garage sale, take cakes into work? Let us know and we will send you a Support Pack. Fancy a Flutter? Join our 100 Club Lottery and double your money in the monthly draw and help us give more goats each month. Everything helps! :•)
