World Water Day 2026

Dear Friends,

We hope all is well with you and yours. Today, March 22nd is World Water Day, a day when we stop and think about how much we need and appreciate having clean water. As many of you know, one of K.I.D.S main focuses is to bring clean drinking water to those in need. Thanks to our kind and generous donors, each year we are able to ease people's lives by providing clean drinking water to schools where hundreds of children attend and families can access clean water from the school. We have also brought clean water systems to rural clinics over the years.

This year This year the United Nations theme for World Water Day explores the critical relationship between water, women and gender equality. Women in developing countries are responsible for getting clean water to their homes and families; according to the UN 1.8 billion people still do not have clean drinking water at their homes and in two out of three households women are primarily responsible for water collection. Globally, unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene are responsible for the deaths of around 1,000 children under five every day around the world.

K.I.D.S builds as many clean drinking water systems at schools as we can. Teachers, students and families in the community can access the clean water at the school to drink and take home. The school teachers, children and families are incredibly grateful to have access to clean water and the women are especially grateful as they can fill up containers daily to use at home.

 

 

 

 

We want to deeply Thank you  for helping us bring clean water, better health and hygiene to children and families in Cambodia. Today we toast all of you for helping to ease the lives of women and bring good health to children and families.

Wishing you and yours all the very best.

Till next time,
Adrianne and Rick 

Reading Provides Lifelong Learning

 Dear Friends,

We hope all is well with you and yours. We have been visiting some of the schools we have built and support as well as some other schools that are in poor rural areas. One thing we have noticed at many rural schools is that the students do not have access to reading books. In our countries our schools usually have a library and many books that students can use to learn to read. 

This year while visiting four rural schools we noticed that the schools had lesson books but did not have many books for the children to read. The families also cannot afford to buy story books or any reading material for their children. After talking to the teachers and principals we were able to tell them that we could supply the schools with fun and interesting story books for the children. Needless to say the students were incredibly happy to have books to read. As we walked through the libraries or reading rooms it was heartwarming to see so many young people reading and enjoying the books and stories. We were also able to buy teaching materials to help the teachers with the education of the students which they were very grateful for.

Thank you for bringing joy to the children and helping the students happily learn to read and the teachers to have good materials to help them teach. Needless to say the students, teachers and families were thrilled that the children could read interesting and fun books and stories. 

All the best to you and yours.

Until Next time,
Adrianne and Rick