Basic Needs

 Dear Friends,

We are now back in Canada. As many of you know K.I.D.S. has been helping support families of the poorest children that are in our education programs during the COVID crisis. Many of the families were living on next to nothing due to the shut down of factories, shops, restaurants, sales of rice, and other means of employment. Each month we have been supporting about 700 people by buying them the basics…50 kilos of rice, cooking oil, fish sauce, soap, noodles, and fish and giving them a little cash to help with needed medicine.

We met with all the families and helped deliver food in different areas where we have K.I.D.S. education programs. In two of the areas, the families came to the schools on a Sunday to pick up their much-needed supplies and in another area, we went and delivered the supplies to their houses.

As we addressed all the families we told them that thanks to the kindness of others that support K.I.D.S. we have been able to assist them through these incredibly difficult times. Needless to say, the families expressed their sincere heartfelt appreciation for everyone’s support. It was both heartbreaking and heartwarming to meet the families and know how hard they have had to struggle and yet they were smiling and not complaining about their situations, making the best of what has happened to them as well as helping each other.

The good news is that the factories and other places of employment, as well as the sale of rice, fish and other agricultural products, are slowly coming back. KIDS is now reducing our support as these families get back on their feet. We cannot thank you enough for reaching across the globe to assist those in need.

Wishing you and yours all the very best,

Adrianne and Rick