Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Happy International Rights Day from KIDS

Hello Everyone,

We hope all is well with you and yours. The flights here seem to feel a bit longer each year, but the trip went well and the rest in the hotel for a few days was heavenly. We are now back at it and in our little apartment where we have been busy setting up our office and meeting friends, programs and contacts.

Three houses, for brick factory families, got started before we left and are well underway. We have lined up the repairs for a couple of water projects and the drilling of a replacement well for another, in addition we are working on getting two new water projects at rural schools started so thousands of more people will have access to clean water, thanks to you!


It is always an emotional roller coaster coming back with lots of good things to lift the spirits and as always seeing the realities that people face can really make your heart ache. People you meet, students, waiters, vendors and our local friends all have a difficult story. We give them so much credit because behind those amazing smiles, their lives have not been easy, but their drive and resilience is awe inspiring.

Sadly just before we arrived, we lost a young woman who was a teacher at Sohing's Farm School, where 35 students come each day to her home to study English and get a nutritious meal. This excellent teacher was looking forward to the birth of her second child. The baby was born healthy, but sadly the she died a few days later from complications that would not have been complicated at all, had she won the birth lottery and been born in a developed country. K.I.D.S. helped to pay for her funeral, as the family spent and borrowed what they could trying to save her life. As is common here whenever a teacher passes away, their students honour them by attending their funeral.

We also recently visited a small, remote rural school in another province where K.I.D.S. previously installed a clean water drinking system, as the kids and community did not have access to clean water. This year we will provide more solar panels and new filters to the system. The teachers work very hard to educate these students as well as providing them with a nutritious meal each day to help them learn. We also brought new uniforms and school supplies to this remote school. The kids and teachers were all very happy.



Today is International Human Rights Day! We want to deeply thank everyone for caring and bringing essential human rights, such as: health, housing, education and clean water to children and families here.

Until Next Time,
All the best,
Adrianne and Rick