{"id":9618,"date":"2025-11-30T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kids-of-africa.com\/?p=9618"},"modified":"2025-12-01T08:39:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T07:39:33","slug":"what-your-help-achieves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kids-of-africa.com\/en\/what-your-help-achieves\/","title":{"rendered":"What your help achieves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Dear friends,<br><br>I wish you a wonderful Advent Sunday. Thanks to friends like you, Kids of Africa has been able to help children for 20 years. And as long as we are able, we will continue on the path of helping people to help themselves. Because it works. Sustainably. Our prot\u00e9g\u00e9s illustrate this, as do our outreach projects, where we help to free children from the vicious cycle of poverty. For 20 years. Thank you for continuing to stand by them!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example #1: World\u2019s Light and Sudan\u2019s war refugee children<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know that Uganda hosts more refugees than any other country in the world? Around four million refugees live here. Most have fled the devastating war in neighbouring Sudan, while others have fled the war in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/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=\"Was Ihre Hilfe bewirkt: Die World\u2019s Light Junior School in Uganda\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t0ugD10VZ88?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>The UN estimates that over six million people have died in Sudan as a result of the war. Some Sudanese refugees are our neighbours. Our teacher Christine and her husband founded the World&#8217;s Light Junior School for them. It breaks the vicious cycle of poverty. It teaches and feeds destitute refugee children who cannot read, write, do arithmetic or speak English. And in doing so, it helps entire families.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"549\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kids-of-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sudan-01.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kids-of-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sudan-01.png 549w, https:\/\/www.kids-of-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sudan-01-300x219.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This helps the children regain their self-confidence, dignity and hope. If parents cannot afford school fees, we step in. We call this an &#8220;outreach project&#8221;. It is small, but very important. Because each of these children will matter in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"549\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kids-of-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sudan-02.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kids-of-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sudan-02.png 549w, https:\/\/www.kids-of-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sudan-02-300x219.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>World&#8217;s Light School helps people to help themselves, which inspires the whole neighbourhood. It&#8217;s like when you throw a pebble into water and it makes ripples. Check out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/t0ugD10VZ88\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the video<\/a>\u00a0that Esbern Budolfsen, our awesome Head of Education, recorded last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example #2: Hygiene for girls<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In Uganda, disposable sanitary pads are unaffordable for many girls. However, without protection, they often do not dare to leave the house during their period, staying away from school and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hygiene f\u00fcr M\u00e4dchen: Einfache Idee, grosse Wirkung\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uQPZ8FSGbtA?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>We regularly organise popular workshops. Under supervision, the girls make reusable cloth sanitary pads. Suddenly, they develop an interest in sewing, and more follows: shirts, skirts, bags. It&#8217;s a simple idea that&#8217;s fun and has a big impact. Take a look at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/uQPZ8FSGbtA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the short video<\/a>&nbsp;from the workshop in our dining room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for your support, and I wish you a wonderful Advent season!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yours sincerely,<br>Burkhard Varnholt<\/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 custom-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/donate.raisenow.io\/shdhd?lng=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Support Kids of Africa 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>In the new newsletter, two examples show what your help is achieving in Uganda: a school for Sudanese refugee children and hygiene workshops in which girls sew reusable sanitary pads and gain self-confidence. 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