Water - the gift of life - for children in Darfur

Majdoub A 2007 joined the Kids for Kids programme in 2007 and has been one of our most successful villages.

Thanks to your generous donations, we were able to select 55 goat beneficiaries, the poorest families, in Majdoub A 2007 to help initially.

On 12th September 2008, these beneficiaries received a total of 275 nanny goats, 18 billy goats, 55 donkeys, 110 mosquito nets and 110 blankets.  Every two years the next generation of beneficiaries passed on 5 nanny goats to another family.   

Hand pumps were drilled in the village and training was undertaken so the villagers could run the projects themselves. Three paravets, two midwives and two first aid workers were also trained to provide health services to the goats and families and to help in deliveries saving the lives of many mothers and infants.

In 2008 a community forest was established in the village. On 12th September 2010 the village held a 100% successful first goat rotation, whereby all the previous goat beneficiaries each gave 5 nanny goats to another of the poorest families, adding 55 goat beneficiaries to the village. In 2011, as a reward, the village received the first Kids for Kids health unit. On 12th November 2012 another 100% successful second goat rotation took place, adding another 55 goat beneficiaries. In 2020, the village was rewarded with the 14th Kids for Kids’ kindergarten.

Kids for Kids has continued to provide services to the villages, helping the local community in emergencies like droughts and shortage of rains, providing seeds, fodder, millet and durra and supported households who were affected by fires and floods.

H.E. Giles Lever was given a very warm welcome by our team in Darfur and the villagers in Majdoub A and said that the UK was “fully committed to helping Sudan achieve peace and stability”.

The British Ambassador to Sudan pointed out that achieving peace and stability in Sudan requires the participation of everyone from different regions of Sudan and he’s proud of the Kids for Kids achievements at Majdoub A 2007 and North Darfur villages.

Our Honorary Chairman of the Khartoum Committee, Hatim, thanked the British Ambassador for his visit to a Kids for Kids village and thanked the villagers for their great reception and warm welcome. His thanks also extended to the village community for protecting and maintaining all Kids for Kids' projects, especially the community forest and he confirmed to the local community that Kids for Kids is committed to implement the remaining one kilometre water pipeline from Elquoe village to Majdoub (A) 2007. 

We are thrilled that, with your support, Majdoub A is thriving and the future is full of hope for the families who live there.

But there are many more villages, just like Majdoub A, that need our help!

And, of course, it all starts with water! Something we all take for granted when we so easily turn on a tap...

This holiday season, could you consider donating to our Water Projects to bring clean, safe water to those who need it most?

Thank you so much for your generosity - we are forever grateful!