As you read this, children in rural Darfur, Sudan are walking hours across the desert in search of water. They are missing school and risking the dangers of the desert because water is the key to survival. But there is water near these villages - underground. Together we have dug and constructed many clean water handpumps over 24 years. Right now there is conflict in Sudan but we must build up the water fund to dig and repair handpumps urgently as soon as it is safe to do so.
Imagine you are 9 years old. Every day you miss school because you have to walk for 7 hours across scorching sand to fetch the water you and your younger brothers and sisters need to stay alive. You are thirsty, you are scared - what if you get lost in a sandstorm? You reach the handpump and have to queue. Finally, you face the long walk back - this time with a heavy Jerry Can. If only you had a pump in your village. There is clean water, but it is too deep underground to dig for.
Kids for Kids is the only charity dedicated to helping the children of Darfur. We have adopted 110 villages so far, helping over 590,000 people. Among our many grassroots projects, we install clean water handpumps in this troubled region where many other charities refuse to work or are not allowed to operate. We fence in our hand pumps to keep animals away to keep the water clean and add a trough outside the fence so that they too can drink! We provide water carts and jerrycans to store water.
We train village committees and set up local funding mechanisms so that repairs can be carried out and the water can keep flowing long term. This is real sustainable change. Once the handpump is working, children no longer have to walk for water and can go to school. This transforms their entire future. Families can plant trees and grow vegetables, breaking the cycle of starvation and lifting them out of poverty. Your gift of water truly is the gift of life - long term - for children in Darfur.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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