Goats and Donkeys Transform Lives in Darfur

Sudan has been plunged into a humanitarian crisis. 

Since fighting broke out in April 2023, which has turned into genocide in Darfur, more people have been displaced in Sudan than in the rest of the world combined, according to the United Nations. The UN describes the situation in Darfur as the ‘worst, most cruel humanitarian catastrophe in the world today'.

For families struggling to survive in remote villages in Darfur, the Goats you have helped us provide are more than just livestock; they are a lifeline to thousands of families trapped in inexcusable violence.

If families are able to find food in these heart-breaking conditions, they are living off one scant unpalatable meal a day - assida, a tasteless mix of sorghum and water. There is no protein. Children are left malnourished with bloated stomachs and stunted development.

But our Goats really have been saving their lives.

Our Goats have been providing milk to starving children and giving them the protein they desperately need to survive.

BUT now these Goats need our help to survive too.

Sadly, with the ongoing fighting, veterinary care has collapsed. Goats are dying at a rapid rate due to untreated infections. 

Urgent funding is needed to supply veterinary drugs to our Kids for Kids' trained Paravets in the 110 adopted villages in North Darfur so they can save the lives of our Goats.

"The situation is extremely concerning," states Patricia Parker OBE, Founder of Kids for Kids. "I am getting daily reports of an increase in goat deaths due to infections, and our ability to treat these animals is severly limited due to the conflict. There are no vets outside the main towns, and even those are rare.  Our paravets are crucial for animals - and the health of the animals is closely linked to the health of the chidlren.  We need your help now more than ever."

Please will you donate to our Goat and Donkey Projects so we can provide the necessary veterinary drugs to treat our Goats?

We desperately need your help to save the lives of these life-saving heroes.

We are being asked if we are able to help, amidst the fighting, or should people wait to support us.  

Please do not wait.   We need to be ready to help the minute it is possible.   Waiting will endanger children’s lives.

We can understand the concerns – that whatever is provided might not reach where it should, or perhaps even be destroyed, or stolen. 

But luckily, our villages are not targeted because of what we provide - because all of our projects are low key.

Goats, donkeys and chickens are life-saving to our families in Darfur but they are not high-status animals like camels, horses, cows and sheep.  

Similarly, farm tools, mosquito nets, blankets, transform children's lives, but are not wanted by soldiers. 

What has been happening instead is that people have been moving to our villages because they know they will have a better chance of survival.

So we are determined to adopt more villages as soon as we possibly can – but we need your help to do so.

For each village we adopt, we will give the poorest families 5 Goats each and provide Donkeys to carry heavy loads.

So we need your help in providing as many Goats & Donkeys as possible!

Please will you consider donating to our Animal projects to help us achieve our goal and be able to adopt another 5 villages?

Please don't wait. Your donations will be sure to reach those in dire need and make a difference just when they need them most.

Thank you so much.