{"id":9404,"date":"2025-02-23T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kids-of-africa.com\/?p=9404"},"modified":"2025-03-18T13:03:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T12:03:41","slug":"how-it-all-began","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kids-of-africa.com\/en\/how-it-all-began\/","title":{"rendered":"How it all began"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Dear friends<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Sometimes chance knocks in life. This is also how the story of Kids of Africa begins. It didn&#8217;t start with a grand plan, but with an unexpected begging letter.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><em>What followed was a personal visit, friendship and the will to help. To help children who had lost their families. Children whose need, fear and poverty cried out for help. Children who had nothing but their humanity. We believe in them. We believe in each of our prot\u00e9g\u00e9s. What else could we believe in?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kids of Africa - How it all began\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dWysG8lSdF0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This is exactly what Kids of Africa is all about. For twenty years now. It is the story of a coincidence that makes history itself. Sometimes little happens for a long time &#8211; and suddenly a lot happens very quickly. Organising, networking, planning, building. A short video illustrates in fast motion how Kids of Africa has achieved great things on a small scale in twenty years thanks to your help. Thank you. A better future for the poorest of the poor also improves our future.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kids-of-africa.com\/en\/organisation\/history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The whole story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I spent last weekend in Uganda. I should send you my warmest greetings and thank you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You change the world!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best regards<br>Always yours<br>Burkhard Varnholt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Giving life with every drop:<br>Our water projects in Uganda<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"549\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kids-of-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tank.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9257\" style=\"width:549px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kids-of-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tank.png 549w, https:\/\/www.kids-of-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tank-300x219.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<table style=\"width: calc(100% - 40px); margin: 0 20px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #333; table-layout: fixed;\">\n    <thead>\n        <tr>\n            <th style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 8px; text-align: left; width: 25%;\"><\/th>\n            <th style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 8px; text-align: left; width: 25%;\">Cost<\/th>\n            <th style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 8px; text-align: left; width: 25%;\">Benefit\/Potential<\/th>\n            <th style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 8px; text-align: left; width: 25%;\">Durability<\/th>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n        <tr>\n            <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 8px; font-weight: bold;\">A Well<\/td>\n            <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 8px;\">Approximately 25,000 CHF<\/td>\n            <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 8px;\">For up to 1,000 people<\/td>\n            <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 8px;\">Ensured by a Kids of Africa school<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n            <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 8px; font-weight: bold;\">A Water Tank<\/td>\n            <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 8px;\">Approximately 10,000 CHF<\/td>\n            <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 8px;\">15-20,000 liters<\/td>\n            <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 8px;\">At least 30 years<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n            <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 8px; font-weight: bold;\">Pumps and Pipelines<\/td>\n            <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 8px;\">Approximately 15,000 CHF<\/td>\n            <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 8px;\">For schools, communities, and agriculture<\/td>\n            <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 8px;\">Up to 20 years with good maintenance<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n            <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 8px; font-weight: bold;\">Sanitary Facilities for a School<\/td>\n            <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 8px;\">Approximately 25,000 CHF<\/td>\n            <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 8px;\">For a school with 1,000 students<\/td>\n            <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 8px;\">At least 20 years<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button custom-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/donate.raisenow.io\/yrmwf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donate water and help now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes chance knocks in life. 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