Kids for Kids

Patricia Parker sent this item today:

KIDS FOR KIDS Chairman, Patricia Parker MBE, and Trustee, Alastair King-Smith returned yesterday from Sudan after visiting remote villages in Darfur – despite other agencies pulling out because of the dangers of attack.

“We have been supporting communities for the past five years.” said Patricia “ We were here before the conflict started. Our journey to Darfur was a fact finding visit and what we saw has enabled us to make a firm commitment of a minimum of £500,000 for the next three years. We must be the only organisation prepared to make such a long term commitment. We were told by 17 communities that our simple integrated projects – the loan of goats and donkeys, training of midwives and paravets and much more - are enabling them to stay in their homes. If we can help families to stay in villages, Darfur will have a chance to recover, once peace is established. Despite 2 ½ million people being forced to endure existence in vast camps, there are 3 ½ million still managing to cling to their homes.” KIDS FOR KIDS is seeking help to aid these people.

“It is sad that the aid agencies have been concentrating their efforts almost exclusively on the camps. Help is needed urgently to enable these poor families to return home. They are trapped in the camps with large numbers of lorries, carrying many armed soldiers, patrolling the boundary between camp and town.”

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